Literature
Long-form television it is, then
The home of mid-budgeted literate films aimed at adults is no longer at the cinema
Monuments to victory and loss
This is a beautifully illustrated, handsomely printed and thorough, scholarly exposition of the triumphal arch
A classic work of unbridled joy
This is the best popular edition ever produced of one of the most amusing books in our language
The Day of the Jackal: fifty years on
Alexander Larman remembers one of the most exciting, page-turning novels ever written
Impossible things before breakfast
At the V&A the lines between madness and sanity are blurred
Boris Bunter
Is our Prime Minister the Fat Owl of the Government?
War-war leads to jaw-jaw
This is a starkly different interpretation on the proliferation of written constitutions and rams it home with cogency and panache
The joys and misery of Monica
This is not only an objective biography by a distinguished academic, it is also a warm personal memoir
Scheherazade scoops the pot
Women now dominate the literary landscape
Putting the Boot in…
David Cameron kept a copy of Evelyn Waugh’s peerless satire on his desk, but Boris Johnson’s eventful career is entirely in the Scoop mould