Jodie Whittaker
Can Ncuti Gatwa save a tired franchise?
The new Dr Who is timely, not tokenistic
Doctor Who?
To save the next generation, don’t listen to the fans
The city and its uncertain plot
Despite fascinating thematic material to work with, Murakami still makes it ploddingly dull
BoJo’s Life of Johnson
Exclusive extracts of perhaps the best autobiography by a former Conservative prime minister called Boris
Why is the BBC so obsessed with drag?
Incessant coverage of drag shows and drag queens has become something of a running joke
Hoop dreams
Football turned out to be a poor way of shirking parental duties
Don’t let it go
Communal singing is good for the soul
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Up-and-down towns
The rise and fall of English towns in the 1960s and 80s
Israel and the danger of perpetual war
Friends of Israel should be alarmed about the prospect of fighting on numerous fronts
It’s a M.A.D. world in Kubrick’s satire
A drama based around the shaky paradox of deterrence no longer feels like a dusty throwback
We should have the freedom to criticise Islam
Religious freedom entails the right to criticise a belief system as well as to adhere to it
The grand Budapest hotel
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s office gives Orbán the space to think
