All posts by Sarah Kirkland

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An Ode to… motorbikes

I should preface this column by saying that I don’t actually own a motorbike of my own. Ever since my Dad lost a game of chicken with a lorry and came off his bike, ending up mangled round a signpost …

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A question of identity

This column will probably not make a whole lot of sense to most people, and is more personal than anything I've written so far, but it's a topic

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An Ode to… Gregory Peck

Everybody knows who Gregory Peck is – or at least everybody who watches movies will know who he is. He was the star of classic and well-loved films

Book review: ‘Pure’ by Andrew Miller

Author: Andrew Miller Published: 2011 Paris in 1785 seems, in hindsight, like a dangerous place to be. On the brink of revolution and positively seething with new and radical ideas,

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An Ode to… Tea

I am a self-confessed tea addict. I think being a student twice and now a nurse, who regularly spends thirteen hours straight on my feet with taking time

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The worst accent ever heard on the big screen

Polls are funny things; polls about films are even funnier things. Everyone has an opinion on everything, and nowhere is this more evident than polls asking for votes

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An Ode to… John Barry

In my line of work, I often get the chance to attend concerts, and that was the case a couple of weeks ago when I spent an hour

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Shame: review

Warning for slight spoilers contained in this review (but nothing that will make you break out in hives). Starring: Michael Fassbender, Carey Mulligan, James Badge Dale, Nicole Beharie Written by:

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An Ode to… Birdsong

As I write this, the first episode of a television adaptation of 'Birdsong' has just gone out on BBC 1, so if you're wanting to watch it, don't

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An Ode to… Band of Brothers

"Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?" ... "No... but I served in a company of heroes".   For Christmas, and completely by accident, I got a blu-ray player, and,

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