TV
Deck the halls with Hallmark films
In praise of a genre that is both beloved and maligned
A very British series
Dr Who has succeeded because and not in spite of its limitations
Women make the best women
Biology, not clothes and hair, is key to womanhood
Broadcasting anniversaries
The long cultural shadow of World War Two
Netflixland
Against the flattened world of modern popular culture
Where are the Parkies of tomorrow?
In a risk averse world of fakes and phonies, the ever-authentic Sir Michael Parkinson is sorely missed
Militant humourlessness
A pseudo-history of British comedy leaves one depressed
In praise of short shows
Sometimes, enough is enough
Physical media matters
We can’t trust streaming services to archive entertainment
Names in the frame
All human emotions find their expression on the green baize
Tablets of stone
Tech firms increasingly set the rules when it comes to education
It’s the economy, stupid
The US election was another reminder of people’s biggest political priority
Who Should Be The Next Archbishop of Canterbury?
With the shock resignation of Justin Welby, who will the Great British Public select to lead the Church of England?
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
The dark underbelly of the sex industry
Advocacy for the idea of sex work has not been matched by advocacy for the exploited
A recipe for decline
This budget will do nothing to lift Britain from its doldrums
The age of reason, sliced and diced
No historian wields Ockham’s razor more effectively than J.C.D. Clark
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Farewell to Larry Siedentop
The great political philosopher, Oxford don, and sage defender of Western liberalism
Bursting the myth of the “people’s war”
The Home Guard was not a nation-in-arms of the Jacobin kind
