Graeme Thomson

A redemption song, conventionally sung: Sky’s Tina reviewed

Plus: the funny, dreamy, difficult soul that was the punk musician Poly Styrene, captured in fragments rather than face on

Redemption song: Anna Mae Bullock, better known as Tina Turner, in the new HBO documentary. Credit: © 2021 Altitude Film Entertainment Ltd
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