Hate watch: Poirot
Which episode of Poirot fails to please BEN THOMAS’s little grey cells?
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TV Cooks (pt 1)
Who are the best TV chefs? BEN FINLAY looks at the runners and riders. Continue reading
Final cut: Tell England (1931)
SIMON MATTHEWS on a movie about the doomed Gallipoli campaign. Continue reading
‘Shot any dogs lately?’
It’s 50 years since the trial of Andrew Newton triggered Jeremy Thorpe’s fall from grace. ALWYN TURNER tells the story. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY selects the ten best shows from the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 1)
BEN FINLAY remembers the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
Fun? and other 1990s album titles
Praise the Lard – it’s ALWYN TURNER’s ninety British album titles of the 1990s. Continue reading
Top 10: Trad Jazz
BEN FINLAY puts on his corduroy trousers and sandals to take you through the best of British trad jazz. Continue reading
God, and other 1980s album titles
Friends of Hell and the Mona Lisa’s Sister – ALWYN TURNER’s favourite album titles of the 1980s. Continue reading
Final cut: The Body (1970)
SIMON MATTHEWS on the oddity that was The Body. Continue reading
Final cut: Innocent Sinners (1958)
Children and bombsites? It can only mean danger and trouble, finds JONATHAN CALDER. Continue reading
Immigration: 60 years of manifesto pledges
The pledges made on immigration by every incoming government from Harold Wilson to Keir Starmer. Continue reading
Ass, and other 1970s album titles
What a Bunch of Sweeties… ALWYN TURNER’s favourite album titles of the 1970s. Continue reading
