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A Peculiarly British Noir
As well as consuming a wealth of films, social history books, and crime exposés, I drew great inspiration for my Golden Age crime series,...
plecomber
Aug 143 min read
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Robert Aickman – Master of the Uncanny
Robert Aickman In the late 1980s I bought a copy of Robert Aickman’s novella The Model , purely based on its intriguing cover: a...
plecomber
May 58 min read
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The Strange Journey of Mack the Knife
On May 31, 1959 – four years after Senator McCarthy’s televised anti-communist hearings – the fresh-faced heartthrob Bobby Darin debuted...
plecomber
Apr 146 min read
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Guest Appearance on 'My Favourite Beatles Song' Podcast: 'She's Leaving Home'
I was lucky enough to be invited as a guest on the fab podcast ‘My Favourite Beatles Song’ with Tim Tucker. We discuss the emotional...
plecomber
Mar 241 min read
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