FINLAY McLAREN casts a vote for Froglet in the October 1974 general election. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Sport’s winning streak
It’s been a turbulent ten years, but PAUL SAFFER has found much to cheer in British sport – past and present. Continue reading
Final cut: Johnny English (2003)
SIMON MATTHEWS on Rowan Atkinson’s spy-spoof series. Continue reading
Six of one…
ALWYN TURNER indulges himself with a selection of his favourite pieces from the last ten years. Continue reading
Decade: The Salt Path (2018)
FINLAY McLAREN on the cultural phenomenon of The Salt Path, and how it sold us what we deserved. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: The Baron
IVAN KIRBY delights in the many faces of Peter Wyngarde. Continue reading
A lost decade
What’s been the big economic picture over the last ten years? It isn’t good, says DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
Top 10: Prog rock
Fancy time-signatures, album-length songs and mystical lyrics – BEN FINLAY takes us through the best of prog rock. Continue reading
Decade: Paddington 2 (2017)
FINLAY McLAREN on the mission creep of Paddington. Continue reading
The death of fiction
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, ALWYN TURNER reflects on the biggest cultural change of the times. Continue reading
Final cut: The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
SIMON MATTHEWS casts his vote for a post-war political comedy. Continue reading
Decade: Blackstar (2016)
In a new series on 10 cultural works from the last 10 years, FINLAY McLAREN assesses David Bowie’s album Blackstar. Continue reading
