ALWYN TURNER tells the tale of the man who killed himself for love of a music-hall star. Continue reading
Author Archives: Alwyn Turner
Now That’s What I Call Music Hall
ALWYN TURNER likes Victorian and Edwardian music-hall songs. These are his favourite lyrics. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Blue Talisman
ALWYN TURNER reads an absurd but entertaining tale of Nigeria, London and, er, Atlantis. Continue reading
Advent of the Daleks
ALWYN TURNER on the first appearance of the Daleks in 1963. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Blackshirt
ALWYN TURNER on the long-running, if now largely forgotten, thriller hero Blackshirt. Continue reading
Before It Went Rotten
ALWYN TURNER reads about the pub rock of the 1970s. Continue reading
Brown envelopes
ALWYN TURNER on Mohamed al-Fayed, cash-for-questions and ‘sleazy and disreputable’ Tories. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
ALWYN TURNER on a 1940 Poirot novel that worries about the abuse of political power. Continue reading
Desperately seeking…
Some personal ads from porn mags of the 1970s and ’80s. lovingly selected by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Settin’ the Woods on Fire
ALWYN TURNER celebrates his first-ever (and perhaps only-ever) award. Continue reading
Is Brexit working yet?
ALWYN TURNER looks back to May 1976, when Britain was a proud member of the European Communities. Continue reading
Time takes a cigarette
ALWYN TURNER on the style and stupidity of the cigarettes that shaped his smoking life. Continue reading
