Achingly liberal, eagerly inclusive: the BBC can stress its merits, but it can’t rewrite its history
Almost as interesting as her story is the way in which it has been laid out. Monday’s opening episode began with an impassioned, rather racy extract from…
The war Hollywood won’t touch: where are the big-budget films about the Falklands?
Cinema returns to the same conflicts time and again. For the generations born after the Second World War, the popular image of history’s greatest battles come from the…
A ‘bloody shambles’: The Falklands War seen through the eyes of its soldiers and leaders
‘After 40 years, it’s time the full story was told,” said General Sir Mike Rose at the beginning of Falklands War: The Untold Story (Channel 4). This…
Christmas on the Falkland Islands was weird, but worth it
Before heading out to meet our hosts, we called in at the kitchen to explain where we were going. “Aren’t you staying for dinner, then? I’ve got…
Falkland islanders lose their last cash machine
Falkland Islanders face being marooned without access to cash when its only ATM is disconnected in the coming weeks. The free cash machine was installed in the…