TV Series
Toffs, trials and tradecraft
The best police procedurals unpeel the place where the drama unfolds
In praise of short shows
Sometimes, enough is enough
Tokyo story
An American takes on the Yakuza 84
Ghosts of Christmas past
Why Brits love their yuletide horror
Killer thrillers
The creators of Gangs of London could learn a lot from SAS Rogue Heroes
What to do with Channel 4
It could be a force for soft power
Zut alors! Ten Per Cent is no Call My Agent
The remake of the French original is rather merde
Watching alone
How the internet killed pop culture
What the Dickens
Spin-offs are all very well, but can’t we have the real thing?
Blood and guts in high school
“Euphoria” is the nightmare the older generation saw coming
Why levelling up failed
We must think local in order to foster growth
Rehabilitating an Edwardian genius
The sheer scale and diversity of Lutyens’ output is mind-blowing
Duke of deception
Duke Wolff was a real life Gatsby, a brilliant, flamboyant faker whose lies left a legacy of both devastation and fascination for his children
Trump the peacemaker?
Donald Trump’s survival should inspire him to seek an end to violence
Power and authority
The development of British towns in the 17th and 18th centuries
Lawless and disordered
British police and courts increasingly struggle to maintain public order
Godfather of the Reformation
Cranach’s impact on the Reformation would have been impossible without his earlier success as a secular artist
Walk tall in these shoes
If you buy the best kit, it will last much longer
Diversion, disruption and distinction
Being memorable and sticky guarantees a novel a long and healthy life
Why do we need a privacy elite?
The world has conformed to Silicon Valley’s way of doing business
Harriet Pester: Bookworld PR
Alas, not everything is plain sailing in the world of book-trade PR
