Dorian Gray
Snook dazzles as Dorian Gray
Wilde’s preoccupation with beauty and artifice brings a sassy Victorian immorality tale into our own times
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
Donald Trump and the age of sovereign internationalism
We are entering a new age of great power competition
A captivating northern star
If Lise Davidsen sneezes, the opera world shuts down
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Shades of Gray
Never underestimate the mysterious yet powerful Sue Gray
The Bard at Christmas
It is impossible to appreciate Shakespeare without acknowledging his Christian foundations
An Oxford arriviste
Shades of Brideshead and Saltburn at an unconvincing “classy” Oxford restaurant
How Britain has imported Bangladeshi politics
A failure to take immigration and integration seriously means that Britain has to deal with other nation’s problems
Not a relaunch
Is that a PLAN FOR CHANGE in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation