Nik Kershaw talks about the new album EI8HT, politics, pop lyrics and how 1980s pop stars thought they were saving the world.

“Back in the day a lot of us took ourselves way too seriously. But we were encouraged to. We were saving the planet with Live Aid, weren’t we? We had this ridiculous sense of self-importance, and it was difficult not to take yourself seriously.”

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Sassy, sexy and funny, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is the story of gold-digger Loreli Lee in the booming 1950s.

“Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a film about glamour, music, money, love and power. It is superb comedy and is carried by two exceptional movie stars.”

1925-2012.

Gore Vidal, one of America’s greatest writers, died on July 31 at the age of 86.

“Over the course of sixty-six years Vidal published twenty-nine novels (five under pseudonyms), four memoirs (one disguised as an extended essay, Screening History [1992]), and countless essays as well as plays for television, stage & cinema.”

Alp Haydar reveals the life of his mother, Sharia Law!

The back story of Sharia Law, who meets her match in the BNP member Sandra.

How Turing’s Ideas Were Borne From Death.

The love of Alan Turing for Christopher Morcom shaped his career. Morcom’s death changed how Turing thought about the possibilities of mathematics and the place of the spirit in it.

“After the loss for Morcom, Turing started to puzzle out the nature of mind and spirit, and its relationship with the physical machine, the body. It was this creative leap that drove his career.”

Suicide, Accident or Murder?

When Alan Turing died in June 1954, the coroner ruled that it was suicide, and no further investigation was undertaken. That conclusion, nevertheless, does not square with the facts.

“There was no cover up because no one was asking questions. The significance of Turing’s work, and his position on the political chessboard, was hidden under a veil of secrecy.”

Science Museum, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DD • June 21, 2012 – July 31, 2013

The Science Museum’s contribution to the Turing centenary, the exhibition Codebreaker – Alan Turing’s Life and Legacy, is a first rate insight into his work.

“Codebreaker is an astutely thought-out tribute to mark the centenary of Alan Turing’s birth on June 23.”

An Interview with Stonewall’s External Affairs Officer.

An interview with Richard Lane, the External Affairs Officer at Stonewall, about the Protection of Freedoms Act, 2012. Men who have convictions for sexual activities that are now legal can apply to have them erased.

“There are cases of people in their 30s and early 40s who have convictions on the records. It’s stopping them applying for jobs, and in later life stopping them applying to help out with charities and voluntary groups.”

The Story of the Turing Pardon, Part Two.

A look at the petition to pardon Turing for ‘gross indecency’, as well as the social and historical significance of the pardon.

“This is the official Turing Centenary and so it is the ideal time to take a stand against obsolete ideas about homosexuality, and to honour one of the most important and pivotal figures in British history..”

A Genius Martyred.

A look at the circumstances that led to Turing’s criminal conviction for homosexual conduct in 1952, and his death in 1954

“Alan Turing’s work on cracking Enigma, and building a computer designed to play a part in the development of a British atomic bomb, was not part of the record. He was branded a “security risk” and duly sacrificed.”