Imperial fiction: Stalky & Co.

ALWYN TURNER on Kipling’s classic tales of schoolboys and soldiers. Continue reading →

Pick of the Pops: ‘Wait a Minute’

An Edwardian song by Tom Woottwell, resuscitated for Hallowe’en. Continue reading →

‘Stroking kills’ – a poor porn report

ALWYN TURNER objects to a report on pornography by the Women & Equalities Committee of the House of Commons. Continue reading →

Rear-view review: Moonraker

DAN ATKINSON revisits the James Bond of the mid-1950s. Continue reading →

Denis Compton’s English magic

PAUL SAFFER delves into a 1950s book for boys & finds more grit than glamour. And some imperialist football. Continue reading →

Rear-view review: Sir, You Bastard

Some coppers are bent – but they still investigate burglaries. It can only be the 1970s, says DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Alf’s Button

ALWYN TURNER reads a 1919 comedy about the Genie of the Lamp in the trenches of WW1. Continue reading →