DVD: ‘The Kenny Everett Video Show’
❉ This anarchic show pushed the barriers of television as far as they could go – in the best possible taste.
KENNY EVERETT
Remembering Mark E. Smith
❉ Ace Records’ Liz Buckley on her close encounters of the MES kind.
The Beatles Christmas Records
❉ The Beatles’ Christmas records were as as joyous as anything they produced, if much sillier.
Cult Q & A: Matthew Sweet
❉ This week, Matthew Sweet on eating macaroons with Olivia de Havilland and being insulted by Tom Baker.
Cult Q & A: Mark Paytress
❉ We’re asking, they’re answering: This week, writer, broadcaster and T-Rexpert, Mark Paytress.
Merry EvMas: Cuddly Ken remembered
❉ The anarchic genius of Kenny Everett, on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
A brief history of the BBC Christmas Tapes
❉ The BBC Christmas tapes make interesting, infuriating, amusing and depressing viewing… But are they any good?