Formerly Known as The Rights of Fans
A darkly comic reinterpretation of Janie Jones, exploring youthful rebellion, criminal incompetence and dreams of rock ’n’ roll. Two bored teenage accountants, a punk gig, a Ford Cortina and a spectacularly stupid petrol station robbery.
How a bored office worker, a Ford Cortina, a notorious prostitution scandal and a rebellious cabaret singer came together in one of punk rock's greatest songs.
From northern working-class humour and sexual bravado to Last of the Summer Wine and punk rock, the curious history of a familiar British expression.
Was Led Zeppelin's Communication Breakdown one of the first punk songs? From Johnny Ramone to Killing Joke, the surprising connections between Zeppelin and punk rock.
How a gentlemen’s toilet in a West London pub may have inspired one of punk rock’s most famous songs, Protex Blue
The Split Up: When Did the BBC Become So Afraid of Something New?
A tedious ferry crossing, an attractive stranger, an outrageously confident Frenchman and a spectacular failure of courage. A story about missed opportunities, Gallic charm and what might have happened — although not everything here is quite as it seems.
Britain’s security establishment faces its strangest crisis yet as mysterious cigar-shaped objects are spotted at RAF Fairford. Are they UFOs and camouflaged aliens preparing an invasion — or could there possibly be a rather more obvious explanation?
“As fit as a butcher’s dog” is one of those unmistakably British expressions whose meaning is obvious even if its origins are not. From nineteenth-century slang to sport, politics and modern double meanings, it is a phrase that has proved remarkably durable.
A phrase that has survived our supermarket dash to knock the beauty, life and expressions from our wonderful language, to sacrifice at the altar of political expediency.
Manchester City’s transformation from perennial underachievers into a dominant force has been one of football’s extraordinary stories. But amid the disputes over financial regulation, state ownership and sportswashing, there is a much bigger question: what happens to sport when supporters can no longer be confident that everyone is competing under the same rules?
Cosy crime has earned the right to be ridiculous. The best examples know exactly what they are and never push too hard. Unfortunately, The Hairdresser Mysteries seems determined to prove that quirky can become exhausting.