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Pauline Boty: British Pop Art’s Sole Sister by Marc Kristal – Review
By Clare Jenkins There’s a fascinating BBC Monitor film, dating from 1962 and directed by Ken Russell, called Pop Goes ... -
Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520-1920 – Review
By Clare Jenkins Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting shows a woman at an artist’s easel, brown apron ... -
Mr Pottermack’s Oversight T by R Austin Freeman – Review
By Sarah Morgan Here’s a neat little fact for you: the Columbo TV series came about because American TV executives ... -
A Curtain Twitcher’s Book of Murder by Gay Marris – Review
By Sarah Morgan The year 1968 was full of extraordinary events in Britain. Enoch Powell made his notorious ‘Rivers of ... -
Goodbye To Russia by Sarah Rainsford – Review
By Barney Bardsley The beginning of Sarah Rainsford’s story is not on page one of this book, but on page ... -
Trelawny’s Cornwall by Petroc Trelawny – Review
By Clare Jenkins Petroc Trelawny is a hero in our house. Presenter of Radio 3’s Breakfast show, his was the ... -
One Garden Against the World by Kate Bradbury – Review
By Barney Bardsley When wildlife writer Kate Bradbury started to write this book, in April 2022, she was filled with ... -
Remarkable Motor Races by Andrew Benson – Review
By Liam Bird Remarkable Motor Races might just as well have been called Remarkable Motor Racing Circuits, or something thereabouts, ... -
A Mudlarking Year by Lara Maiklem – Review
By David Schuster Lara Maiklem is a magician, pulling beauty out of the ooze of the River Thames both literally ... -
Lions in the Wilderness by Clive and Joe Hetherington – Review
By Karl Hornsey As England fans recover from their second successive European Championship final defeat, this excellent book by Clive ... -
Our Holiday by Louise Candlish – Review
By Helen Johnston This drama about the conflict between rich holiday home owners and locals struggling to afford a place ... -
Salute! The Inside Story of England’s Own Goal at Berlin’s Olympiastadion by John Leonard Review
By Karl Hornsey With remarkably prescient timing, John Leonard’s book covers an infamous moment in English sporting history, just as ...
