The gay anti-Nazi brotherhood
In recognising the threat Hitler posed and swimming against the tide of public opinion, the glamour boys defied the stereotypes
Gothic staging
The Turn of the Screw, Coliseum
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Booze or muse?
Composers have been no slouches when it comes to the sauce
Some picture-perfect restorations
What we were seeing looked as good as it would have at its premiere
Going Rogue
An interesting if unappealingly illustrated reassessment of a neglected style
The future that never came
Post-war London was saved from a modernist masterplan
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Borientalism
Madama Butterfly, Opera Ballet Flanders, Antwerp
Dissertations and their discontents
PhD funding is a valid subject for debate but social media mobs are not the answer
The year in military history
2024 has been a rewarding year for lovers of books and history
Techno, bombs, and babushkas
A month travelling across Ukraine
