Russell Beale
Russell Beale on song as Bach
How the paternal gorgon finally attracts our empathy, waging a last intellectual battle
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Non-euclidean Toryism
The Conservative Party appears somewhat lost
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Donald Trump doesn’t know what a woman is, either
Believing that the sexes are different does not mean appreciating their humanity in full
The contested legacy of “Rocky Horror”
How should we interpret a film that is much more than a light-hearted camp classic?
The big picture
A story of modern Britain, a moral tale, of venality, hubris and fraud
The decline of industry
English towns faced unique new challenges following deindustrialisation
The same old song
A reboot of nineties favourite Le Caprice is more museum than restaurant
Worthy instrument
York Bowen, Willam Walton: Viola concertos (SWR Music)
