DENNIS BROE enjoys the political edge of a series that unmasks British imperialism, resonates with the present and has been buried by Disney
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Murderous consequences, from the Outback to Massachusetts
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JAMES WALSH takes advantage of an evening of comedy snippets to pick out which clowns will make it in Edinburgh
MAYER WAKEFIELD is swept up by the tale of the south London venue where music forged alliances across race, class and identity
MAYER WAKEFIELD applauds Rosamund Pike’s punchy and tragic portrayal of a multi-tasking mother and high court judge
FIONA O CONNOR recommends an unflinching depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftershocks, set in a working-class Liverpool family
THE VAST cattle properties of the Australian Outback is the setting for The Lost Man by Jane Harper (Little Brown, £12.99).
In empty areas the size of British counties and in burning, never-ending heat, if you wander away from your vehicle you will die. There are no landmarks, no phone reception, no shade, no water and the nearest neighbours are hours away.
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