The pledges made on immigration by every incoming government from Harold Wilson to Keir Starmer. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Ass, and other 1970s album titles
What a Bunch of Sweeties… ALWYN TURNER’s favourite album titles of the 1970s. Continue reading
History cops: Ashes to Ashes
ALWYN TURNER takes history lessons from Gene Hunt, Alex Drake et al. Continue reading
Shellshocked: outtakes
Some odds and ends left over from ALWYN TURNER’s book A Shellshocked Nation, featuring child movie stars, strippers, Nazis and boxing. Continue reading
Shellshocked: quotes from novels
ALWYN TURNER chooses some of his favourite quotes from the fiction of Britain between the wars. Continue reading
Shellshocked: movie quotes
ALWYN TURNER selects his favourite quotes from British movies of the 1920s and 30s. Continue reading
Diane Raye in London
ALWYN TURNER on the American stripper who claimed to be ‘the biggest sensation London ever experienced’. Continue reading
Top 10: British Dance Bands
ALWYN TURNER shares some of the best of interwar British dance music, from The Teddy Bears’ Picnic to My Girl’s Pussy. Continue reading
The Daleks’ Master Plan
ALWYN TURNER hides behind the sofa as the Daleks unveil their Master Plan. Continue reading
History cops: Life on Mars
ALWYN TURNER takes history lessons from Gene Hunt. Continue reading
History cops: Foyle’s War
So what do we learn of British history from watching the period cop-show Foyle’s War? ALWYN TURNER is our guide. Continue reading
The Blair Wave
ALWYN TURNER remembers the immigration boom of 20 years ago. Continue reading
