PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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The trailblazing ’60s rockers who the press loved to hate
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GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
The Pretty Things Live At The BBC
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DURING the 1960s British R&B boom The Pretty Things were the band the UK press loved to hate.
Lead singer Phil May’s shoulder length locks were the subject of public debate. Appearing on the BBC’s Saturday Club in 1964, the cardigan-clad presenter Brian Matthew tackles May about his shoulder-length hair and fashionable threads — before they launch into their coming hit Don’t Bright Me Down.
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