And the second side is cheekily referenced on Pulp's Walker-produced song 'Bad Cover Version'.

Start with the 'Boy Child' compilation if you can get it. Most of the good stuff is on there and it's got the splendid non-album featured 'The Plague' on it too. Oh, sod it, just buy 'Scott 4' - it's sublime.

Start with the 'Boy Child' compilation if you can get it. Most of the good stuff is on there and it's got the splendid non-album featured 'The Plague' on it too. Oh, sod it, just buy 'Scott 4' - it's sublime.

I woke up 7:00 a.m. in London, heard the result on the radio, smiled, then had a nice cup of tea.

I woke up 7:00 a.m. in London, heard the result on the radio, smiled, then had a nice cup of tea.

The first second is my fave bit - what a great opener.

The first second is my fave bit - what a great opener.

The UK poster for this makes it look a generic costume drama but I've heard it's excellent. Will shift to top of queue.

The UK poster for this makes it look a generic costume drama but I've heard it's excellent. Will shift to top of queue.

A Norwegian bloke I met reckons there's loads of political allegorical stuff in there too.

A Norwegian bloke I met reckons there's loads of political allegorical stuff in there too.

I went to Paris for the weekend where I ate lots of rich food sountracked to soporific jazz. Sylvester 'Dr Who' McCoy was on the Eurostar. I guess putting the clocks back one hour GMT this weekend has caused a rip in the space time continuum and he was there to patch it up - the only possible explanation.

I went to Paris for the weekend where I ate lots of rich food sountracked to soporific jazz. Sylvester 'Dr Who' McCoy was on the Eurostar. I guess putting the clocks back one hour GMT this weekend has caused a rip in the space time continuum and he was there to patch it up - the only possible explanation.

The title sequence is surprisingly excellent though.

The title sequence is surprisingly excellent though.

I really liked it. If you're a fan of old Burton it'll be like slipping into a warm bath. Parts of it are beautiful too.

I really liked it. If you're a fan of old Burton it'll be like slipping into a warm bath. Parts of it are beautiful too.

I'm not buying it until they do a children's cover.

I'm not buying it until they do a children's cover.

Agree with Noel about Remains of the Day. It's unfairly lumped in with the books / films it so effectively critiques because of its setting.