All posts by Sarah Kirkland
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 …
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
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,
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
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
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
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:
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
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,












