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Director: John Ford Cast: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles Certificate: PG By Sarah Morgan John Ford, John Wayne and the great American Western – three things that came together so naturally many times over the course of around 30 years that they’re now synonymous with each other. Many would claim that their most impressive collaboration is The Seachers, and it’s hard to disagree. Based on a…
By Steve Crabtree, August 2026 If you grew up in the mid-1980s, Frankie Goes To Hollywood were simply everywhere. Top of the Pops and Radio 1 ruled the living room in my house. And, along with every six-year-old in my playground, I spent weeks singing the chorus to ‘Relax’ without having a clue what the words meant. Then there was a family holiday to Palma Nova that summer. In my mind, the whole…
It’s been thirty years since Arab Strap launched their acerbic musical challenge to the ills of the world. To commemorate this anniversary they’ve been doing what they love, creating music, with a forthcoming album, Half-Told Tales and a European tour this autumn. David Schuster talked with vocalist and drummer Aidan Moffat, and multi-instrumentalist Malcolm Middleton, about the passage of time,…
By Victoria Holdsworth, August 2026 The spine-tingling electrical charge in Scarborough tonight would have brought Frankenstein’s monster back to life. It was so palpable. With a whiff of graveyard dirt and whisky breath, the undead line-up stirred in the wings. Fans piled into the arena for tonight’s sold-out show. The Damned supported this evening. Whilst headliners in their own right, they put…
By Liam Bird, August 2026 If, upon first acquaintance of Aston Martin’s latest Vanquish, your musings are the same as those of the majority of the people who’ve stopped to chat to me while it’s been in my possession, it might perhaps be best if we start with some figures first. Sooner or later everybody asks. And let’s face it, what’s the point of something that looks as good as the Vanquish does…
By Clare Jenkins, August 2026 “It’s the pace of life here,” says Elaine over the leek and potato soup. “It’s slower than the Black Country, where we live. And no wonder there are so many Liverpudlians here – Llandudno must be half the pace of Liverpool!” The traffic certainly seems slower here than in Sheffield (where my husband and I live) and the drivers more considerate, gliding politely to a…
By Sarah Morgan, August 2026 It’s been a big few days for Lisa Jewell. The writer is this year’s Programming Chair at the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, so she’s barely had a second to herself. “I have been slightly living off my nerves,” she grins, “fuelled by Betty’s biscuits and toast.” There are worse ways to keep yourself going, of course, and it’s clearly worked…
By Kevin Pilley, July 2026 To mingle with the international jet set on the French Riviera, and to fit in at the highest social levels in and around Saint-Tropez, a few basic accessories are required. The trappings are essential. At least one white and one nightfall-blue linen blazer should make the journey, along with two spare pairs of Brunello Cucinelli pleated linen culottes, a selection of…
