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The farewell release of The Beatles, “Now and Then”, has gone to the top of the charts, 60 years after the Fab Four had their first number one. But what’s it like? Policy editor Eliot Wilson tried to unpick a musical Gordian knot. culturall.io/now-and-then-a…

It’s 50 years since cult horror classic #TheWickerMan was released on to an unsuspecting public. With Edward Woodward and Christopher Lee out front and script by Anthony Shaffer it found an audience: but Eliot Wilson explores the true genius of the film. culturall.io/the-wicker-man…

Pick-and-mix anecdotes with a purpose: policy editor Eliot Wilson reviews Matt Chorley’s Planes, Trains and Toilet Doors: 50 Places That Changed British Politics. culturall.io/review-planes-…

The BBC’s reboot of #Rebus is well-made, gripping television. But Eliot Wilson argues that, far from bringing a fresh perspective to the character, it underlines his place in the tradition of tartan noir. culturall.io/rebus-redux-da…

When Donald Sutherland died last week aged 88, the world lost an actor of dazzling range and versatility who gave depth to every role he played, however small. Eliot Wilson traces a 60-year career of mesmerising performances. culturall.io/donald-sutherl…

It is 60 years since Ian Fleming, the creator of James Bond, died at the age of 56. The cinematic 007 is a cultural icon, but Eliot Wilson argues we need to see the novels in context to understand their importance. culturall.io/bond-unbound-r…

The recent death of French screen legend Alain Delon at the age of 88 is genuinely the end of an era, argues Eliot Wilson: an inimitably French actor who exuded a sinister glamour but was too European for true Hollywood stardom. culturall.io/a-sinister-gla…

This month Lisa Nandy MP Department for Culture, Media and Sport gave the keynote address at the Royal Television Society conference. She set out The Labour Party's vision for the creative industries, and outlined the give and take expected and the potential future of the #BBC, writes policy editor Eliot Wilson. culturall.io/the-government…

Currently being serialised in the Daily Mail, Boris Johnson's memoirs "Unleashed" will be published next week. Policy editor Eliot Wilson looks at how prime ministerial recollections have evolved and what purposes they can serve. culturall.io/from-achieveme…





As the dust settles on Burns Night, policy editor Eliot Wilson examines the role of the Ploughman Poet in Scottish culture and identity, and argues that Burns began to fill a political vacuum in the late 18th century with a different sense of nationhood. culturall.io/first-degree-b…


Whether it's Sally Rooney only writing about TCD graduates in Dublin or Nolan's "Oppenheimer" not showing Hiroshima, some critics seize on what's not in a work of art. Policy editor Eliot Wilson argues culture has to be taken on the creator's terms. culturall.io/review-what-yo…

More than 30 years ago, Julie Burchill Toby Young and Cosmo Landesman created Modern Review, smashing the boundary of high and low culture. It was seismic, says Eliot Wilson, but in its wake came the temptation of the overstretched "hot take". culturall.io/high-low-cultu…

Last week Amazon MGM Studios announced it was taking full creative control of the James Bond franchise. Policy editor (and long-term Bondian) Eliot Wilson looks at the reasons behind the move and what the future might hold for a cultural icon. culturall.io/amazon-mgm-tak…

Cinema is full of what-ifs: Ernest Borgnine could have played the Godfather, and Han Solo might have been Al Pacino or James Caan. Eliot Wilson looks at some of the near misses and what they tell us about the way we experience our cultural icons. culturall.io/cinemas-altern…

Amy Pascal and David Herman have been announced by Amazon MGM Studios as producers of the next James Bond film. Eliot Wilson recently looked at the future of the franchise as Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson bowed out of creative control. culturall.io/amazon-mgm-tak…