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Final Cut: The Blockhouse (1973)

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Final Cut: The Blockhouse (1973)

Posted on 7 January 2023 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

SIMON MATTHEWS on Peter Sellers’s 1973 excursion into art-house movies. Continue reading →

Hill’s striking heyday

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Hill’s striking heyday

Posted on 20 December 2015 by Paul Saffer • 2 Comments

PAUL SAFFER looks back at the 1961 memoir of union firebrand and bearded sporting hipster Jimmy Hill. Continue reading →

We must cultivate our garden

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We must cultivate our garden

Posted on 15 August 2015 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

ALWYN TURNER is reminded of the parable of Chance the Gardener. Continue reading →

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