Sci-FI
Otherworldly talents
Long live the golden age of British television, when great actors imbued classic roles with risky, multifaceted complexity
What would Terry Pratchett have made of 2020?
Hard graft and moral clarity were central to the Discworld author’s success
The geek shall inherit the earth
How a studio was bullied into releasing the first cut of an unsuccessful film
Not much COP
Holding the climate summit in Baku displays brazen hypocrisy
Doublespeak about assisted suicide
The campaign for assisted suicide is distinctly Orwellian
Out of power for half a century
As the Conservatives face the prospect of a long spell in opposition, they must heed the lessons of their predecessors
Get smartphones out of school
Young people desperately need a break from social media
Advertisements for themselves
Michael Craig-Martin and the sad afterlife of conceptual art
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
Don’t marry your cousin
And don’t knock culture wars — they can save lives
An excess of Fauré
Gabriel Fauré: Violin concerto (Naxos), Complete piano works (Calliope)
Sometimes it’s best to shoot the messenger
Ordinary citizens feel a greater claim than ever before to what goes on in public institutions