America, bloody America
Richard Lutz ponders the state of the States.
Newsroom Diary: Heading South to the North
Richard Lutz leaves Scottish journalism and heads for the back channels of England newspapers.
Tales from a freelance
Richard Lutz continues his slow rise forty years ago to journalistic mediocrity
Review: Analogue Tales: Sounds from Arden
Richard Lutz tunes into a new album from a Birmingham songwriter.
Newsroom days: Rising without trace
Richard Lutz continues his early assault on the world of journalism as a cub reporter.
Days of My Youth: 2nd June, 1975
Richard Lutz walked into his first newsroom 40 years ago today – 2 June, 1975. He revisits his entry into journalism that began a slow rise to mediocrity.
Screengrab: Heroism is for suckers
Richard Lutz forces himself from the flatscreen to give you the best pair of films on the box this week
Ask Howard: Did Septic Bladder take kickbacks?
Sir Howard Elston DOA answers the big question of the day.
Universities challenged
University league tables are out today. Warwick shone and neighbouring Coventry is a rising star.
Screengrab: 7 reasons to like 7 Psychopaths
Richard Lutz points you to a bloody parody of a parody of a crime caper on the box this week.
The bones of history: Palmyra, city of history and sand, in peril
A decade ago, Richard Lutz roamed the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra. Today it is under threat from ISIS.
“If you ain’t cheating, you ain’t trying…”
Richard Lutz reports on the bankers that have been stealing from us and continue to steal from us
Screengrab asks what makes an American classic
Richard Lutz scours the TV listings for the film of the week.
Meeting Up in Shanghai: Flatscreens, money, internet shopping… but still wary of the past
Journalist Sheilagh Matheson catches up with old Chinese friends – 40 years after they first met. Times have changed.
Screengrab: How Robin saves the day (again)
Richard Lutz asks: what is it about Robin Hood and films?
Review: Love’s Sacrifice
Richard Lutz enters the fevered world of jealousy, passion and revenge in a play rarely seen.
JCB’s £193,000 of donations to Tory MPs
Richard Lutz explains how Midland Tories received £193,000 worth of donations from a construction giant.
Howard’s exclusive interview with the bank that likes to say theft
Sir Howard Elston, the reporter who stands up for the weak, reveals the truth and is never short of a freebie sits down with HSBC international regulatory boss Tristan da Cunha over the bank’s plan to leave Britain and move somewhere more kind to finance.
Review: 5 Soldiers
Richard Lutz watches boot camp and squaddies under fire in a remarkable night of dance
Review: The Jew of Malta
Richard Lutz takes a seat for this tragedy at The Swan in Stratford
Review: Feed the Beast
Richard Lutz at Birmingham Rep on a new political play opening just before the election
Screengrab: It’s Friday – so it must be Outsider’s Night
Richard Lutz views the week’s films on the box to find a rich seam this Friday.
Review: Death of a Salesman
Richard Lutz reviews a modern American classic which pulls no punches
Hillary to “buy the UK’s health system”
Sir Howard Elston reports on the first chapter of the White House battle and basically repeats what is in the headline above.
Screengrab: Cary On
Richard Lutz plumbs the depths of TV-land to emerge with a gem of a film
Screengrab: The two faces of war
Richard Lutz gives you a fine old dose of a doubleheader for films on the box this week
Britain and its fragmented politics
Richard Lutz scribbles an election Letter to America
Screengrab: Duke, Dino and the Dame
Richard Lutz checks out the gems hidden in the dross of movies on the box this week.
Famous TV loudmouth to be buried today
Sir Howard Elston, our man with the remote control, gives you a rundown of today’s pomp and circumstance.
Howard intergalactic exclusive: solar eclipse shocker
Sir Howard ‘Rocketman’ Elston, confidante of the stars, reveals what you did and did not see in the sky today as scientists claimed it was a solar eclair.