George Martin
Are the Beatles still underrated?
If Lennon and McCartney had never met, Britain would have been more boring and less colourful
The myth of Abbey Road
Abbey Road is less a cornerstone of the Beatles’ legend than its tombstone
Much more than mere child’s play
Children’s literature is the platform on which everything else is built
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
Should you really admit to regretting having kids?
Lamenting parenthood creates a psychological trap
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
The problem with EDI
Equality, diversity and inclusion policies are constraining free thought and dividing people
Life amid the ruins
Any captured, destroyed city, offers the same problems for the new owners
Dancing with Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartets, vol.2 (Chandos)
Royals in an online age
Can the royal mystique survive the glare of modern media?
Eric Fogey
Dr Fogey genuinely does believe that virtually every enlightened measure of the past 200 years was a mistake
Ozi the Orangutan is no Winnie-the-Pooh
A misguided attack on palm oil production is enough to make you facepalm
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse