SIMON MATTHEWS casts his vote for a post-war political comedy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Culture
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
Top 10: The golden age of British jazz
Ronnie Scott, Stan Tracey, Phil Collins… BEN FINLAY introduces the ten best British jazz albums of the 1960s and 70s. Continue reading
Final Cut: The Duellists (1977)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Ridley Scott’s Napoleonic debut movie. Continue reading
Final Cut: Number One (1985)
SIMON MATTHEWS watches Bob Geldof, Alfred Molina, Ray Winstone & Mel Smith in a dark movie about snooker. Continue reading
