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Kieran Morris
Trèsind, London: ‘It lit up my senses like nothing I’d experienced’

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Trèsind, London: ‘It lit up my senses like nothing I’d experienced’
Fiona Maddocks
Home listening: Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphonies

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Home listening: Bohuslav Martinu’s Symphonies
Sarah Crompton
Coppélia springs to life

Sun 7 Jun 2026

Coppélia springs to life
Stephen Pritchard
Garsington’s La traviata – Parisians party like it’s 1939 in a first-class Verdi

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Garsington’s La traviata – Parisians party like it’s 1939 in a first-class Verdi
Susannah Clapp
Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Black Comedy at the Orange Tree – a sharp farce from the little theatre that thinks big
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Köln 75, Masters of the Universe, Erupcja and Enzo

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Wendy Ide’s pick of other films: Köln 75, Masters of the Universe, Erupcja and Enzo
Laura Cumming
Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery - the woman who became a masterpiece

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Marilyn Monroe at the National Portrait Gallery - the woman who became a masterpiece
Wendy Ide
Savage House is a grotesque satire of shameless social climbing

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Savage House is a grotesque satire of shameless social climbing
Kitty Empire
Aldous Harding’s world of mystery

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Aldous Harding’s world of mystery
Barbara Ellen
Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’

Fri 30 Jan 2026

Take That is an antidote to the ‘big glossy doc’
Clare Brennan
Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Hull Truck theatre’s Oliver Twist reveals the darkness and light of Dickens
Kitty Empire
Are Stereolab better than ever?

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Are Stereolab better than ever?
Katherine Cowles
The BFG comes to life on stage

Mon 8 Dec 2025

The BFG comes to life on stage
Kitty Empire
Cameron Winter: the voice of a new generation

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Cameron Winter: the voice of a new generation
Kitty Empire
How My Bloody Valentine became an arena band

Fri 28 Nov 2025

How My Bloody Valentine became an arena band
The Observer
The best children’s books of 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The best children’s books of 2025
The Observer
The Observer’s books of the year 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The Observer’s books of the year 2025
Alice Hunt
The double life of George Downing

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The double life of George Downing
Val McDermid
What to read to understand winter

Sun 23 Nov 2025

What to read to understand winter
Imogen Carter
Picture books of the month: where the wild things are

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Picture books of the month: where the wild things are
Howard Jacobson
Milan Kundera in the age of censure

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Milan Kundera in the age of censure
Notes on… Taylor Swift versus Charli XCX and the death of clubbing

42 mins • S1, E3

Notes on… Taylor Swift versus Charli XCX and the death of clubbing
Clare Brennan
Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Lost Atoms has spectacular staging but the drama is underdeveloped
Sarah Crompton
Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Theme and Variations is a perfect embellishment of pure ballet
Susannah Clapp
London’s new directions

Sat 4 Oct 2025

London’s new directions
Wendy Ide
Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Films of the week: The Smashing Machine, Urchin and more
Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier

Fri 3 Oct 2025

Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier
Wendy Ide
A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible

Wed 1 Oct 2025

A House of Dynamite is terrifyingly plausible
Wendy Ide
A glorious messy return

Fri 26 Sept 2025

A glorious messy return
Wendy Ide
Caught Stealing, The Thursday Murder Club and more

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Caught Stealing, The Thursday Murder Club and more
Jimi Famurewa
‘The food at Gina’s is made by people who really mean it’

Wed 6 Aug 2025

‘The food at Gina’s is made by people who really mean it’
Clare Brennan
Riders to the Sea and Macbeth – a thrilling play-pairing united against tyranny

Sun 27 Jul 2025

Riders to the Sea and Macbeth – a thrilling play-pairing united against tyranny
Rachel Cooke
Ginseng Roots is a comic-book masterpiece

Sun 22 Jun 2025

Ginseng Roots is a comic-book masterpiece
Hephzibah Anderson
Nell Stevens is forging a bold identity of her own

Thu 5 Jun 2025

Nell Stevens is forging a bold identity of her own
Andrew Anthony
A lifeline for migrants caught on the rising tide

Thu 5 Jun 2025

A lifeline for migrants caught on the rising tide
Mark Honigsbaum
Something in the air: the science of aerobiology

Thu 5 Jun 2025

Something in the air: the science of aerobiology
Lisa Wright
One to watch: Annahstasia

Sat 24 May 2025

One to watch: Annahstasia
Ellen E Jones
Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick

Sat 24 May 2025

Even Wes Anderson superfans must be a little sick of this shtick
Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis

Sat 24 May 2025

Pop album reviews: Lido Pimienta, Stereolab, Sports Team, James Brandon Lewis

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