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Last night on iPlayer: I, Claudius

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Last night on iPlayer: I, Claudius

Posted on 20 September 2026 by Lion & Unicorn • 2 Comments

Fifty years on from its first broadcast, ‘I Claudius’ is still magnificent and should be a model for today’s TV, says FINLAY McLAREN. Continue reading →

Neither Nottingham nor Algeria

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Neither Nottingham nor Algeria

Posted on 26 May 2021 by Lion & Unicorn • Leave a comment

SIMON MATTHEWS on Britain’s most radical political novel. Continue reading →

Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan

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Old King Log: The rise of James Callaghan

Posted on 25 March 2016 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

ALWYN TURNER remembers the Labour Party’s leadership election in 1976. Continue reading →

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