Johnson’s better angel takes flight
Munira Mirza was the Prime Minister’s indispensable foil
Grim up north
Two new Nordic dramas reveal a darker side to Scandi paradise
Forgotten films
Streaming services contain a wealth of overlooked foreign-language war stories
Final frontiers
Adam LeBor on two TV series that are set in border regions, that feature engaging female characters and that are beautifully filmed
The American who let the Nazis rebuild Germany
John McCloy freed Hitler’s favourite industrialists. Their firms still dominate the country’s economy
9/11 confidential
This 9/11 documentary gained extraordinary access to the key decision makers, deploying the material with skill and confidence
Thirty years on: blood and hatred in the Balkans
Adam LeBor recalls terror and surreal moments of calm in Eastern Europe
Press Gang
Croatia’s war runs like a dark thread through the excellent series ‘The Paper’
A widow’s might
The Widow is intelligent television that probes the dark side of the international aid industry
Match of the dull
How Match of the Day needs modernising