THE BUDGET: Howard’s bumper bonanza analysis

Confused by the budget? Here’s our handy guide.

High Anxiety

Richard Lutz reports on a new campaign to keep Britain’s wild places untainted

Howard: New Clarkson survey reveals Britain is dumb – and that’s official

Sir Howard Elston revels the contents of a shocking new poll.

Clarkson to be replaced by Piers Morgan – Exclusive from Howard

Sir Howard Elston,  our motoring editor, has that first shock interview with Jeremy Clarkson after the TV star was red-carded by the BBC.

BBC…and the garbage behind the screen

Richard Lutz gazes into his flatscreen and sees only seedy shenanigans

Moseley voted “best place” in UK for city living

 Moseley has been crowned as the best place in Britain for city living, according to the Sunday Times.

Review: Dreaming in Code

An all male group from Hereford kicks off an 8 week dance festival in Birmingham. Richard Lutz reviews opening night

Review: The Magic Flute

Richard Lutz takes along his opera glasses for Mozart magic in Birmingham.

You, your MP and those outside incomes

Richard Lutz digs into a website that tells you just how much your MP makes on the side

Review: The Honeyman

There’s nothing like a warm play, a thoughtful studio piece, to get you through mid-winter, writes Richard Lutz.

More dance for Brum

DanceXchange announces 2015 schedule.

Screengrab: Blues Eyes, The Other Clint and a Forgotten Film

Richard Lutz checks out the tv schedules and uncovers a small classic that time forgot.

Power to the black vote

Move to ensure minorities register to vote.

From a land of dancing skies

Richard Lutz chases the Northern Lights off the coast of Norway.

Review: Oppenheimer

Richard Lutz watches a tour de force that looks at the life of the father of the A-bomb.

Screengrab: Sexy Brit

Richard Lutz runs down the top TV films of the week.

Screengrab: Down and dirty with Belushi

Richard Lutz dives into the muckspreader of TV movies to emerge with one of the best gross out classics of the planet, ever (maybe).

Hippodrome presents a ‘relaxed’ panto

Birmingham Hippodrome will present a second Relaxed Performance of the UK’s biggest pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk

Oil on troubled waters

Richard Lutz wonders if our priorities are going down the drain

Screengrab: Sailing By With Redford

Richard Lutz spots a disaster movie as the best film of the week on the box.

Best film of 2014

Richard Lutz describes his film of the year.

Birmingham Calling: All circuses but little bread?

Richard Lutz checks out the buzz about Brum.

That Jersey Sound

Richard Lutz remembers how the Four Seasons were king-dogs of radio back in the early sixties. And, today, are staying alive with the musical that has gone ’round the world.

Screengrab: Working with sub-titles

Richard Lutz dives deep to find the movie of the week in the TV listings.

Through an early winter wood

It is not yet winter. But autumn has passed, says Richard Lutz

Screengrab: Speeding Bullitt

Richard Lutz poses the big question as he delves into the listings and finds the TV film of the week.

Review: Carmen is fiery, saucy…and a bit flat

Richard Lutz takes a seat for that juggernaut of an opera, Carmen

Get ready for the new coalition

Richard Lutz envisions a new and surprising coalition government come May 2015.

Review: Shakespeare’s twin set

Richard Lutz takes in a twinning of two Shakespeare plays – one lyrical and the other a well-known classic.

Screengrab: What Maureen whispered to The Duke

Richard Lutz rifles through the tv listings to come up with a John Ford classic….begorrah