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Monthly Archives: October 2019

Halloween hits: Bang Went the Chance of a Lifetime

Culture

Halloween hits: Bang Went the Chance of a Lifetime

Posted on 31 October 2019 by Alwyn Turner • Leave a comment

An early George Robey/Sax Rohmer song, resuscitated for Hallowe’en by ALWYN TURNER. Continue reading →

Rear-view review: The Ipcress File

Culture

Rear-view review: The Ipcress File

Posted on 26 October 2019 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

DAN ATKINSON revisits Len Deighton’s first novel from 1962. Continue reading →

Revive 45: October 1974

Culture

Revive 45: October 1974

Posted on 19 October 2019 by Alwyn Turner • 4 Comments

ALWYN TURNER on the top ten from 45 years ago, featuring Slade, Leo Sayer and Sweet Sensation. Continue reading →

Rear-view review: Jill

Culture

Rear-view review: Jill

Posted on 11 October 2019 by Dan Atkinson • Leave a comment

How angry is Philip Larkin’s Oxford novel from 1946, asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

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The trends

A good night for Corbyn
Boris Johnson: An obituary
Time takes a cigarette
Final Cut: Children of Men (2006)
Remembering Chirgwin
'Disreputable men'
Hold your hands out, naughty boys
Final Cut: Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
Imperial fiction: The Secret Adversary
First lines: 1970s - part 1

The tags

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The Twitter

The Latest

Final Cut: Everybody Loves Sunshine (1999)
Time takes a cigarette
Calling all cliches: Lurching to the Right
Final Cut: Now Barabbas Was a Robber (1949)
The censoring of Sexton Blake
Final Cut: Children of Men (2006)
Privatising the NHS
Diane Abbott: a tribute in tweets
Final Cut: The Tunnel (1935)
Calling all (historical) cliches: Winters of Discontent

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