Alfred Hitchcock
The men with the megaphone
A new history of movie directors is full of insight, felicitous phrases and subtle put-downs
Kirk Douglas and cancel culture
Do we believe all stories as true, or presume innocence until proven guilty?
Covid amnesty for everyone but the politicians
MPs made their bed, but that doesn’t mean we have to lie in it
Reynaldo Hahn: Poèmes & Valses (Hyperion)
This unfamiliar collection is the most enjoyable piano album of the year so far
Why nuclear abolition should fail
The harsh reality is that the nuclear revolution is irreversible and makes major wars significantly less likely
Supporting multiculturalism is the natural conservative position
Attacking it attacks the very essence of Britishness
The remarkable poise of Allison Bailey
Bailey has shown the strength of her character in the courtroom
Clearly raising the tone
What makes the perfect radio voice?
Let’s appreciate Wagner for Wagner
Politics and historical commentary aside, Lohengrin is currently on at Covent Garden
Broad horizons
Libraries are now much less about places to house books as places for people to work
New Labour, new danger?
25 years on from the 1997 election
The German Reformation
Professor Jeremy Black discusses the effect that Martin Luther and the Reformation had on the German lands in the sixteenth century