Television
My interiors life: weaned on the small screen
My formative years and future
tastes in all things were formed by
1950s and 1960s television,
Otherworldly talents
Long live the golden age of British television, when great actors imbued classic roles with risky, multifaceted complexity
Final frontiers
Adam LeBor on two TV series that are set in border regions, that feature engaging female characters and that are beautifully filmed
Old school ties
Fates in this unforgiving industry are long decided
Freelancers cannot afford shame
Journalist and actor Denis Tuohy has written a rewarding collection worthy of his colourful career
Now then, now then
Should there be a new drama about Jimmy Savile?
Lovely jubbly
Celebrating the genius of Only Fools and Horses on its 40th anniversary
Resurrecting the great British sitcom
We are getting dangerously close to saying British sitcom itself should be off limits
Long-form television it is, then
The home of mid-budgeted literate films aimed at adults is no longer at the cinema
Rosie Cackle
Veteran comedienne
The National Trust should act its age
Our main heritage conservation charity wants to be down with the kids
Riffs or rigour?
Arts practice has gained the upper hand over scholarship
Spies and butterflies
We should prepare for new modern forms of espionage
Three cheers for peers of mature years
Removing some of the wisest and most experienced voices in the House would be destructive and wrong
Contra Hitchens on the election
It was reasonable not to vote to prevent a Labour majority
May letters
We are in grave danger of losing our musical marbles
A very innocent man
Donald Trump is innocent squared. He never does, or is, anything by halves
X scandal
The fault lay in the dirty minds of the viewers, he said
Graham Topman: festival organiser
Roll up, roll up, it’s time for another festival of arts, ideas and Graham (mostly Graham)
Decline of the underclass
In the 21st century, London has lost its own internal logic
Death in the shadows
The sad case of Sudiksha Thirumalesh
