The Critics

What is the direction of theatre for the next season?

Amongst the dearth of decent BBC Radio content, “Start the Week” is outstanding

Swift’s latest project is even more interesting than the imaginary motherhood album she pinned her hopes on

Over these past months, one has lost count of the number of humble showbiz folk selflessly going to the trouble of taking photos/videos of themselves being jabbed

What the opening of the Edo Museum of West African Art means for the potential restitution of 2,807 historical bronze artefacts

Christopher Silvester on a documentary with a solely animalistic cast

Anne McElvoy on how LBC branch out into podcasting and American podcasters bid for their share of British ears

How Match of the Day needs modernising

Norman Lebrecht on how Marion von Weber was both interesting and important to Mahler’s emergence

Director Betrand Tavernier was able to admire both blacklisted directors and those who named names