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Parents on bikes
The ‘80s and the creation of the ‘kids on bikes’ movie.
Jun 3
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Tobias Sturt
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May 2023
An Evening (Wasted) with Tom Lehrer
The best time
May 27
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Rowan Davies
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The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The weight of ugliness
May 20
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Rowan Davies
13
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3⁄4
Should Adrian's innermost thoughts remain a secret?
May 13
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Tobias Sturt
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The Loved/Hated One
Doctor Who, Britain and America in the ‘80s
May 6
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Tobias Sturt
4
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April 2023
Repo Man Revisited
Are we still willing to live by the code of Alex Cox's 1984 punk movie classic?
Apr 29
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The Editors
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I'm still here, in D flat
Postcards from the Edge and the evil that mums do
Apr 22
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Rowan Davies
13
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From A to B: Tales of Modern Motoring
What we think about what other people think about cars
Apr 15
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Tobias Sturt
6
2
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Abattoir Blues
Bob Hoskins and The Long Good Friday
Apr 8
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Jon Millington
3
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1978: Ain't half been some clever bastards
Ian Dury, the Blockheads and some reasons to be cheerful
Apr 1
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Tobias Sturt
9
2
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March 2023
Uneasy listening
The lounge music fad in '90s London
Mar 25
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Tobias Sturt
8
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Monty Python's Life of Brian
How the Pythons saved Britain from Christian culture wars
Mar 18
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The Editors
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