All articles by: Stephen Kelly
The sinister attraction of the nation’s spooks
Published: July 14, 2016
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Black Door: Spies, Secret Intelligence and British Prime Ministers by Richard J Aldrich and Rory Cormac William Collins £30 All Prime Ministers, whether they like it or not, have …
Hard times of Old England
Published: February 19, 2016
Written by Stephen Kelly
Telling It Like It Was edited by Anthea Boulton and Veronica Whymant Dale Historical Monographs £14.95
The secret life of a great champion
Published: February 5, 2016
Written by Stephen Kelly
A Man’s World: The Double Life of Emile Griffith by Donald McRae (Simon and Shuster, £20)
Winning elections can’t always save a waning reputation
Published: January 8, 2016
Written by Stephen Kelly
British Conservative Leaders, edited by Charles Clarke and Toby S James, Tim Bale and Patrick Diamond; British Labour Leaders, edited by Charles Clarke and Toby S James; and British Liberal …
The restless life of a 20th century renaissance man
Published: September 11, 2015
Written by Stephen Kelly
A Very Private Celebrity: The Nine Lives of John Freeman by Hugh Purcell (Robson Press, £25)
Fascinating perspectives on the Spanish Civil War
Published: May 15, 2015
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Last Stalinist: The Life of Santiago Carrillo by Paul Preston (William Collins, £30) Hell and Good Company: The Spanish Civil War and the World It Made by Richard Rhodes …
Remembering the Fifties
Published: April 3, 2015
Written by Stephen Kelly
Quite A Good Time To Be Born by David Lodge (Harvill Secker, £25)
Glorious return
Published: April 6, 2014
Written by Stephen Kelly
Twelfth Night Liverpool Everyman
Spaghetti Western
Published: March 27, 2014
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Girl of the Golden West The Lowry, Manchester
Political visionary sang and suffered for beliefs
Published: February 9, 2014
Written by Stephen Kelly
Paul Robeson: A Watched Man by Jordan Goodman Verso, £20
Lions led by donkeys
Published: November 19, 2013
Written by Stephen Kelly
1914 by Allan Mallinson Bantam Press, £25
Miller’s crossing
Published: October 22, 2013
Written by Stephen Kelly
All My Sons Royal Exchange, Manchester
The horror of Hillsborough: finally, after 23 years, the truth
Published: September 22, 2012
Written by Stephen Kelly
Revelations of corruption and cover-up must be just the start of getting justice for the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives, writes Steve Kelly
Moving fast and everything looks great
Published: July 23, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
Tour de France ITV 4
Their subject is war and the truth of war
Published: June 24, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
The War Correspondent War Museum North, Manchester
Red Rosa, ‘My Bobo’ and love amid the radical rhetoric
Published: June 19, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Letters of Rosa Luxemburg Verso, £25.9
Bride and gloom – with no great escape
Published: May 13, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Unofficial Royal Wedding,Channel 4
Education double talk from these two-faced Lib Dems
Published: April 22, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
No one north of the border should be fooled by promises of free university tuition from Nick Clegg’s party, says Stephen Kelly
Five decades of great drama for the people
Published: March 25, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
Liverpool Everyman
Compelling drama is outside comfort zone
Published: February 25, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
The Promise Channel 4
Internet scores, Sky and BBC caught offside
Published: February 11, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
It’s official; the football transfer deadline day is now a major media event.
You can’t see the joint in undramatic origin
Published: January 16, 2011
Written by Stephen Kelly
Eric and Ernie BBC 1 Toast BBC 1 The Royle Family BBC 1