FINLAY McLAREN watches Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Denis Healey in a controversial 1971 programme. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Decade: Line of Duty (2021)
In which FINLAY McLAREN begs Britain not to switch off the box in the corner. Continue reading
Final cut: Odd Man Out (1947)
SIMON MATTHEWS on James Mason as an IRA gunman in Carol’s Reed’s classic movie. Continue reading
For whom the bells toll: Emily and X
How the people of X responded to Emily Thornberry ringing bells for Pride month. Continue reading
Final cut: Mr Jones (2019)
A film about George Orwell, Lloyd George, Maxim Litivinov and the Ukraine famine? SIMON MATTHEWS has a look. Continue reading
Last Night on iPlayer: Doctor Who
FINLAY McLAREN has a ticket to Tombstone and an appointment with the Gunfighters. Continue reading
Final cut: Tell England (1931)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a movie about the doomed Gallipoli campaign. Continue reading
Final cut: The Body (1970)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the oddity that was The Body. Continue reading
Final cut: Innocent Sinners (1958)
Children and bombsites? It can only mean danger and trouble, finds JONATHAN CALDER. Continue reading
Final cut: Max Headroom — 20 Minutes into the Future (1985)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the origin story of Channel 4’s VJ Max Headroom. Continue reading
10 years in the life of the LibDems
JONATHAN CALDER on the fall and rise of the Liberal Democrats over the last decade. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Coronation Street
FINLAY McLAREN meets the neighbours… Continue reading
