Rings of Power: Three Hours of Setup
I don’t generally review film and TV here, but I have a problem with Amazon’s Rings of Power: Three Hours […]
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Review: ‘Read’ Just One Thing
Veteran BBC presenter Michael Mosley invites your to ‘Read’ Just One Thing. This episode of Mosely’s light-weight, feel-good, pop-lifestyle advice
Grammarly’s Good But Not for Fiction
There are plenty of beneficial writers’ tools, but a weekend of editing has taught me something: Grammarly’s good but not
BBC Inside Cinema’s Strong Female Characters
This BBC Arts thread continues on the iPlayer with Inside Cinema’s Strong Female Characters. It’s a barely-there critique that fails
Currently Listening to ‘What is a Story’
. Thanks to a seasonal re-run we’re currently listening to What is a Story? on BBC Radio 4, first broadcast
Review: Birth of the British Novel, BBC4
Birth of the British Novel is back on BBC4’s freeview TV channel. Author Henry Hitchings explores the lives and works
Review: The History of the Future BBC Radio4
The History of the Future is a ten-part documentary on BBC4 Extra. Juliet Gardiner looks at how cultures of the
Review: Crossing Steinbeck’s America
The BBC’s Our World thread continues with Crossing Steinbeck’s America. As America grapples with a deepening recession, white-collar workers lose
Review: The Man Who Saves Life Stories
“Irving Finkel collects ordinary people’s lives. He hoards their life stories in diary form and has amassed a collection of
Review: Front Row – Do we publish too many books?
BBC Radio 4, Front Row Hay Festival debate: “Do we publish too many books?” Podcast Fri, 29 May 2015, duration