Welcome to The Last Dam Word from the Review team at The Beaver, a Beaver Sound creation! We’ll be coming to you at the end of each month to chat about the good, the bad and ugly of arts and culture.
For January we rave about 1917, debate short stories vs novels, and discuss who’s been snubbed from award season! Our presenters are Zehra Jafree, Amber Iglesia, Molly Horner !
Edited and produced by Yasmina O’Sullivan.
Illustration by Raphaelle Camarcat .
Music by Ash Layo .
A review of LSE alum John Kirkaldy’s newest book that touches upon the struggles of life with an optimistic and light-hearted outlook with countless moments of hilarity.
A review of the stylised documentary by Pavel Talakin of the militarization of Russian schools following the war against Ukraine from the perspective of a school events coordinator at a primary school in Karabash
A review of the annual celebration of the UK’s greatest independent music and art spots
A review of the new movie adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, ‘The Long Walk’
Willow explores how Keir Starmer’s vague promise of “change” turned an electoral victory into a governing problem.
