A whisper to the wise

Prime ministers’ sidekicks – do they always have to cause so much trouble? asks PAUL SAFFER Continue reading →

Revive 45: May 1975

Can it be that it was all so simple then? ALWYN TURNER looks at the charts of 45 years ago, and tries to remember. Continue reading →

Rockin’ the detectives

From Bograt, Bad Faith and Edwin Drood to the Venerators and Zeno, ALWYN TURNER’s guide to rock stars and TV detectives. Continue reading →

PS. Maxwell, the Eye & the Informer

PAUL SAFFER adds a footnote to the story of Robert Maxwell suing Private Eye – and finds himself in a parallel universe. Continue reading →

The strange case of Robert Maxwell & the Evil Eye

Robert Maxwell celebrated his famous defeat of Private Eye with a commemorative book. PAUL SAFFER enjoys the irony. Continue reading →

‘Fearful of the future’

Spam fritters, Vera Lynn & a grumpy Polly Toynbee – ALWYN TURNER remembers the 50th anniversary of VE Day. Continue reading →

Carry on cartels

Has competition had its day? asks DAN ATKINSON. Continue reading →

Imperial fiction: Golden Age detection 3

ALWYN TURNER reads some detective novels from the 1930s. Continue reading →