World War 2
Prepare for takeoff
Masters of the Air is a visually impressive aerial WW2 adventure with the potential to go far
Is the myth of the “plucky Brit” false?
Professor Phillips O’Brien, Robert Hutton, and Graham Stewart discuss the British mindset during WWII
Drill in the dock
It can be legitimate to use music as evidence in criminal trials
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
Venice’s tortuous tourist tax
How much public money has been wasted on a scheme which will be quietly retired?
Unobtrusively superlative
A quietly brilliant Chelsea staple where the food practically tap dances off the fork
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
The ways of waterways
From travelling to trade, how Britons used water before canals
Jamie Tradescant: highbrow sports journalist
Jamie’s articles are not simply a riot of historical and philosophical allusions — no, they are all about style
History will judge us on gender
How can the modern world tolerate such absurdity?
Glory Dave
The former prime minister takes us on a walk down memory lane
Why should young people join the Army?
It should hardly be surprising that recruitment and retention are too low
Laid-back Bach
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Württemburg sonatas (ECM)