On Radio
Palin was a rare Radio 4 treat
The triumph of Michael Palin’s Book of the Week and the tragedy of Radio 4 comedy
Spotlight on the Black Country
BBC on the Black Country and on the passing of Michael Parkinson
Not having a gay old time
On BBC radio’s preoccupation with Americans and identity politics.
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
Two essays in excellence
The BBC at its best on Shakespeare, and remembering Barry Humphries.
Multiple moans from the get-go
The americanisation of the BBC
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
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
Lily Phillips and the importance of feeling
We must remain sensitive to unspoken pain
Who are the Scottish Conservatives?
The election of Russell Findlay to lead the Scottish Conservatives reveals a party that doesn’t know what it stands for
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
A Soviet revelation
David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs)
No average Joe
“He looked like the Milkybar Kid but played like Clint Eastwood”
The empty road to serfdom
“Vision Zero” is a tyrannical anti-driving dream
America will be fine
The American system is far more resilient than it looks
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Taking the liberal mask off prohibition
The case for the Tobacco and Vapes Bill is morally and economically unsound
