Mark Gatiss
The greats’ Dane
The story of Burton and Gielgud’s famed Broadway production of Hamlet has been turned into a West End play
Joe Biden needs a Reagan moment
It is time not just for strong words but for serious demands
Disbanding St John’s Voices would be cultural vandalism
Modern bureaucrats should leave our choirs alone
Why Reform is rubbish
Its top-heavy structure and patchy talent mean it cannot seize a massive opportunity
Alcohol and Islam
An English novelist travels the Muslim world in search of a drink
Scary cute
CUTE, a new exhibition at Somerset House is a deliciously unsettling stroll down the uncanny valley
This England
We should celebrate the glorious wartime cinematic masterpiece that Churchill wanted to ban
Irish politicians have lost touch with the people
The failed “modernisation” of the Constitution may not be a one-off failure for Irish liberals
Beethoven: Nine symphonies+ (Decca)
This Beethoven gift set is not for Christmas. It is for life
Left and right hooks
Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak exchanged sloppy blows as Lee Anderson found a warm welcome in the stands
The never-ending question
Jonathan Gullis may still be in the middle of his parliamentary question