TV
The Corrie in the coalmine
When they’re not worrying about crime, Weatherfield residents are lamenting the state of the NHS
The tyranny of agitslop
Art is being replaced with middle-class moralism
What is next in Britain’s TV dramocracy?
A look at the series that might follow Adolescence
Can the stage regain its soul?
Theatre is being turned into a parasitic secondary art form
When real Rivals fought over TV
The hit adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s novel reflects the ITV franchise battles
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
Death by a thousand cuts
The near-invisibility of the Proms on BBC TV is a symptom of the collapse of public service broadcasting in Britain
State of the arts coverage
The BBC has caved to cowardice over culture
Toffs, trials and tradecraft
The best police procedurals unpeel the place where the drama unfolds
The slain in Spain, and Belfast again
This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more
