- 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
Natalie Haynes and Lindsey Davis: Fate, Revenge and Furies
- 27 May 2014
A lively and witty debate on the fascination that writers and readers have for the...
Lynn Barber
- 27 May 2014
The ‘Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ left her hatchet at home and was anything but...
Layer Cake Tea Party
- 27 May 2014
Who could resist a genteel tea party accompanying a violent movie? Watching this film 10...