The Critics

Singing lessons

Spare us the social justice preaching

Wogan: heavyweight with a light touch

The absence of Terry Wogan leaves a hole in radio presenting

Music monsters

The perverted predators of pop

Sex and Sanctity

There are wonders great and small in the Raphael exhibition at the National Gallery

Can Putin’s conductor redeem himself?

Gergiev’s road to redemption

Passed-by spies

Spy show depicts the insecurity service

More than just a grumpy anti-modernist? 

It’s time we appreciated the art of Sir Alfred Munnings

Ukraine’s patriotic master

The painter Ilya Repin straddled both Ukrainian and Russian cultures

Dress rehearsal

A 2015 comedy starring Volodymyr Zelensky is now showing on Channel 4

Godunov for me

Ignoring Russian opera — and, in particular, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov — is a mistake