David RyanWhich is better: Pixar’s Soul or It’s a Wonderful Life?Disney’s latest movie is the Frank Capra classic for a lonelier age.4 min read·Dec 28, 2020----
David RyanLet’s hear it for Rumpole’s liberalismWhat would today’s puritans make of the straight-talking fictional British lawyer?5 min read·Aug 3, 2020----
David RyanJournalists comforting the afflicted? Don’t make me laughI can’t shake the guilt of the ‘death knocks’ I did in the 90s6 min read·May 10, 2020--3--3
David RyanWinston Smith and his multiple personalitiesIn 70 years, 10 very different actors have played the protagonist of George Orwell’s 1984. But will we ever see a Winston who isn’t white?6 min read·Aug 26, 2019----
David RyanMy tiny, tiny role in Elvis Costello’s life storyTwenty years before I wrote a non-fiction book, a cheeky question earned me a place in someone else’s3 min read·Aug 25, 2019----