DAN ATKINSON revisits Len Deighton’s first novel from 1962. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Revive 45: October 1974
ALWYN TURNER on the top ten from 45 years ago, featuring Slade, Leo Sayer and Sweet Sensation. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Jill
How angry is Philip Larkin’s Oxford novel from 1946, asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
Revive 45: September 1974
ALWYN TURNER on the top pop hits from the month that gave us Ceefax and Kung Fu Fighting. Continue reading
The Sca-la days are over
SIMON MATTHEWS remembers the Scala, London’s coolest cinema. Continue reading
Revive 45: August 1974
The top 10 from the summer of 1974, lovingly chronicled by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Revive 45: bonus trax
Bandy Legs, Slack Alice, the Monks… ALWYN TURNER plays some flop singles from the summer of 1974. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
DAN ATKINSON revisits ‘the most brilliant spy novel of our time’. Continue reading
Revive 45: June 1974
ALWYN TURNER revisits the top ten from the summer of 45 years ago. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Prof. Challenger
Conan Doyle’s great science-fiction adventurer is celebrated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Life in the West
Melvyn Bragg meets Max Hastings in a 1980 novel, as DAN ATKINSON looks on. Continue reading
Revive 45: May 1974
The top 10 singles from 45 years ago, annotated by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
