Culture

Hate watch: Jonathan Creek

Posted on 4 September 2026 by Lion & Unicorn • 1 Comment

Who broke Jonathan Creek? BEN THOMAS revisits the scene of the crime. Continue reading →

Culture

History cops: The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder

Posted on 29 August 2026 by Alwyn Turner • 5 Comments

‘I have a criminal mind.’ ALWYN TURNER on the TV version of Edgar Wallace’s investigator J. G. Reeder, ‘a Jazz Age Columbo’. Continue reading →

Culture

Sherlock on screen

Posted on 22 August 2026 by Alwyn Turner • 2 Comments

Who was the best Sherlock Holmes? There’s only one way to find out. ALWYN TURNER watches ten versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Continue reading →

Culture

History cops: Cribb

Posted on 10 April 2026 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER watches a 1980s take on sex and class in the 1880s. Continue reading →

Culture

History cops: Ashes to Ashes

Posted on 7 February 2026 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

ALWYN TURNER takes history lessons from Gene Hunt, Alex Drake et al. Continue reading →

Culture / History

History cops: Foyle’s War

Posted on 31 October 2025 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

So what do we learn of British history from watching the period cop-show Foyle’s War? ALWYN TURNER is our guide. Continue reading →

Culture / History

History cops: Endeavour

Posted on 22 January 2023 by Alwyn Turner • 1 Comment

So what do we learn of British history from watching the period cop show Endeavour? ALWYN TURNER is our guide. Continue reading →

Culture

Rockin’ the detectives

Posted on 16 May 2020 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

From the Adders, Bograt and Caliban’s Claw to Zeno and the Walking Dead, it’s ALWYN TURNER’s guide to rock stars and TV detectives. Continue reading →