Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Author: Colin Serjent
A-Z of St Helens – Places – People – History
Colin Serjent reviews the book A-Z of St Helens by local author Sue Gerrard who reveals the history behind St Helens, its streets and buildings.
The Archaeology of Merseyside in 20 Digs
Colin Serjent reviews the book, The Archaeology of Merseyside in 20 Digs, written by Liz Stewart and Vanessa Oakden who explore the stories of Merseyside’s past from mesolithic to modern times.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
A-Z of The Wirral: Places-People-History
Colin Serjent reviews the book by Les Jones, A-Z of The Wirral: Places-People-History, which delves into the history of the peninsula highlighting well-known landmarks and famous residents and its hidden places of interest.
The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert, the film of the concert on the roof of Apple Corps on January 30th, 1969, showing at Picturehouse, Liverpool.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Cow (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews Cow, the documentary film directed by Andrea Arnold which follows the daily life of a Holstein dairy cow called Luma.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Liverpool: The Postcard Collection
Colin Serjent reviews the book by Alan Spree, Liverpool: The Postcard Collection, which showcases a selection of beautiful old postcards from the late nineteenth century to the 1940s.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
The Truffle Hunters (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews the documentary The Truffle Hunters, filmed over a three year period in the Piedmont region in north western Italy it follows the elderly men and their dogs who make a living from harvesting the rare Alba Truffle.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Gunda (PG)
Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film Gunda made by Russian director Victor Kossakovsky which follows the daily life of a pig with its litter and its farm animal companions.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Birkenhead Reflections
Colin Serjent reviews Birkenhead Reflections, the new book by Ian Collard, where historic and modern images are merged to show the changes in Birkenhead through the decades.
News from FACT and Metal
Metal have announced the launch of Shift, a sustainability network for cultural organisations, and the Picturehouse Cinema at FACT reopened on 19th May.
Nature Snippets
A round-up of environmental news that’s been overlooked recently.
Wallasey History Tour
Colin Serjent reviews the book Wallasey History Tour, written by Ian Collard who shows how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the years.
Speke History Tour
Colin Serjent reviews the book Speke History Tour in which writer David Paul guides us around its well-known streets and buildings as well as exploring its hidden corners.
Secret Wirral
Colin Serjent reviews the book written by Les Jones, Secret Wirral, which tells many lesser-known stories of this exceptional peninsula.
Woolton History Tour
Colin Serjent reviews the book by David Paul, Woolton History Tour, which shows at how its famous landmarks used to look and how they have changed over the years.
Ferocious Love
Colin Serjent reviews the new audio-visual installation by Mikhail Karikis, Ferocious Love, on at the Tate Liverpool until 22nd November.
Birds in Back Gardens
Colin Serjent reports on how feeding up our feathered friends has helped boost their numbers.
Parts of Lake District to Become Car-free
Colin Serjent reports that plans to restrict cars in the Lake District were underway long before lock-down restrictions were imposed.
Silence is Golden
Colin Serjent turns up the volume on a much heard but little discussed issue: noise-pollution.
Green Snippets
Colin Serjent brings us some environmental news stories – good and bad – from around the world.
The Lighthouse (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film The Lighthouse, directed by Robert Eggers and screening at Picturehouse.
1917 (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the First World War film directed by Sam Mendes, 1917, showing at Picturehouse.
La Belle Epoque (The Good Times) (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film La Belle Epoque, directed and written by Nicolas Bedos and showing at Picturehouse from 22nd November.
Sefton: The Postcard Collection
Colin Serjent reviews the book by Hugh Hollinghurst, Sefton: The Postcard Collection which looks at the history of Sefton through a collection of 170 postcards.
Bait (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film Bait, directed by Mark Jenkin and shot on a 16mm camera using black and white Kodak film.
Ad Astra (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews the new science fiction film directed by James Gray, Ad Astra, showing at Picturehouse from 20th September.
For Sama (18)
Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film For Sama, which tells the story of 26-year old female Syrian filmmaker Waad al-Kateab who filmed her life through five years of the uprising in Aleppo.
Pain and Glory (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the new Pedro Almodovar film Pain and Glory, showing at Picturehouse and starring Antonio Banderas as a film director looking back at his life.
Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love, the documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield about the love story between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen.
Varda by Agnès (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film Varda by Agnès in which the pioneer of the French New Wave, Agnes Varda, looks back at her own career.
Apollo 11 (U)
Colin Serjent reviews the documentary film Apollo 11, which marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon launch, showing at Picturehouse from 21st June.
Africa Oye 2019
Colin Serjent and his camera visited Africa Oye, the UK’s biggest live festival of African music and culture, which took place in Sefton Park over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June.
Woman At War (12A)
Colin Serjent reviews the Icelandic film Woman At War, showing at Picturehouse from 3rd May.
Into The Detail
Colin Serjent reviews Into The Detail, the photography exhibition by Simon Banks, on at the Arts Hub 47 Gallery on Lark Lane until 12th May.
Everybody Knows (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film Everybody Knows, directed by Asghar Farhadi, starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem and screening at Picturehouse.
Border (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the Swedish film Border, directed by Ali Abbasi and showing at Picturehouse till 14th March.
Capernaum (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the Lebanese film Capernaum, directed by Nadine Labaki and screening at Picturehouse from 22nd February.
Burning (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the South Korean film directed by Lee Chang-Dong, Burning, showing at Picturehouse.
Liverpool’s Military Heritage
Colin Serjent reviews the book Liverpool’s Military Heritage, written by local author Ken Pye and published by Amberley Publishing.
Southport: The Postcard Collection
Colin Serjent reviews the book Southport: The Postcard Collection, written by Hugh Hollinghurst and with over 180 postcards included going back to the golden age of the postcard.
Black 47 (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film Black 47, directed by Lance Daly and set in Ireland during the Great Famine.
Faces Places (12)
Colin Serjent reviews Faces Places, the documentary film directed by Agnes Varda and French installation artist and photographer JR, showing at Picturehouse till 27th September.
Lucky (15)
Colin Serjent reviews the film Lucky about the spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist, starring the late Harry Dean Stanton.