Roger Alton

1 week ago | spectator.co.uk | Roger Alton

Leni Riefenstahl: what are we to make of her? What did she know? Often described as ‘Hitler’s favourite filmmaker’, she always claimed that she knew nothing of any atrocities. She was a naive artist, not a collaborator in a murderous regime. This documentary wants to get to the truth. But even if you’ve already made

1 week ago | spectator.com.au | Roger Alton

I’m not sure quite what Sir G. Boycott would have made of it, but the People’s Republic of Yorkshire was on its feet to applaud the People’s Republic of China. Kindred spirits brought together at the Crucible, Sheffield, for Zhao Xintong’s victory in the World Snooker Championship over poor Mark Williams, at 50 the oldest finalist ever in the tournament.

2 weeks ago | dailymail.co.uk | Roger Alton

My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner (Gallery Books £22, 210pp)He has played some very tough guys in his glittering Hollywood career has Jeremy Renner; men like the adrenaline-fuelled bomb disposal expert in the Oscar-laden The Hurt Locker or the tough but deeply loyal bank robber in The Town, for which he was Oscar nominated again. He was even heir to the Jason Bourne franchise in the The Bourne Legacy. But it’s not just on the big screen. Renner is the toughest of men in real life too.

3 weeks ago | spectator.com.au | Roger Alton

It’s that time of the year again in football when the Championship sweeps all before it: it’s full of joy and life with packed houses, goals, drama and uncertain outcomes. It’s stacked with great names: Leeds, Burnley, Sunderland, Coventry, Blackburn, Norwich, Preston, Derby (take your pick). It’s where Coventry vs Middlesbrough on the last day of the season should be a big, big match.

3 weeks ago | spectator.co.uk | Roger Alton

It’s that time of the year again in football when the Championship sweeps all before it: it’s full of joy and life with packed houses, goals, drama and uncertain outcomes. It’s stacked with great names: Leeds, Burnley, Sunderland, Coventry, Blackburn, Norwich, Preston, Derby (take your pick). It’s where Coventry vs Middlesbrough on the last day of the season should be a big, big match.