Haunting Ghosts
Two timely dramatisations of espionage in the Middle East
Paper trail
Thrillers from Finland to Afghanistan
Summer viewing
Top television recommendations for the summer from Adam LeBor
Diamond geezers in Antwerp
From crime dramas to political thrillers, Adam LeBor reviews television from across the world
TV crime spree
From Washington to Belfast via a conspiracy thriller, Adam LeBor reviews the latest television drama.
Risky liasons
From Syria to Spain
Tokyo story
An American takes on the Yakuza 84
Chaos captivates
The newest season of Fauda is the most complex and thus the most satisfying so far
Boats and bombs
A Netflix winner, a Netflix disappointment and a classic American hero on Amazon Prime
Killer thrillers
The creators of Gangs of London could learn a lot from SAS Rogue Heroes
The ugly rise of antisemitism
We have to be prepared for the spread of hate
The limits of academic freedom
What do we mean by “freedom” and what do we mean by “academic”?
Notes of promise
Bruce Liu: Waves (Deutsche Grammophon)
Silent night
The agony of global Christianity goes unheard in the West
Art is not all about you
It is not elitist to expect audiences to be quiet
The eyes of the law
The argument over VAR remains unsettled
The music of the Bard
A great tradition of Shakespearean songs have been all but forgotten
Inn decline
There is an iconoclastic assault on the British pub — we need a campaign for real inn signs
Become ungovernable (civil service edition)
Welcome to Britain, the country where nothing gets done
Is charging VAT on private schools a vote loser?
Whether a policy is wise and whether it is unpopular are different questions
Lucky numbers
In football, a number is more than just a number
