Buddy Holly: the British album
Twelve British cover versions of Buddy Holly songs, selected by ALWYN TURNER.
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A child murder, a pulp novelist and an obscenity trial. ALWYN TURNER remembers Hank Janson. Continue reading
Calling all cliches: Need to know
…and that tells you all you need to know. Continue reading
First notices: Part 1
Early newspaper reviews of Dracula, Jeeves, Rebecca, Flashman and others. Continue reading
The decline of the English fraudster
Whatever happened to the good, old-fashioned financial scamster? DAN ATKINSON explains. Continue reading
Pick of the pops: ‘Panama’
A song to which you can read the Panama Papers. Continue reading
The Gouldfather
ALWYN TURNER reflects on the 1992 Labour leadership election, when the party chose the wrong man. Continue reading
The Regina monologues
Her Majesty’s a pretty nice girl, but PAUL SAFFER thinks she ought to have a bit more to say. 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
Beg, steel or borrow?
Given the history of the British Steel Corporation, DAN ATKINSON hesitates to say ‘ta-ta’ to Port Talbot. 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
National anthem plus
From 1857, a long-lost verse for the British national anthem. Continue reading
Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan
ALWYN TURNER remembers the Labour Party’s leadership election in 1976. Continue reading
