It’s strange, though, that despite our collective obsession with linking culture and economic depression ... Rivals is pure horny escapism. Alex Hassell takes his clothes off, and smoulders ...

As country faces continuing joblessness, people are choosing to hide the embarrassment of unemployment from their loved ones ...

People needed a distraction to help them cope with the effects of the Depression so they turned ... while also offering a sense of escapism. The radio, or wireless, appeared in 1922, but soon ...