SIMON MATTHEWS on the novelist and TV screenwriter Alexander Baron. Continue reading
Author Archives: Lion & Unicorn
Last night on YouTube: Clangers
FINLAY McLAREN casts a vote for Froglet in the October 1974 general election. Continue reading
Final cut: Johnny English (2003)
SIMON MATTHEWS on Rowan Atkinson’s spy-spoof series. Continue reading
Decade: The Salt Path (2018)
FINLAY McLAREN on the cultural phenomenon of The Salt Path, and how it sold us what we deserved. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: The Baron
IVAN KIRBY delights in the many faces of Peter Wyngarde. Continue reading
Decade: Paddington 2 (2017)
FINLAY McLAREN on the mission creep of Paddington. Continue reading
Final cut: The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
SIMON MATTHEWS casts his vote for a post-war political comedy. Continue reading
Decade: Blackstar (2016)
In a new series on 10 cultural works from the last 10 years, FINLAY McLAREN assesses David Bowie’s album Blackstar. Continue reading
Now we are ten
We’re celebrating the tenth anniversary of Lion & Unicorn. Come and join us… Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Beasts
FINLAY McLAREN on the horrific genius of Nigel Kneale. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Rumpole
FINLAY McLAREN takes the train to Coldsands in search of the lost art of television drama. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Eagle (2011)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a Roman epic somewhere between The Lord of the Rings and The Wicker Man. Continue reading
