Screengrab: Days of Heaven
RICHARD LUTZ points to the movie you shouldn’t miss on TV this week.
Salmond and Putin in ‘secret talks’
From our diplomatic correspondent Sir Howard McElstonovichzki (DOA).
Birmingham Airport breaks record
Busiest month in airport’s history.
City college sponsors business dinner
Event emphasises links between education and business.
Independence Vote: A Fortnight To Go
John Knox, who until recently covered Scottish politics for the BBC, files this report.
Mulling It Over
Richard Lutz heads towards an edge of Britain rarely visited.
Howard: I am outraged my nude pix are on view
SIR HOWARD ELSTON, our celeb reporter, has had his personal photos flashed on the Net. Here, he describes his pain
Award for Birmingham specialist college
Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion rewarded.
This month at Artrix
Films, comedy and talking.
Screengrab: Heading West Into Fear
RICHARD LUTZ rides west to find the outstanding film on the box this week…and it’s a modern classic
From Simpsons to Star Wars
British Science Festival comes to Birmingham.
Screengrab: Downey The Ironic Man
Richard Lutz surfs the TV listings to find the gems among the bilge when it comes to films on the flatscreen.
Howard’s Big Q and A
SIR HOWARD ELSTON, THE GREATEST WITH THE LATEST, GIVES ALL THE DETAILS TO THE BURNING QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.
Scotland and the Debates
RICHARD LUTZ takes in the Scottish independence debate – round two.
Tony to Killer Dictator: ‘Keep Cool and Shoot Straight’
Another foreign exclusive from Sir Howard Elston.
Martineau Gardens’ Autumn Event announced
City garden fete to celebrate harvest.
New stock
The Old Joint Stock Theatre has released details of its upcoming productions.
Tony Blair in knockout one man show at Edinburgh Festival
Howard Elston, our show biz reporter, reviews the Mid East Envoy’s stand out, stand up review at The Fringe.
Screengrab: Time for The Time Machine
RICHARD LUTZ does the drudgery and ploughs the deep and dangerous furrows of the TV schedules to offer the best film of the week.
HOWARD: Latest from the Ukraine front
HOWARD ELSTONOVICH, our all-action war correspondent, takes time off from the Mid-East to shine a light on the Ukraine crisis.
Lenny Henry takes to the stage in Birmingham
From our news desk.
CAMRA urges festival goers to lobby Government
Failure to close planning loopholes as pub closures rise to 31 per week.
Howard’s Big Summer Fun Quiz (do not steal this idea or I will sue)
Sir Howard Elston, fun consultant to the stars, offers up his summer season quiz with prizes galore.
HOWARD: Hair Today, Still Hair Tomorrow Exclusive Shocker
SIR HOWARD ELSTON (DOA), scourge of the establishment and a senior director of the Hair Stylists’ Association of Greater Manchester and Sale, reveals the shock news about the above pair of wispy blond luminaries.
Screengrab: The Masterpiece Etched By Death
Richard Lutz allows his gaze to fall on a major movie masterpiece interred among the weekly tv listings.
City TV Crashes
The Birmingham-based City TV franchise has gone into financial administration without broadcasting a programme. Richard Lutz with the story…
College hosts Chinese visit
Exchange visit for Shanghai Teachers.
Howard: Bernie, Bribes and Blair’s Big Buddy
Sir Howard Elston (DOA) reports from Germany on how Formula One boss Bernard Ecclestone, friend of Tony Blair, is totally not guilty of bribery.
The Great Howard Elston Survey: Glasgow Games Finale
Sir Howard Elston asks the pressing questions of today.
August 1914 – One hundred years since the Great War started
To commemorate the start of the First World War Andy Goff went to France and Belgium