What the Dickens
Spin-offs are all very well, but can’t we have the real thing?
Between the cerebral and the warm
University Challenge host Bamber Gascoigne was the quintessential Englishman
Sock it to ‘em
Omicron-cancelled events and surprised marionettes
Blackwell’s: an undesirable new chapter?
The sale of the bookshop is not a good omen for the book industry
What might have been: an alternative Boris interview
Extreme wealth, Netflix fame, and a completed Shakespeare biography
A fond farewell to Barry Cryer
His death is a loss for the English comic tradition
All mouth, no trousers?
Kenneth Branagh does seem to like taking his clothes off
The rise of meta-horror
In 2022, a new Scream film must face down more than monsters
Chamberlain’s fictional rehabilitation
Netflix’s sympathetic take on the great appeaser is ultimately unconvincing
Man’s best friend
Eric Gill was an awful man — but that doesn’t make his art any less brilliant
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Tragedy, comedy and an Italian parable
Three great novels capture a moment of change for society
Murders for October
Tales from the gothic to the macabre
Franco-Irish vigour
Augusta Holmès: Symphonic poems (CPO)
Ireland’s forgotten wine history
Put down that pint glass and reach for a bottle
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Getting the creeps
How should we cope with the unsettling in everyday life?
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
How the Tories can win again
The new leader of the Conservatives must reach an important, ignored sector
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
