TV
Can GB News go the distance?
TV channels can recover from a shaky and uncertain start
Memories of a massacre
Rinder’s documentary is the kind of television at which the BBC excels, says Adam Lebor
Reviving the inner anarchist
A new series shows Britain sliding into authoritarianism. Sound familiar?
Lost dream of coexistence
Adam LeBor delves into The Bureau, the utterly absorbing French spy thriller series
Rave that runs out of puff
Summertime and the streaming is easy, but Netflix’s White Lines leaves Adam LeBor cold
Should we listen to writers about their own work?
As Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads is set to air this evening, Alexander Larman ponders the relationship between a living writer and their works
Abnormal People
The TV adaptation that reflects the falsity of campus novels
A tale of two Harrys
Adam LeBor on the sharply written TV show: The Windsors
The great British giveaway
The handover of the Chagos Islands reflects a wider lack of realism in UK foreign policy
The failure of the Irish nerve
Politicians are not acting and the public are not forcing them to act
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Good, mostly clean, fun
The Boys from Syracuse, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
The Critic
No they haven’t put the mag on the silver screen just yet, but its still worth watching
Living the good life
The rising middle classes were decisive in shaping the late 19th century English town
London and the laggards
In the eighteenth century London was booming, but many towns weren’t doing so well
The eternal lockdown of the soul
Lockdown-lifers have become a key tool of the state
The horror of 7 October on film
The killers’ headset footage, CCTV, interviews with survivors and heart-rending last messages
Leo Varadkar is still stirring division
The former Taoiseach should have more humility
