Author: Ben Dolbear


  • Spike Lee Wades in on New Oscars Race Debate

    The new year is upon us, and with the beginning of 2019 comes fresh anticipation for the biggest night in film, the 91st installment of the Oscars. For almost a century, the Academy Awards, a collection of twenty-four trophies for artistic and technical excellence in the film industry, has provided movie lovers everywhere an opportunity […]

  • Musicals: The Immortal Cultural Phenomenon

    Is it true that the show will always go on? Ben argues for the cultural immortality of musical theatre.

  • Review: Private Parts Live

    Ben reviews as the hit comedy podcast Private Parts makes its way to the Nuffield Theatre.

  • Review: Have I Got News For You (Series 56, Episode 1)

    Is fifty-six series’ a good time to call it a day? Ben Dolbear exhumes HIGNFY’s corpse.

  • Review: The Greatest Freshers’ Ball 2018

    Ben Dolbear finds out if The Greatest Freshers’ Ball was really that great

  • Review: Cher – Dancing Queen

    The renowned pop star has taken on some of ABBA’s greatest hits in her latest album.