Arts
How radio — and the digital age — help us to remember the first world war
Perhaps the most moving programme of all amid the huge range that will mark the coming centenary of the Great…
The man who transformed houses
Alec Cobbe is a designer, painter, musician, picture restorer and collector, and has recently donated drawings, photographs and other archives…
A connoisseur’s eye
Alec Cobbe is a designer, painter, musician, picture restorer and collector, and has recently donated drawings, photographs and other archives…
A connoisseur’s eye
Alec Cobbe is a designer, painter, musician, picture restorer and collector, and has recently donated drawings, photographs and other archives…
God in a stained glass window
Andrew Lambirth on the art of stained glass, as exemplified by Patrick Reyntiens
The splendour of the English carol
Michael Henderson on the splendour of carols
How to get your child hooked on theatre (hint: don't rule out Peppa Pig)
Mike Shaw on what (and what not) to do when taking children to the theatre
The most inspiring gift for your child this Christmas
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Is this the real First Lady of 'Borgen'?
Lloyd Evans tries to get a handle on Birgette Hjort Sorensen
Jude Law's Henry V is a buccaneer leading a stag-night raid across the continent — but he'd be a great Macbeth
Henry V is the final show in Michael Grandage’s first West End season. The theatre was full to bursting on…
Albums of the year? Some years we can answer it, some years we can't
Albums of the year? What a good question. Some years we can answer it, some years we can’t. The essence…
When soldiers have golden helmets and the wounded have wings
‘If I go to war, I go on condition I can have Giotto, the Basilica of Assisi book, Fra Angelico…
Turner's seafaring ways — and his blazingly competitive art
Turner’s contemporaries regarded him primarily as a marine painter. This perception extended to his persona, with many who met him…
Parsifal has anxiety, rage, near-madness — unfortunately the Royal Opera's version doesn't
Debussy’s description of the music of Parsifal as being ‘lit up from behind’ is famous; less so is Wagner’s own…
Music to listen to when you've broken up with a precious friend
Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata is thrilling and brain-twisting. Its nickname derives from the fact that it was published as a sonata…
Jeremy Clarkson brings Yuletide joy to the Delingpole household
So I’m looking at the seasonal TV schedules trying to find something — anything — to watch. Britain and the…
Just imagine what BBC schedules might look like in Christmas Future
Is it time to scrap the licence fee? That’s a question we’re going to hear more and more about in…
Walk on the wild side with the Gruffalo
If, like me, you are allergic to pantomime (‘Oh, no you’re not!’; ‘Oh, yes I am!’) then help is at…
Walk on the wild side
If, like me, you are allergic to pantomime (‘Oh, no you’re not!’; ‘Oh, yes I am!’) then help is at…
Building a future
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Walk on the wild side
If, like me, you are allergic to pantomime (‘Oh, no you’re not!’; ‘Oh, yes I am!’) then help is at…
Building a future
One of the big differences between Frank Lloyd Wright and me is that, when he was nine, his mother gave…
Interview David Chipperfield: It is better to be fond of architecture than amazed by it
William Cook talks to the architect David Chipperfield, whose work has made him a star in Germany
Should we watch the second act of Tristan und Isolde (without the first or the third)?
There aren’t many operas from which you can extract a single act and make a concert of it, in fact…
Daumier's paintings show he is at heart a sculptor
There hasn’t been a decent Daumier exhibition in this country for more than half a century, so art lovers have…
