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Offbeat Editor and history lover Tony Diver reviews BBC1’s latest stab at the candlelit darkness of Tudor England

The debate around historical adaptation for the screen is a fierce one. The devious politicking […]

David Kay’s acoustic single ‘In Search of Snow’ guides you into a world of sentimental, rustic landscapes. The track initiates with guitar detail in a Jake Bugg like arrangement, which is neatly greeted by an Alex […]

I had high hopes for this film, it features some well-known actors and the concept of merging different fairy tales together seems like a good idea. Little did I know.

The film itself just ran for far too long […]

Shocking fashion statements are nothing new, but in the past few years attempts to connect with the new generation of ‘edgy’ teenagers has pushed its limit. One of the more recent, disturbing statements comes in […]

Name: Marsicans
Hometown: Leeds
Download: The Chivalry EPMarsicans have been making themselves known in local venues for a couple of years now. A Leeds based band, their northern charm is evident in their lyrics […]

Leslie and Ron’s dramatic and somewhat confusing feud has been the main arc over the show’s seventh season thus far. Whilst William Henry Harrison is entertaining in its own ways, there’s no shying away from the […]

Unfortunately, being the introductory track of The Kooks 2006 album Inside In/Inside Out makes ‘Seaside’ one of those songs that you just wish was a few minutes longer. Luke Pritchard’s incredibly endearing […]

Mash-ups are great. You get to hear two songs for the price of one – what’s not to like about that? Seamlessly blended songs by the same artist, different artists, even from different genres showcases a level of […]

“Where there is no publicity, there is no justice.”
The trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann in 1961 was a turning point not only for history, but for the world of television. Over the course of four months, the […]

With a summer release date on the cards and an ever-growing list of new cast members being slowly fed to the fans, it feels as though the creator’s of NBC’s Hannibal have awoken from their slumbers in the past […]

The biggest night in UK music takes place on  Wednesday 25th February. That night is the Brit Awards 2015. Here at the Indiependent we’ve put a little guide to some of the nominees, refreshing your memory […]

The second episode in season four of Lena Dunham’s Girls follows Hannah’s attempts to settle in and make friends upon her arrival at Iowa. Whilst this episode is certainly more captivating than the series’ debut […]

I’m a seventeen-year-old with a music taste dating as far back as the early 60s, and I’ve not only come across people just like me, who genuinely appreciate and enjoy music worlds apart from their generation, I ha […]

“Hands in, defeat Ron on three! 1, 2, 3!”

Since its debut in 2009, Parks and Recreation has had a special place in the hearts of fans all over the world. As Amy Poehler recently explained so excellently, this […]

Unlike most wannabe Literature students, I didn’t get into Literature until a relatively late age. While yeah, I’d always enjoyed reading, my book collection had never strayed far beyond A Series of Unf […]

Every now and again a band comes along and changes the status quo.

People aren’t just fans of bands like this. They worship the members like a new form of religion. Such bands draw fans to venues in their […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the media works in trends. The latter end of 2014 bore witness to the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Ebola crisis, and police brutality across America, amongst many […]

Literature has the power to transport you to different times, places and worlds. But when was the last time you explored ‘the world of literature’, so to say? We are constantly bombarded by work by the likes of E […]

When I first saw ‘(500) Days Of Summer’, I felt so sorry for Summer. I felt sorry for the way she was labelled as ‘heartless’, ‘ a player’ and ‘a slag’. In this film the uncertainty, the unpredictability and the […]

To grasp the theme of this article, one only has to recall the recent and controversial episode of Question Time. The Farage vs Brand set up seemed to be predominantly to allow Question Time to increase its v […]