An illustration by Charles Keeping for The Golden Shadow.
• At the BFI: Alex Ramon selects 10 great British TV shows of 1976. (And 50 years ago the American term “shows” was most often applied to the variety format. We would have called these “programmes”.)
• Illustrations by Charles Keeping for The Golden Shadow (1973), a retelling of Greek myths and legends by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen.
• All The Devils are here: Ken Russell’s controversial masterpiece will return to cinemas in its restored, definitive form in October.
• The Strange World of…The Cramps. Related: The Cramps on The Tube 1986, full 20-minute performance unedited.
• New music: Olùsìn (Worshippers) by Ibukun Sunday; The Will of Tongues by Sarah Davachi.
• In a previously unavailable performance, Can play Halleluhwah on Beat-Club in 1971.
• The first Polish Culture UK Podcast is an introduction to Żuławski’s cinema.
• Mix of the week is DreamScenes – August 2026 at Ambientblog.
• Steven Heller’s font of the month is Zinkraft.
• The Geologic Atlas of the Moon.
• Golden Hair (1970) by Syd Barrett | The Golden Vibe (Alternative Mix) (1977) by Steve Hillage | Golden Ball (1993) by Stereolab