Some mellow selections for balmy days, chosen by BEN FINLAY. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
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
Autumn Leaves: Miles in the UK
BEN FINLAY on Miles Davis’s first British tour in 1960. 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
Top 10: 1976
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
Black and Blue at Fifty
BEN FINLAY is Black and Blue from the Rolling Stones – and he likes it. Continue reading
History cops: Cribb
ALWYN TURNER watches a 1980s take on sex and class in the 1880s. 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
