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Laura Cumming
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus - a star sculptor is born
Wed 27 May 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Yáng Shuāng-zǐ and Lin King on queerness and Taiwan’s future
Thu 21 May 2026
Ciarán O’Rourke
Supernatural Elvis: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 winner
Thu 14 May 2026
Susannah Clapp
Why criticism matters - more than ever
Thu 14 May 2026
Julia Clayton
The art salon returns to Southport, and opera’s new northern lights: Observer/Burgess prize 2026 runners-up
Thu 14 May 2026
Anna Leskiewicz
Highlights from the 2026 Olivier awards
Mon 13 Apr 2026
‘This was literature as gelignite’
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Olivier awards recognise new generation of playwrights ready to don Tom Stoppard’s mantle
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Olivia Dean, Lola Young and Raye, the Brit School graduates taking over UK music
49 mins • S2, E8
Phoebe Davis
The high-flying Brit School graduates who hit the big time
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Stephen Armstrong
Behind the Brits’ rock’n’roll glitter, it’s business as usual for the record labels
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Olivia Dean: from north London to global stardom (via Croydon)
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
The Brits honour success stories. And what a story Olivia Dean has
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
The Brits ceremony went north, the prizes all went south
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Want to make a hit movie in 2026? Look to the leading lady, not the male star
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Tim Adams
The £3,000 Observer / Anthony Burgess prize for arts journalism
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Killian Fox
Introducing the Rachel Cooke Graphic Short Story prize
Sun 8 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
When protest came to the Grammys
Mon 2 Feb 2026
The story behind the Salt Path investigation and why Hollywood has daddy issues
53 mins • S2, E1