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If …. review

22/02/2019 by Peter Viney

The 1960s film retrospectives continue (after a gap) with my favourite of the lot, Lindsay Anderson’s If …. (LINKED)  starring Malcolm McDowell as Mick Travis. How does it stand up in 2019, that’s the question.

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Whatever happened to car CD players? (rant)

11/02/2019 by Peter Viney

New article added to rants. Whatever happened to car CD players? (LINKED) Why can’t you find CD players in new cars? Discussed with conspiracy theory! Picture: CDs still on sale in supermarkets. The format has NOT died.

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Sex Education – review

09/02/2019 by Peter Viney

Review added of the Netflix series “Sex Education” (FOLLOW LINK). This comedy drama series is filmed in Wales at a school where everyone has English accents and looks American. It’s very funny, but also touching. Great reviews all round too.

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Anglicana?

29/01/2019 by Peter Viney

A new page added to music discussing Americana, and whether ANGLICANA exists (follow link) and how to define it. I suggests twenty classic examples and there’s a comments box on the page so you can argue the toss or add more … from Anthony Newley and David Bowie via The Kinks and Richard & Linda Thompson to to Bellowhead.

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The CD of Eliza Carthy’s “Neptune” album

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Village Green Preservation Society

17/01/2019 by Peter Viney

A long retrospective review of The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society with focus on the 50th Anniversary Box set. Truly the best British Album of 1968. (Discuss?)

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The Building Behind Me … (rant)

14/01/2019 by Peter Viney

New rant added  (FOLLOW THIS LINK) on TV News obsession with having newsreaders standing outside closed buildings to give reports.

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Best of 2018 Music (now up)

27/12/2018 by Peter Viney

Just added BEST OF 2018 MUSIC (FOLLOW LINK) to the blog. A very personal view. A good year for Paul Simon and for The Kinks reissues.

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The Best of 2018 Theatre link

17/12/2018 by Peter Viney

Link to my BEST OF 2018 THEATRE roundup. This was a year when we saw a record number of plays, but it’s still a case of how many we did not see. It’s totally subjective … Best plays, actors, actresses, director, designer, theatres. If nothing else, it’s a photo essay on British Theatre this year. Take a look.

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Timon of Athens – 2018 review

15/12/2018 by Peter Viney

Review added of the spectacular production of TIMON OF ATHENS (follow link to my review)  by The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon. Directed by Simon Godwin, starring Kathryn Hunter as a female Timon.

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Macbeth- Wanamaker 2018 rview

08/12/2018 by Peter Viney

Review of the Shakespeare’s Globe production of Macbeth at the Wanamaker Playhouse. Nepotism rules, OK? Though oddly, Paul Ready’s Macbeth is the only good thing in it. While it has some positive points, it’s a very low rating from me.

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