We asked staff members, contributors and critics to recommend books for taking on holiday this summer. Here are our critics’ choices ...

Dominic Sandbrook is speaking about Gordon of Khartoum. He lowers his voice to a reverent whisper, leans into his microphone and tells me of “an imperial hero, an adventurer, who ended his days on the ...

Has the media contributed to “tinderbox Britain”? Alan and Lionel discuss in this week’s Q&A episode, in light of protests outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping, as authorities anticipate a ...

You may not have heard of Lord Leggatt, a judge who joined the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2020. One may not expect anything sensational from a former English commercial lawyer, even one ...

In the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in 2016, a spate of reading lists was published, aiming to arm readers with the literary weapons they would need to “resist” the administration. Guides to ...

There is a new permanent secretary in Whitehall, and his name is David Dinsmore. No reason why you should have heard of him: he’s been toiling away on behalf of Rupert Murdoch for nearly 22 years and ...

How long can Ofcom allow Nigel Farage to keep his own show? Alan and Lionel discuss the crisis at the top of the BBC, and whether current impartiality rules are fit for purpose ...

Cricket fans of a certain age really loved Graham Thorpe, the former England batsman who died by suicide on 4th August last year. They loved him not in the transactional way you might love other ...

Channel 4 snapped Sirieix up for their TV show First Dates in summer 2013. He’s since overseen more than 1,000 blind dates, also counting the spin-off shows First Dates Hotel and Teen First Dates, and ...

What turns a loyal devotee into a whistleblower seeking revenge? And what would you do if an anonymous source handed over reams of sensitive information on one of the biggest companies in the world?

During the final curtain call for a performance of Giuseppe Verdi’s Il trovatore at the Royal Ballet and Opera the other week, dancer Danni Perry raised a Palestinian flag. What ensued was a graceless ...

In this week’s Q&A episode, Alan and Lionel are asked how much an editor’s personal opinions and politics affect their judgements. They also discuss Mehdi Hasan’s viral debate against far-right ...