28/10/2026 by Peter Viney
Review of THIS SPORTING LIFE (1963) (follow link) added to the 60s Retrospective reviews series here. It was Linday Anderson’s first feature film. Rachel Roberts and Richard Harris star, with a cast list of future stars. It is held to be the last of the British New Wave “kitchen sink” films, and highly rated. The review as usual has full plot and many production photos.
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24/10/2026 by Peter Viney
The series of bad-tempered articles on education at my grammar school in the 1960s has proved popular. Why have you never done Science? I was asked recently. There is a reason for that. See: SCIENCE IN BRITAIN PAST (Follow the link)
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21/10/2026 by Peter Viney
The second part of the article has now been shifted to AROUND AND AROUND. Follow link, Nancy Sinatra – Part two.
The later half of her career has some magnificent work, even if less well-known.
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20/10/2026 by Peter Viney
I’m moving the long detailed Nancy Sinatra article from this site to Around & Around and cutting it into two. This is 1961-1972, the Reprise years. Nancy Sinatra (1 – Reprise) I think it is the longest article I’ve done and I did it six years ago while recovering from knee operations.
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18/10/2026 by Peter Viney
The day after re-watching the BBC 2015 version we decided to compare the 1954 AN INSPECTOR CALLS (follow link to review) featuring Alastair Sim as the detective. It was the first one to introduce flashbacks to the events, and they’re long flashbacks too, adding to the story. However the dirty deeds have been been made milder. It’s significantly changed, and this is a photo essay too on the scenes. It’s also a look at a film of three quarters of a century ago.
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17/10/2026 by Peter Viney
We were checking out BBC FOUR’s “performance” series and decided to rewatch AN INSPECTOR CALLS by J.B. Priestley (Follow link to review). We saw the original broadcast in 2015, and it is now a staple on DVD for GCSE classes. The play always works, but this is a particularly fine version, with David Thewlish as the best inspector of the lot. It’s on iPlayer now, though BBC FOUR often hides its “Performance” block.
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12/10/2026 by Peter Viney
Led Zeppelin’s Swan Song label (follow link) is the latest addition to record labels at Around and Around. It was under the Atlantic umbrella, but they chose the artists themselves: Bad Company, Maggie Bell, The Pretty Things, Dave Edmunds, Sad Café. It was fairly short-lived but interesting.
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11/10/2026 by Peter Viney
I’ve added a Rant on charities. Uncharitable which proves what a mean sod I am.
READ IT HERE (follow link)
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10/10/2026 by Peter Viney
Another one in the 60s Retrospective review series. Bryan Forbes directed THE L-SHAPED ROOM in 1962 (follow link to review) and Leslie Caron picked up two major awards in the lead role. A great trio of character actresses embellish the film: Avis Bunnage, Pat Phoenix and Cicely Courtneidge. This was another in the BFI Vintage Classics Blu-Ray series, which is the very best way of seeing these 60s classics.
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09/10/2026 by Peter Viney
Emma Rice’s production of TRISTAN & YSEULT (follow link to review) in its 2026 touring version, reviewed at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford. The tour goes on intermittently till April 2027. This is one of the most influential plays of the 21st century. It seems to get even better. Great cast, great choreography, great music. See the review.
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