DAN ATKINSON reads John Braine’s vision of a future Britain, written 50 years ago. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Imperial fiction: The Scarlet Pimpernel
ALWYN TURNER on a classic adventure romance from 1905. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Mid-Century Men
Arthur Hopcraft’s fictionalized version of T Dan Smith, read by DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Riddle of the Sands
ALWYN TURNER on the 1903 foundation-stone of the thriller genre. Continue reading
‘It’s your blood’
ALWYN TURNER on docusoaps, makeovers, video diaries & the democratization of culture in the 1990s. Continue reading
This Is (not) Tomorrow
SIMON MATTHEWS on a new book by Martin Gayford – and how politics killed British art. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary
ALWYN TURNER enjoys Agatha Christie’s anti-communist action thriller. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Bindle
ALWYN TURNER on a home-front comedy from the Great War. Continue reading
Lenin on the goalpost
Long before the 2018 World Cup, a Radio 4 sitcom explored the links between Russia and football, says PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Carry on Brexiting
Is Danny Dyer heir to the legacy of Kenneth Williams? asks PAUL SAFFER. Continue reading
Imperial fiction: Richard Hannay
ALWYN TURNER celebrates John Buchan’s most famous character. Continue reading
Rear-view review: Carson Was Here
DAN ATKINSON on Anthony Carson, the Pooter of travel writing. Continue reading
