A killer plague wiping out most of humanity? ALWYN TURNER remembers Terry Nation’s Survivors. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Unlovely Jubbly
Keith Waterhouse’s second novel is creepy and sleazy. But is it still comic? wonders SIMON MATTHEWS Continue reading
Revive 45: February 1975
Pilot, the Glitter Band, Johnny Wakelin… It must be the top ten from 45 years ago, concludes ALWYN TURNER Continue reading
Imperial fiction: A Prince of Swindlers
Private detective? Secret identity? Take two cliches into the shower? ALWYN TURNER on Guy Boothby’s character Simon Crane. Continue reading
Revive 45: January 1975
The Bump, the Quo and ALWYN TURNER’s second favourite guitar solo. Continue reading
Curried bananas and beggar’s stew
BEN FINLAY enjoys some counter-cultural cooking from the pages of the underground press. Continue reading
Revive 45: December 1974
ALWYN TURNER remembers the top 10 from the lonely, yet Wombling, Christmas of 45 years ago. Continue reading
Revive 45: November 1974
ALWYN TURNER wonders if it can really be 45 years since the Rollers, the Rubettes and David Essex were in the chart. Continue reading
Poptastic politicians
PAUL SAFFER on pop stars who’ve swapped roadies for rosettes. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
From 1886, it’s the greatest ever horror story, re-read by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Dr Nikola
ALWYN TURNER encounters Guy Boothby’s evil mastermind from the 1890s. Continue reading
Halloween hits: Bang Went the Chance of a Lifetime
An early George Robey/Sax Rohmer song, resuscitated for Hallowe’en by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
