- 26 October 2025
On the day we turn the clocks back, ready for winter, we were transported by...
- 25 October 2025
Well, what has Oscar Wilde got to do with early music? It’s complicated but it...
- 23 October 2025
Viols of all sizes were very popular in Tudor and Stuart Britain but they fell...
- 22 October 2025
Craig Jordan-Baker discusses his new book Brick Dust, exploring themes of family, hoarding, and the...
- 20 October 2025
Isn’t it rather naughty to be obsessed with nuns? Well, when their music is so...
Reviews
Thomas Truax
- 25 July 2013
A curious mix of fairground entertainer and musician, Thomas Truax sang strange songs using various...
Wadjda
- 25 July 2013
Notable for being the first film made in Saudi Arabia directed by a woman, Wadjda...
The Merry Wives Of Windsor
- 25 July 2013
Falstaff’s abject humiliation at the end of Henry V clearly wasn’t to Elizabeth I’s liking...






