Multiple moans from the get-go
The americanisation of the BBC
England’s polymath of the piano
Greatness does not always declare itself in torrents of Slavic emotion or Germanic intellectualism
Radio 2 is now beyond my Ken
What used to work, and what listeners enjoyed, is no longer the most important consideration for the decision-makers in Radio
Lost in the Moral Maze
What is kindness, and is it the highest of virtues?
Bragg shows what is possible
A show worth the licence fee by itself
Wanted: patron of high culture
Someone save Radio 3
Sack the lot at rotten Radio 3
BBC Radio 3 is drowning in a puddle of self-willed mediocrity
An American’s excellent essays
A set of fine programmes on the American bohemians who brought to life a great city on the cusp of significant change
When Great Lives grates
Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
How dark can humour be?
Laughter — even laughter about morbid things — is part of what makes us human
Who’s ready for the Equality Levy?
Birmingham’s bankruptcy is a portrait of Britain’s future
The art of Caspar David Friedrich
In our brave new world of modern art, there’s a growing appetite for celebrating the mystery of the natural world
The true lie of the land
Landowners are reviled as enemies of the environment by the Jacobins of the green movement but these Poundland Robespierres are simply blinded by prejudice
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar
The public health fanatics have a new enemy in their sights
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
Well, well, well
The amazing discovery of a thousand Orvieto pots in a water shaft
Jonathan Glazer’s speech was an affirmation of Jewishness
Critics who accuse him of denying his identity have things backwards
The age of the news influencer
TikTok reveals a broader existential crisis facing the media and our consumption of the news
