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: Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Anna McIntyre feels that JT's a bit short of the perfect vision...
Xu Bing’s Larger Than Life Landscapes
Susan Yu sings artist Xu Bing's praises after viewing his new exhibition 'Landscape Landscript' at the Ashmolean
Review: Gogglebox
Sophie Hall-Luke loves the natural human comedy offered by this fly-on-the-wall documentary
Review: Broken
Despite strong performances from the cast, Anna Spencer finds this bleak British drama overdramatic
Brent is Back
Tom Goulding considers the brief return of David Brent in last week's Comic Relief
Review: Welcome to the Punch
Georgina Pollard doesn't pull any punches in her assessment of this flawed action thriller
Review: Wiley – The Ascent
George King worries that Wiley has lost his grime in the mainstream...
Review: Stornoway – Tales from Terra Firma
Jack Chown is caught in the wilderness with the Oxford band's second offering but doesn't want to come back...
Comeback Kings!
Following Bowie's triumphant return, Cherwell Music ponder the best comeback tracks....
Review: Peace – In Love
Luke Barratt falls In Love with the Birmingham rockers' debut
Review: The Spirit of ’45
This poignant documentary charting the history of the welfare state is an impassioned love letter to socialism
Review: The Mimic
Channel 4's new comedy 'The Mimic' makes a good first impression
Scott Mills: Five minutes on mainstream…
Jack Chown talks mainstream music with the Radio 1 DJ
Being Human: Time to Say Goodbye
Following Being Human's last-ever episode, Huw Fullerton looks back at the highs and lows of the show
