The Critics

It is a satire of modern vanities, not a screw-up

The end of BBC Four is a death sentence for BBC Orchestras and the Proms alike

How can Britney establish a version of her success without the horrors that became integral to it?

There is an infinite number of ways of conning collectors, investors and even institutions too

Beth Steel’s House of Shades is a confident new nod to the tradition of multi-generation family sagas

Good art doesn’t have to be politically correct

How a modernist bogeyman became an Old Master

Tales of lives lived well, or disgracefully, are always interesting, but what makes a good obit?

Research and authenticity are at the centre of these two series

The biggest symphony orchestras are in need of music directors: but who’s in the running for the top spot?