From a triple-denim suit to strip poker with a Playmate of the Month – even the album sleeves were great in 1976, finds BEN FINLAY. Continue reading
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Black and Blue at Fifty
BEN FINLAY is Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones – and he likes it. Continue reading
Top 10: Spring (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY takes us through the five best albums for Spring. Continue reading
Top 10: Spring (pt 1)
Spring is springing all around us, and BEN FINLAY has the perfect soundtrack. Continue reading
TV Cooks (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY identifies the five best TV cooks. Continue reading
TV Cooks (pt 1)
Who are the best TV chefs? BEN FINLAY looks at the runners and riders. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY selects the ten best shows from the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 1)
BEN FINLAY remembers the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
Top 10: Trad Jazz
BEN FINLAY puts on his corduroy trousers and sandals to take you through the best of British trad jazz. Continue reading
Let us now praise: Weird kids’ TV
From Bagpuss to The Owl Service, BEN FINLAY celebrates the odder corners of old-school kids’ TV. Continue reading
Nuts in May at 50
Fifty years on and Mike Leigh’s play still resonates, says BEN FINLAY. Continue reading
Top 10: Yuletide
BEN FINLAY has some music to set the festive mood. Continue reading
