Often cited as one of the greatest dramas ever shown on television, ‘Our Friends in the North’ is returning to its spiritual home this October for a landmark production at the Theatre Royal. Newcastle may indeed be the spiritual home of ‘Our Friends in…

Barbara Kingsolver racked up much critical and commercial success with the wildly entertaining ‘Demon Copperhead’, a novel which gave voice to the under-represented denizens of America. Her latest, once again, is set in rural Appalachia and centres on Liv…

Time has been very kind to this 1981 mock-dramatised rockumentary, if you will, of the Nutty Boys’ formative years as Camden-dwelling wannabes, Madness’s formation, and rapid ascent. Directed by Stiff Records label founder Dave Robinson and now restored b…