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Shostakovich Symphony No 8 album review – composer’s cry of despair in a remarkable and resonant new recording
Conductor Alain Altinoglu brings weight and purpose while the instrumental solos are piquant and precise.
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Please, sir, can I have a walk? Dickens biographer finds likely inspiration for Oliver Twist
Exclusive: Theresa Musgrove unearths newspaper archives showing one Alice Shepherd was severely punished in 18...
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‘It gave me a superpower – question everything’: as punk turns 50, bands from China to Greenland explain how it fires up their lives
Whether on the frontline in Ukraine or skate parks in Soweto, the genre is still a vital outlet for disaffecte...
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The Queerest of Folk by Russell T Davies review – the groundbreaking screenwriter tells it like it is
From Coronation Street to It’s a Sin, Davies’ memoir of a career in TV is also a rallying cry for creativity
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‘Me and the lads would not survive a day in here’: inside TV’s utterly stunning, Bafta-winning prison drama
The third series of Jimmy McGovern’s breathtaking series Time stars David Tennant – and might just be its best...
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Tyson to VisionQuest: the seven best shows to stream this week
An undeniably thrilling documentary about the flawed fighter, and the sequel to Marvel’s WandaVision is a dizz...
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TV tonight: things get nasty in War’s blockbuster divorce
One of the lawyers is a mole in Sienna Miller and Dominic West’s soapy drama. Plus: the Lionesses shoot for th...
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AK Blakemore: ‘The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt was extremely silly and bad’
The poet and author on F Scott Fitzgerald’s perfect novel, losing faith in Ernest Hemingway – and the recent d...
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How do human beings rationalize genocide? NAZA provides a chilling look
It’s easier to blame brutes and sadists for extreme violence. But as we see in the documentary, modern genocid...
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Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves: Dedicated to You review – eloquent Coltrane tribute
This elegant contemporary reinvention of 1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman pairs Marsalis’s post-bop...
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‘Is death necessary?’: why Peter Greenaway’s assisted dying drama is stuck in post-production hell
Exclusive: Three years after filming began on the contentious Lucca Mortis, starring Dustin Hoffman, the Briti...
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Matchbox the Movie to Poor Things: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
Another toy adaptation hits the screen – and it’s a fun, breezy ride. Plus, Emma Stone shines in Yorgos Lanthi...