On Television
Chaos captivates
The newest season of Fauda is the most complex and thus the most satisfying so far
Boats and bombs
A Netflix winner, a Netflix disappointment and a classic American hero on Amazon Prime
Killer thrillers
The creators of Gangs of London could learn a lot from SAS Rogue Heroes
Ends of empires
Two compulsive, immersive and vivid end-of-empire series
Eastern promise
Three worthy TV shows now streaming that allow you to zip around the world with a few clicks
Mining the past
There is a deep appetite among Britain’s television audience for dramas that tackle complicated social issues
In defence of the Netflix Persuasion
It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up
Spook and crook
Research and authenticity are at the centre of these two series
Class viewing
The contrast between the lives of the boxers in “Fight School” and those portrayed in “Anatomy of A Scandal” could not be sharper
Passed-by spies
Spy show depicts the insecurity service
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
Israel, the ICJ and the plausibility of genocide
Commentators are misunderstanding the provisional measures of the International Court of Justice
An intelligent book on AI? Very nearly
The threat from AI comes from humans placing too much faith in complex but fallible systems
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
October letters
Misquoting Shakespeare and a rounded sense of humour
Trump’s first gambit fails
The Republican candidate was not as effective on the debate stage as he anticipated
Kemi Badenoch’s “ming vase” must be shattered
The Conservative candidate should not be allowed to escape scrutiny
Perfect victims and a tale of two films
Don’t idealise victims — listen to them
Why Twitter needs the libs
Strange as it sounds, we will miss them if they go
Graduation blues
On the sad decline of the British university
In the city
From the suburbs to the estates
