Fifty years on from its first broadcast, ‘I Claudius’ is still magnificent and should be a model for today’s TV, says FINLAY McLAREN. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Hate watch: Doctor Who
It’s BEN THOMAS on ‘The Twin Dilemma’, whether you like it or not. Continue reading
Final cut: Rogue Trader (1999)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the story of Nick Leeson and the collapse of Barings Bank. Continue reading
Hate watch: Jonathan Creek
Who broke Jonathan Creek? BEN THOMAS revisits the scene of the crime. Continue reading
Last night on iPlayer: One Foot in the Grave
Why doesn’t she leave him? Why doesn’t he leave her? IVAN KIRBY on one of the great sitcom relationships. Continue reading
Rod Liddle: a tribute in bleats
How the good people of Bluesky responded to the death of columnist Rod Liddle. Continue reading
Final cut: The Runaway Bus (1954)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Frankie Howerd, Margaret Rutherford and Petula Clark. Continue reading
Final cut: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
SIMON MATTHEWS celebrates a big-screen adaptation of Alan Moore’s steam-punk pastiche. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Yesterday’s Men
FINLAY McLAREN watches Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Denis Healey in a controversial 1971 programme. Continue reading
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
