Desert Island Disc
Bragg shows what is possible
A show worth the licence fee by itself
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
How religion shapes football fandom
The meaning of football is intertwined with the meaning of faith
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
The malicious and the mad
Two recent productions offer two different perspectives on dark sides of masculinity
Pärtly good
Arvo Pärt: 4 symphonies (Chandos)
The tyranny of memes
Modern would-be assassins are products of the internet
We can restrict doctors’ strikes
Well-paid doctors should not be allowed to endanger patients uninhibited
A memo crying in the wilderness
Why does the Church of England now sound like an HR department?
The mirage of majesty
Royal charm cannot disguise Britain’s shrinking power in a transactional world
A frozen war?
The US should put stubbornness aside and end the conflict with Iran
Dining in a different world
Transported by a restored institution
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Manchesterism is dead in the water
Andy Burnham already appears to have abandoned hope for meaningful change
The case for coal
We need more energy, quickly, and where else to get it from?