Culture
On Leadership by Tony Blair, Precipice by Robert Harris, and Oxford crime – Books of the Month
On Leadership by Tony Blair; Precipice by Robert Harris; Lessons in Crime: Academic Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards
North Korea and the Global Nuclear Order review – “An excellent account”
Dr Edward Howell, whose columns in the Spectator and the Telegraph are among the...
A Revolution Betrayed by Peter Hitchens review – In Defence of Grammar Schools
Review – A Revolution Betrayed: How Egalitarians Wrecked the British Education System by Peter...
Veranilda by George Gissing review – The best historical novel never written
George Gissing remains the most underrated novelist in the English language. He wrote twenty-three...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart review – “The prime minister we never had”
This is a marvellous book, a memoir of Rory Stewart’s nine years in Parliament,...
Review: The Taste
The pilot episode of this new series seems to suggest it is the same as every other cooking show
The Wrath of the Sequels?
Ollie Johnson asks whether sequels are really that bad
Review: American Hustle
Josh Dolphin thinks that some great performances and a comic take on a serious genre make American Hustle well worth seeing
Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
Claudia Freemantle is touched by a play that combines innovation with loyalty to the novel
Interview: Toby Huelin
Claire Rodwell chats to the creator of In Her Eyes, a new musical
Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Claudia Freemantle is blasted away by this West End Production (a whole week before the roof came down)
The Arts and Books guide to Hilary
Get out your diaries for the biggest literary and artistic events
Review: Notice! at Modern Art Oxford
Emma Simpson enjoys a retrospective of MAO’s advertising campaigns
Review: Sherlock episode 3
'His Last Vow' was an infuriating piece of television. Gimmicky and repetitive, Moffat and Gatiss' passion project seems to have run out of steam.
Revisiting ‘La Belle et la Bête’
With the remastered edition of Jean Cocteau's 1946 fairy-tale hitting selected cinemas, James Martin takes a look back at this timeless, magical masterpiece.
Review: The 7.39
Eliza Plowden finds David Nicholl's drama honest and gently charming
Review: Revenge Season 3 Episode 1
Vacuous and poorly acted though it may be, the abundance of beautiful people is sure to keep the '90210' generation happy
Review: Sherlock Episode 2
Unfortunately, 'The Sign of Three' is corny, incoherent and annoying.
Review: Fiji Land
Georgina Wilson is bemused and intrigued by some pot plants
