Nostalgic, compulsive, edge-of-seat entertainment: Netflix’s Stranger Things reviewed
Stranger Things is the most delightful, gripping, charming, nostalgic, compulsive, edge-of-seat entertainment I’ve had in ages. Like a lot of…
Hong Kong shows what post-Brexit Britain could be
Since he moved to Hong Kong three years ago, the Rat’s Cantonese has been coming on apace. This has rather…
ITV's Victoria is silly, facile and irresponsible – I blame the feminisation of culture
Did you know that Queen Victoria might never have married Prince Albert had it not been for an amazing stroke…
What you learn when you learn a poem by heart
I’ve just learned by heart another poem — my first in nearly 30 years. The one I chose was A.E.…
Watching old, unPC sitcoms should be part of the national curriculum
I think I might be turning into Alf Garnett. When I was growing up I saw him as an obnoxious,…
George Osborne’s gone, thank God. So why’s Mark Carney still around?
Did you see that odd photo of George Osborne looking shifty, queuing up in the Vietnamese jungle for the chance…
A few things you didn't know about the Great British Bake Off – such as how it's all faked
You know when late summer has arrived because conkers are starting to form on the horse chestnuts, your eagerness to…
Why isn’t arse quality included in the judging for the diving? The Rio Olympics reviewed
Stuff I have learnt after two solid weeks watching the Olympics on TV. 1. Tennis and golf shouldn’t be Olympic…
Christopher Biggins and the fall of civilisation
Suppose you’d invited me round to dinner to celebrate my engagement to your daughter, which do you think would be…
Why Channel 4’s new reality TV series, Eden, should actually be called Die, Hippies! Die!
The unacknowledged subtitle of Channel 4’s new reality series Eden (Mondays) is Die, Hippies! Die! Obviously they’re not going to…
Why the alt-right isn’t wrong
I got told off this week by a presenter on BBC radio for using a four-letter word live on air.…
In Ross Kemp the Kurds have found their Byron: Sky 1’s The Fight Against Isis reviewed
Before I set about reviewing Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis (Sky 1), I thought I’d have a glance to…
Brexit won the battle. But now we’ve lost the war
When Jonathan Swift wanted to mock the immeasurable superficiality of British politics, he imagined it as a contest between the…
Be kind to Remainers: now we really are in it together
‘Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won.’ I think this is…
No, the crowds at Glastonbury were not bumming out about the EU Referendum
‘How do we feel about leaving the EU today? Who doesn’t give a fook?’ yelled Oli Sykes of Sheffield’s Bring…
The nutcase animal-rights lawyer who wants chimps granted the legal status of humans
He may claim to only want these rights for sentient creatures, but remember how the EU was supposed just to be a trading bloc...
I’ve seen Britain’s post-Brexit future – and it’s beautiful
Berne, Switzerland Before we vote Brexit I thought I’d pop over to Switzerland — courtesy of Die Weltwoche, the nearest…
Graphic novels are produced by sad blokes stuck in arrested adolescence
Sometimes I wonder whether, of all the literary genres, graphic novels aren’t the most stupidly overrated. I can say this…
Anyone can die in Game of Thrones, but my part’s already been chopped!
Sudden exit can befall any Game of Thrones character, but Alfie Allen’s still in the cast after the unkindest cut of all, says James Delingpole
Secrets of happiness from Britain’s most foul-mouthed angler
To go fishing on the Itchen in mayfly season, you either have to be very, very rich or very, very…
Radio reviewing is based on a lie – that Radio 4 is brimming with fascinating programmes
There are few jobs more dishonest than being a radio critic in Britain. I know this because it was how…
Isn’t it puke-inducing being lectured about poverty by millionaire comics?
Going Forward (BBC4, Thursdays) is a BBC comedy about the continuing adventures of Kim Wilde, the fat, cynical but lovable…
Why do the vicious Remain campaigners value emotion over reason?
Like a lot of keen games-players I’m a stickler for the rules. This is not because I’m an especially honourable…
James Delingpole is loving Ben Elton's new Shakespeare sitcom
There’s no way of saying this without shredding the last vestiges of my critical credibility, but this new Ben Elton…
The slow death of environmentalism
Would you describe yourself as an ‘environmentalist’? I would, mainly to annoy greenies, but also because it’s true. If your…
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