You Made Me Love You is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Stanley Lupino, Thelma Todd and John Loder. The plot is a modern reworking of The Taming of the Shrew. In London, songwriter Tom Daly falls in love at first sight with a beautiful blonde he spies while at […]
Bard Movies 5
Today we turn our attention to Shakespeare’s play Twelfth Night, which legend has it was written specifically for a performance at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Whilst there a several versions of the play on film, I have been able to identify three that merely use the premise for their storyline. Just One of […]
Ikkokukan Cover Band
I first came across Ikkokukan by accident on YouTube. It proved to be a very serendipidous accident because I feel that I have uncovered a hidden gem. At the moment they only have 27 people following them but I feel that they deserve far more and so I am adding this extra post to my […]
Bard Movies 3
In our third visit to movies inspired by the plays of Shakespeare we continue to look at adaptions of Romeo and Juliet. The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride is a 1998 American animated direct-to-video musical movie. It is the sequel to Disney’s 1994 animated feature film The Lion King, with its plot influenced by Romeo […]
Bard Movies 2
Continuing our new series on movies based on the plays of Shakespeare, we return to the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. Whilst West Side Story is the most renown, there have been several other adaptions of the play. Today we feature two very different retellings of the story. Romeo Must Die is a 2000 American […]
Bard Movies 1
Today, we begin a new series which follows on from the recent ‘Bard Words’ collection. ‘Bard Movies’ will not be looking at screen adaptions of Shakespeare plays, rather the intention is to highlight movies which can trace their storylines (however indirectly) back to the Bard. For our first offering we turn to the ever popular […]
The Magpies – Undertow
I am delighted to be able to post a review of the latest offering from The Magpies. This is their second album and the first since the departure of Polly Bolton and the welcome addition of Kate Griffin. The album displays the growing maturity of the group and a tighter more balanced sound with the […]
Royal Variety Performances
To mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, I thought it might be appropriate to post about the Royal Command (Variety) Performance. It is a televised variety show held annually in the United Kingdom to raise money for the Royal Variety Charity (of which King Charles III is life-patron). It is attended by senior members […]
Comic Songs (50)
Alex Horne is a British comedian. Horne is the creator of BAFTA award-winning TV series Taskmaster, in which he also performs as the Taskmaster’s assistant. He is the host and bandleader of The Home Sextion, a comedic band. Horne runs the band’s eponymous podcast and has appeared with them on their music variety show on […]
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Mitch Benn is an English comedian, author and musician known for his comedy rock songs performed on BBC Radio. He was, until 2016, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s satirical programme The Now Show, and has hosted other radio shows. Benn has performed at several music festivals, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He […]