Putin makes his move

The current crisis on the Ukraine border is pivotal to the future of the world order says Daniel Steedman from Monash University. In a high stakes game, Putin is testing both the mettle of the West and the integrity of the European Union – and China is watching with interest – all against a backdrop of nuclear weapons. Hear and

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Film review: ‘COLD WAR’ by Nick Gardener from ‘Built For Speed”

Anyone who saw Pawel Pawlikowski’s magnificent 2012 film Ida would be eagerly awaiting his latest release, Cold War and they definitely won’t be disappointed. Pawlikowski’s film’s pay obvious homage to new wave Polish cinema of the 1950’s but still have a wonderfully distinct style and tone with their stunning black and white cinematography and exquisite images contrasted with flawed, even

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What’s on ‘Built For Speed’ Friday 21st December 2018

You’re tired, stressed, grumpy…it must be Christmas time.  The only way to deal with the Christmas frenzy is to listen to the ‘Built For Speed’ Christmas special this Friday on 88.3 Southern FM.  We’ll play our favourite Christmas tunes – you won’t believe some of the artists who have recorded Christmas songs – and we’ll review the much talked about

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Film review: BRIDGE OF SPIES, from ‘Built For Speed’

Steven Spielberg has a penchant for making films about quiet, steely, morally upstanding men who defy authorities to effect vital change in society. He eloquently explored this type of character in the Schindler’s List and Lincoln and he addresses a similar theme in the impressive if not utterly compelling Cold War drama Bridge Of Spies. The film tells the surprising

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