- 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
Worsted Perform Chapology
- 8 May 2012
A charming evening of jazz performed by some wonderful musicians and fronted by Mr Worsted...
Uses of Religion for Non-believers
- 8 May 2012
There should be a national position for Alain De Botton, the Archbishop of Atheism perhaps....
Faber Social
- 8 May 2012
Simon Armitage was in playful mood for this Faber Social in the salubriously done-out Corn...






