The outstanding Offenburg String Trio play a gripping compilation of some of the most richly coloured and painfully consequential music you are ever likely to hear

The former director of the British School at Athens, who died last month at the age of 103, had a productivity in his old age that was both rare and admirable

Nigel Jones, a chastened practitioner of writing biographies, warns that writing someone’s life can be a dangerous venture

While living in a world of constant confusion, at least we can have some idea about how a person might behave depending on which country they are from

Dan Blumenthal’s new book wants us to be pessimistic, realistic, and proactive

If in doubt while perusing a strange wine list, choose a bottle from France’s red wine powerhouse

Legislation on maternity leave is now drafted to apply to “a person” not “a woman” who is a mother

Jeremy Black discusses with Graham Stewart France’s historical inheritance

The desire to formalise and stiffen the way we talk to each other in the name of inclusivity is a worrying trend

China’s leaders are growing impatient as they seek to shape world opinion