From vets and cooks to padres and pay-clerks, ALWYN TURNER salutes the less-celebrated WW2 units of the British Army. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Kilroy vs UKIP
ALWYN TURNER remembers the clash of egos between Nigel Farage and Robert Kilroy-Silk. Continue reading
‘A dark cloud’
ALWYN TURNER on the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. Continue reading
‘Grief exultant’
ALWYN TURNER remembers the trumpeters who played at Winston Churchill’s funeral, 60 years ago. Continue reading
‘Too difficult’
ALWYN TURNER on Ann Cryer’s revelations two decades ago of what became known as grooming gangs. Continue reading
Unusual sightings of Daleks
Daleks turn up in the oddest places, notes ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Dalek Invasion
It’s sixty years since the Daleks first invaded Earth. ALWYN TURNER on the TV hit of Christmas 1964. Continue reading
‘Incoherently eloquent’
ALWYN TURNER on the late John Prescott: never mind the politics, feel the vibes. Continue reading
‘We are sorry’
ALWYN TURNER on the time that Tony Blair apologised for slavery. Continue reading
‘Mystery among the muffins’
Miss Marple doesn’t really belong in Swinging London, concludes ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Farewell to the Girls
ALWYN TURNER mourns the decline of the Dagenham Girl Pipers, the band that Hitler coveted. Continue reading
Sausages: an anthology
ALWYN TURNER selects some passages from British literature that concern sausages. Continue reading
