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I knew I’d be writing about this film sooner rather than later, but the UK release of La bataille de Gaulle: L'âge de Fer (Antonin Baudry, 2

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  Of course you can. It’s not an unreasonable question, there’s a long answer and a short answer. You see I’ve got form on this score. It all began as these things often do with Steve O’Brien a...

Yesterday morning, I found myself driving along the M1 at 5am, listening to The Beautiful South’s fourth album Miaow. Thirty-two years ago w

The last few years I’ve found my respect for Ben Elton rising considerably. And the reason for this isn’t anything he’s done as such*. It’s