‘Normal People’ (BBC) – Series Overview
By Lily Brown – University can be an exciting new chapter in a lot of people’s lives. For many people, it is the first time they will be away from home and away from their…
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Identity: The ‘Who Am I’ Project (BBC Voices, 2020)
By Ciéra Cree – In May, BBC Radio Norfolk, together with Taryn Everdeen, launched an Instagram project on the theme of ‘identity’. The project entailed taking a photo of…
‘Geekerella’ by Ashley Poston (2017) – Book Review
By Soyeenka Mishra – I picked up this Ashley Poston book with no expectations at all and ended up being pleasantly surprised. First of all, I liked the dog, Franco, and I am…
‘Storm and Silence’ by Robert Thier (2016) – Book Series Review
By Anushka Dey – I know many of you must be scrunching your nose at the mention of the Victorian era; some of you may already be imagining women in hoop skirts…
‘Demon Slayer’ Season One – Anime Series Review
By Shubham Singh – I was already up-to-date with the manga of this series, but then, to my pleasant surprise, I discovered it was going to receive an anime adaptation…
‘Letters to a Young Poet’ by Rainer Maria Rilke (1929) – Book Review
By Ciéra Cree – It was during a radio production class one day that I found myself having a conversation about poetry with my lecturer somewhat out of nowhere…
‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ by Sarah J. Maas (2015) – Book Series Review
By Soyeenka Mishra – I first read this series sometime around September 2018 and immediately fell in love with it. I’d bought it for the hype and picked it up…
Dermot Kennedy & Lilla Vargen (UEA, 2019) – Concert Review
By Ciéra Cree – On Friday 6th of December, I made my way back to the UEA LCR to go see Dermot Kennedy perform as part of his ‘Without Fear’ tour…
A Poetic Conversation: Abirami P. Kurukkal
By Ciéra Cree– Over the summer of 2019, I had the chance to speak with talented poet Abirami P. Kurukkal…
The Last Train to Redemption – The Good Place & BoJack Horseman
By Sabine Buhain – As January came to a close, so did a pair of popular, long-running television shows — namely NBC’s The Good Place and Netflix’s BoJack Horseman.
‘The Gentlemen’ (2019) – Film Review
By Lily Brown – My first cinema experience of the year was to see Guy Ritchie’s latest film, The Gentlemen. I have to admit I have never seen some of Ritchie’s more famous films, including Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and RocknRolla…
Kodaline (UEA, 2019) – Concert Review
By Ciéra Cree – On Sunday 10th of November, I made my first trip to UEA LCR to see Kodaline on their tour. I’ve always been a person with a huge passion for music but I had never been to a smaller venue like that place before so I was curious to find out…
‘My Mum, Tracy Beaker’ by Jacqueline Wilson – Book Review
By Lily Brown – I have loved Jacqueline Wilson’s books since I was a young child, first readings books like Cliffhanger and The Bed and Breakfast Star before moving on to Lola Rose and Clean Break. I would always be eagerly awaiting the publication of a new title…
The Film Corner: April Filmmaker of the Month
By Piotr Wysmyk – Scorsese is considered one of the most greatest directors. Taxi Driver (1976) was the first movie which developed the unique Scorsese style of filmmaking/storytelling. From that point, his career really started…
‘Everybody Died So I Got a Dog’ by Emily Dean – Book Review
By Lily Brown & Emily Dean – I have listened to Emily Dean on Frank Skinner’s Radio Show every Saturday morning for the past few years and I have really enjoyed hearing snippets of information about her eccentric upbringing and about her cute dog, Raymond…
