From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
Channel 5’s Anne Boleyn – ‘Grumble all you like, this is how it’s going to be’ Film & TV June 12, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Season 2 Episode 1 ‘City of Magpies’ Olga Hughes Film & TV November 10, 2020
From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to ‘Persuasion’: Can Jane Austen Survive the Millennium? Film & TV July 29, 2022
From ‘Wicked Wife’ to ‘Insane Traitor’: The Continued Slander of Jane Boleyn History January 25, 2021
His Dark Materials Book to Screen Analysis: Episode 8 Season Finale ‘Betrayal’ His Dark Materials December 29, 2019
The Mythology of Jane Boleyn: What was Jane and Anne Boleyn’s Relationship Like? History September 13, 2022
Amy Licence’s Cecily Neville Mother of Kings Excerpt “His Young Duchess” Olga Hughes History May 8, 2014
Love Is A Dagger – In which we ponder whether for Shakespeare love is mere words, or an altogether more penetrating object. Shakespeare August 5, 2023
The problems of Richard III’s Y chromosome; the problems relating to the burials at Clare Priory, and the problems of working with Historic England HistoryRichard III May 22, 2017
Why You Should Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Never Ever Get Apple Music C S Hughes March 28, 2018Never. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t have a particular prejudice against Apple, other than their corporate practices of not...
Bulletin From Britain – The Lost Beatles Interview C S Hughes January 26, 2018Following the runaway success of the albums Please Please Me and With The Beatles in 1963 and a string of...
Adventures In Vinyl C S Hughes March 16, 2016Let us enter a strange and seductive world, fraught with peculiar devices, great expense, pain, mystery and rapturous pleasures. I...
Sad And Lonely At Christmas? At Least You’re Not This Guy! C S Hughes December 23, 2015Ah, Christmas, such a wonderful time of the year. Though some people find it terrible, especially if they are sad...
Pink Floyd Bring Algie the Inflatable Pig Home Olga Hughes August 29, 2015Pink Floyd have reclaimed Algie, the 12m (40ft) inflatable pig who featured on the cover of their 1977 album Animals,...
The Legendary Ten Seconds – Richard III Olga Hughes July 6, 2015The Legendary Ten Seconds have just released their third album, Richard III, to coincide with the anniversary of Richard III...
Eurovision at 60: A Personal History Of The Songs That Made Us Secretly Love the Eurovision Song Contest Neil Kemp June 1, 2015Eurovision; the song contest that we all love to hate. Or do we? Having pretty much literally grown up alongside...
Yusuf – Cat Stevens – Tell ‘Em I’m Gone – Magic & Blues C S Hughes November 11, 2014Remember a time gone long ago now, when perhaps you felt younger and less wise, you were maybe travelling with...
The Legendary Ten Seconds New Richard III Tribute Tant Le Desiree Olga Hughes September 6, 2014The Legendary Ten Seconds are back with Tant Le Desiree, their second album of English folk rock about the life...
The Cherry Bluestorms – Delightfully Turning Up A Bad Penny C S Hughes July 25, 2014n an era where constant distraction has reduced attention spans to mere moments and music to a ring tone’s length...
The Legendary Ten Seconds: Richard III Tribute to Raise Money for Scoliosis Charity Olga Hughes July 5, 2014Charity has always played an important part in the role of an English monarch. But King Richard III may have...
Instrumental Asylum At Pure Pop C S Hughes April 20, 2014Pure Pop is the classic indie record store on Barkly St in St Kilda, Melbourne. The shelves are crammed with...
It Was 50 Years Ago Today – Yeah Yeah Yeah! C S Hughes February 9, 2014On Sunday February 9th 1964 The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, sparking scenes across the US of young...
Incredible New Aardman Animation Trailer For Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Anniversary C S Hughes August 23, 2013A must see, must hear; the brilliant trailer by Aardman Animamtion for BBC 2s Radio Event to be be broadcast...
The Top 5 Songs Hated By Medieval History Nerds C S Hughes August 7, 2013History nerds, they loved the TV show The Tudors, but hated its innacuracies. They swoon over rough headed James Frain,...
Amanda Palmer’s Vegemite Song C S Hughes August 4, 2013The gorgeously maverick Bohemian burlesque Amanda Palmer gives some Vegemite based relationship advice. Olga had almost the exact same experience,...
Pink Floyd – See Emily Play – Limited Edition Pink Vinyl C S Hughes April 17, 2013Catch the fantastic re-release of Pink Floyd’s single See Emily Play on a heavyweight Pink Vinyl 7 inch record with...
