culture

14Jul

Mark Lawson talks to Liz Smith

posted by Steve Bowbrick

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Lawson always seems passionless and dismissive to me but something about his style and the obvious care he puts into these interviews is persuasive. Liz Smith, who is 87 and died in all five of her most recent roles, is charming and funny and really lovable. A fascinating and genuinely revealing interview: at the end [...]

28Apr

Made in England by Seth Lakeman

posted by Steve Bowbrick

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Entirely satisfactory clash-of-cultures music doc from Devon folkie Seth Lakeman and Brummie hip-hop crew Moorish Delta 7 (MD7). Creativity and curiosity on both sides make for a thoroughly convincing ‘mash-up’ (I think that’s what the young people call this sort of thing). Heartwarming. (Sorry, only two days to go on this one. Thought it was [...]

21Feb

Nathan Barley

posted by Roo Reynolds

Nathan Barley first aired on Channel 4 in February 2005, meaning it recently celebrated its third glorious year of existence. Even longer, in fact, if you include the time Nathan Barley was imagined in the form of fake TV listings in TV Go Home. If you’ve ever worked in (or even walked through) Shoreditch, you’ll [...]



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