ALWYN TURNER on the music that took us into the 3-day week in January 1974. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Imperial fiction: John Silence
ALWYN TURNER has an appointment with Algernon Blackwood’s psychic doctor to discuss a case of reefer madness. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Stalky & Co.
ALWYN TURNER on Kipling’s classic tales of schoolboys and soldiers. Continue reading
Halloween hits: Wait a Minute
An Edwardian song by Tom Woottwell, resuscitated for Hallowe’en. Continue reading
‘Stroking kills’: A poor porn report
ALWYN TURNER objects to a report on pornography by the Women & Equalities Committee of the House of Commons. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Alf’s Button
ALWYN TURNER reads a 1919 comedy about the Genie of the Lamp in the trenches of WW1. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Scarlet Pimpernel
ALWYN TURNER on a classic adventure romance from 1905. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands
ALWYN TURNER on the 1903 foundation-stone of the thriller genre. Continue reading
‘It’s your blood’
ALWYN TURNER on docusoaps, makeovers, video diaries & the democratization of culture in the 1990s. Continue reading
Frank Field: a square peg
ALWYN TURNER on the man who thought the unthinkable – and lost his job as a result. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary
ALWYN TURNER enjoys Agatha Christie’s anti-communist action thriller. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Bindle
ALWYN TURNER on a home-front comedy from the Great War. Continue reading
