“We did everything we could”
This book offers an insider’s account of the extraordinary (in)decision-making among Johnson’s team during the most tumultuous year in modern history
Mission Accomplished
Finley Harnett reviews the BBC’s Once Upon a Time in Iraq
In Darwin’s dreamland
A two-year stint on an island in Lake Victoria makes for a poignant and memorable memoir
The Critic Books Podcast: The Golden Rule
In discussion with novelist Amanda Craig about her latest book
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
Pärt, Poulenc, Stravinsky (BR Klassik)
This is a brilliant concert of three sacred works
Don’t trust the myths of biology
Being a woman has absolutely nothing to do with tits
Going nuts in May
There is no dish that is not improved by hazelnuts
Singing Shane’s praises
A man with an appetite for victory, and everything else too
The birds and the beef
Far from being an ecological enemy, cattle-grazing encourages natural diversity and helps in the battle to save some of our most endangered species
Wogan: heavyweight with a light touch
The absence of Terry Wogan leaves a hole in radio presenting
The joys of getting down with the grandkids
Campaigners for inter-generational justice miss the mark
Such sweet sorrow
Lent is an ideal time to take pleasure in a gentle, contemplative and very English strand of musical melancholia