On Radio
The faltering heart of the BBC
Amongst the dearth of decent BBC Radio content, “Start the Week” is outstanding
A series of sharp transactions
Anne McElvoy on how LBC branch out into podcasting and American podcasters bid for their share of British ears
Elusive quest for impartiality
I would cavil at the curse of the presenter monologue, tending to sway the audience one way or the other, reveals Anne McElvoy
War on Nazis in Oz and in the air
LeBor reviews Our Dad the Nazi Killer and Masters of the Air
Playfulness and tedium
Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
Singers have a voice, too
Study of the Western canon is often reduced to a politicised debate: power and patronage versus individual genius. The truth is far more complex
Musical no man’s lands
Two violin concertos fail to inspire
No joke
Scotland’s Hate Crime Act is absurd, but nobody’s laughing
When youth becomes period drama
The stakes feel very high when our younger years become the stuff of popular entertainment
Having a bad Bey
If you’re going to jettison the essence of the song, why even bother?
Keep your shirt on
Don your white shirt with a flash of scarlet à la the fashion bitches
The secrets of familial suffering
Recovering from the burden of generational pain can be a private act
Can criminals be judges?
Freemasons, extremists, even members of the Garrick Club can be appointed to the bench
Alan Bates Britain
The case for dramatising every national scandal
