Radio
All gone to look for America
The show is a mishmash, in need of some pruning and a sharper edge
The tragedy of Radio 3
The centenary “celebration” of the BBC Singers summed up everything that has gone wrong
Communication breakdown
Young journalists will learn nothing from this drivel
This was a bad start to the week
More work for the BBC pronunciation unit
Word pictures at a gallery
Paintings are appreciated best when there are few people around to spoil the view
Against the relegation of Record Review
Why is Radio 3 mistreating one of its greatest assets?
Great Lives — great, The Essay — awful
Radio 3 maintains its course towards self-destruction
A left-wing Limbaugh
James O’Brien has become a part of what he loathes
Spotlight on the Black Country
BBC on the Black Country and on the passing of Michael Parkinson
Remembering an unfashionable writer
BBC Radio 4 attempts to resurrect fallen literary figures.
A nuclear nothing?
Is Russia’s new nuclear doctrine hot air, or an explosive new factor in world affairs?
Is “progressive realism” either?
Weighing up the rights and wrongs of the Lammy Doctrine
A book about nothing
A new collection from Adrian Chiles is certainly curious
The stress myth
Your emotions are not an illness
The problem with petty scandals
They distract us from state failure and institutional decay
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
Light in the darkness
In conversation with Nigel Biggar about his career and the work of the Pharos Foundation
Reparate good times, come on!
The Critic’s Extremely Factual Guide to Slavery Reparations the UK Most Definitely Owes
Puss in boots
Prepare for winter with full panto footwear
Poor conduct
Shostakovich: Symphonies 4-6 (Decca)
