Fancy time-signatures, album-length songs and mystical lyrics – BEN FINLAY takes us through the best of prog rock. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
Decade: Paddington 2 (2017)
FINLAY McLAREN on the mission creep of Paddington. Continue reading
The death of fiction
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, ALWYN TURNER reflects on the biggest cultural change of the times. Continue reading
Final cut: The Chiltern Hundreds (1949)
SIMON MATTHEWS casts his vote for a post-war political comedy. Continue reading
Decade: Blackstar (2016)
In a new series on 10 cultural works from the last 10 years, FINLAY McLAREN assesses David Bowie’s album Blackstar. Continue reading
Top 10: British folk-rock
BEN FINLAY guides you through the best of British folk rock, from Nick Drake and the Fairports to Comus. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Beasts
FINLAY McLAREN on the horrific genius of Nigel Kneale. Continue reading
Top 10: British blues
BEN FINLAY is your guide to the best of the 1960s British blues boom. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Rumpole
FINLAY McLAREN takes the train to Coldsands in search of the lost art of television drama. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Eagle (2011)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a Roman epic somewhere between The Lord of the Rings and The Wicker Man. Continue reading
Top 10: Getting it together in the country
Fleetwood Mac, Gong, Paul Weller… they’re all in BEN FINLAY’s guide to getting it together in the country. Continue reading
Final Cut: Bank Holiday (1938)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches a movie about Britain on the brink of WW2. Continue reading
