The best years of British television relied on diversity of funding, thinks ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
First notices: Part 3
Newspaper reviews of Jekyll & Hyde, 1984, Lord of the Flies, Clockwork Orange and others. Continue reading
First notices: Part 2
Newspaper reviews of Wind in the Willows, Brave New World, Brighton Rock and others. Continue reading
Two wrongs don’t make a writer
A child murder, a pulp novelist and an obscenity trial. ALWYN TURNER remembers Hank Janson. Continue reading
First notices: Part 1
Early newspaper reviews of Dracula, Jeeves, Rebecca, Flashman and others. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Panama’
A song to which you can read the Panama Papers. Continue reading
Ronnie Corbett and the Chicago School
PAUL SAFFER remembers when Ronnie Corbett tackled the scourge of inflation through the medium of novelty pop. Continue reading
Reasons to be leaving: Part 3 – Culture
Does leaving the EU mean the UK will be kicked out of Eurovision? ALWYN TURNER explains. Continue reading
Pick of the Pops: ‘All In It Together’
The Pirates rage against political sloganeering. (‘Don’t it make you wanna puke?’) Continue reading
Reg Presley and the Zulus from Mars
The Troggs singer shares his thoughts on crop circles, UFOs and millions of gallons of missing water. Continue reading
Might as well face it, they’re addicted to ads
Wasn’t the government going to slash its advertising budget? ALWYN TURNER bemoans the return of the Whitehall nag. Continue reading
We Rule: Part 3
ALWYN TURNER finally gets to the end of his round-up of female vocal duos in British pop. Continue reading
