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Back to the future
The new Great British Railways should abolish the garish sweet shop designs of today’s trains and look to the glorious liveries of the past
The human rights era failed us
More than 70 years into the human rights era, the world is no more peaceful or tolerant
Resurrecting the great British sitcom
We are getting dangerously close to saying British sitcom itself should be off limits
Black Spartacus
The winner of the Wolfson Prize for History significantly advances neither our knowledge of Toussaint Louverture nor Haiti
A return to Lord’s
Two years on from the gripping World Cup Final, there are few pops and bangs this year at Lord’s
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves at 30
Is this 1991 blockbuster an underrated masterpiece or kitsch nonsense?
Making love to the camera
Tory MPs are astonished to discover that CCTV exists
Not everything is racist
Anita Rani’s accusations only stack up when you realise she’s got a book out
Catholic tastes
Christopher Silvester on films of faith and the canonisation of three children’s divine visions
The decline of the quality press
Frequent hyperbole means the media would struggle to describe a genuine disaster