Welcome to Culture Vulture your weekly entertainment guide from an alternative standpoint. Highlights this week include:The Company You Keep: a thought-provoking drama that delves into political activism, choices, and their consequences; Children of Men, a dystopian masterpiece dealing with societal decay, political oppression, and the consequences of infertility; and, Dark Marvels: Killing Machines, a documentary series exploring the history of diabolical inventions, from torture devices to weapons of war. Writing and selections is by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here: https://wp.me/pIv9X-rQq

Welcome to Culture Vulture your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative standpoint. Highlights this week include: the 2020 film Gagarine, the documentary David Bowie: Love You Till Tuesday and the 1959 film Room At The Top. Selections and writing is by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here:

Welcome to Culture Vulture your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative standpoint. Highlights this week include: The Chosen One, a thought-provoking narrative around Jodie, a 12-year-old boy with Jesus-like powers; "The Godfather" trilogy on Film4; and, The Real Spies Among Friends, a documentary on the Cambridge traitors. Selections and reviews are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. If you like this podcast please like, share and subscribe.

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Culture Vulture (12-18 August 2023)

Welcome to Culture Vulture your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative standpoint. Highlights this week include: The Chosen One, a thought-provoking narrative around Jodie, a 12-year-old boy with Jesus-like powers; "The Godfather" trilogy on Film4; and, The Real Spies Among Friends, a documentary on the Cambridge traitors. Selections and reviews are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. If you like this podcast please like, share and subscribe.

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Culture Vulture (5th to 11th of August 2023)

Welcome to Culture Vulture. Highlights this week include: the 2011 film Contagion, George Alagiah: Mixed Britannia and Ruthless: Monopoly's Secret History. Selections and writing are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg.

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We start this guide with a documentary that pays tribute to Sinead O'Connor which is a fitting tribute to an amazing, powerful woman who was misunderstood and sometimes vilified in her lifetime. As the song says: "You don't know what you've got till its gone". Selections are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here

Welcome to Culture Vulture, your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative viewpoint. Highlights this week include Baal with David Bowie, the film Detroit and Superpowered: The DC Story. Selections are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg.

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Highlights this week include the documentary To End All War: Oppenheimer And The Atomic Bomb, three programmes in a row on the Kinks and The Onion Field a film from 1979. Selections are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here

Welcome to Culture Vulture, your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative viewpoint. Highlights this week include: the documentary "Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda" which offers a glimpse into his life and creative journey, George Carlin's American Dream, a compelling documentary that explores the comedic genius and unfiltered social commentary of the legendary comedian and A Spy Among Friends, a captivating and intense thriller TV series that unravels the intriguing world of espionage, friendship, and betrayal, based on a true story and book by Ben Macintyre. Selections are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg.

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-Welcome to Culture Vulture your guide to the week's entertainment from an alternative standpoint. Highlights include Summer of Sam" (1999 film) exploring the hot and tense summer of 1977 in New York City amidst the Son of Sam murders, offering a captivating portrayal of personal relationships and societal upheaval: "Parkinson: Kenneth Williams Interviews" showcases the witty and introspective side of British actor and comedian Kenneth Williams through engaging conversations with host Michael Parkinson, and "Evacuation" is a ground-breaking three-part documentary series that provides an intimate and gripping account of the British military's mission to evacuate Kabul airport in 2021, featuring personal testimonies and previously unseen footage. Selections are by Pat Harrington and music is by Tim Bragg. A transcript is available here