Culture, society and media

I write about film, theatre, books and media, and about the ways culture reflects politics, technology and social change.

• Inside the Cold War newsroom: My interview with Marcus Ferrar — Hypertextual, 29.09.2025
• From the mountain to the grave: How 3D is changing the way we see stories — Hypertextual, 09.07.2025
• The Deep Blue Sea: Storms and the City — Metkere, 12.06.2025
• Mrs Warren’s Profession: Selling sin, buying freedom — Metkere, 10.06.2025
• My Master Builder: Grand design, poor execution — Metkere, 09.06.2025
• Fiddler on the Roof: Tradition and change — Metkere, 24.05.2025
• East is South: Artificial intelligence, natural confusion — Metkere, 18.02.2025
• Ballet Shoes — Metkere, 06.01.2025
• Only Fools and Horses: The Musical — Metkere, 24.12.2024
• It rings for thee — Metkere, 20.07.2024
• How Superman Captured Hitler and Stalin in 1940 — Metkere, 21.03.2024
• Beyond the Stones: Discovering Hadrian’s Wall — Metkere, 07.12.2023
• Dear England — Metkere, 30.10.2023
• Osborne House: A Royal Retreat Amidst Time and Tranquility — Metkere, 01.08.2023
• Echoes Across Time: My Journey with Stonehenge and AI Artistry — Metkere, 12.07.2023
• Wicked — Metkere, 19.04.2023
• Witness for the Prosecution — Metkere, 30.03.2023
• The Book of Mormon — Metkere, 21.03.2023
• To Kill a Mockingbird — Metkere, 06.03.2023
• Best of Enemies — Metkere, 15.02.2023
• Back to the Future: The Musical — Metkere, 30.01.2023
• The Mousetrap — 29.01.2023