Losing its edge: the precise point Peaky Blinders peaked | Television & radio | The Guardian
I agree entirely with this overall assessment of Peaky Blinders by Guardian writer Stuart Jeffries. Peaky Blinders tore up the playbook from its first scene, when Cillian Murphy rode into shot … Continue reading
Mrs Siddons as Cordelia in King Lear • 1797
– Playbill for King Lear at The Theatre, Birmingham (17th July 1797) with Mrs. Sarah Siddons as Cordelia. Don’t you just love the titles of the other productions on the bill: The … Continue reading
Roll up, roll up…a visit from the Great United States Circus
Originally posted on Notes from 19th Century Birmingham:
Life in Victorian Birmingham could be a hard slog but scanning the notices in local newspapers of the day reveals a great…
Peaky Blinders – Madame Guillotine
I don’t watch much television (and when I do, it is never live so I’m always a bit behind anyway) so I’m terribly late to the Peaky Blinders party. However, … Continue reading
Rogues & Vagabonds 