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Matthew Sweet: The Great Dictator review - the extraordinary life of Barbara Cartland
17+ hour, 53+ min ago (935+ words) I didn’t think I was interested in Barbara Cartland, but it turns out I am. This new biography by Matthew Sweet, by turns revelatory, hilarious, gripping, astonishing and moving, kept me engrossed from first to last, and persuaded me that…...
BBC Proms: Faust, Freiburg Baroque Orchestra, Rattle review – the rediscovery of joy
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (322+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! A rush-free equilibrium prevailed, even as Faust (pictured above)…...
Trigger Point, Series 4, ITV1 review - can SO15 save London from a terrorist holocaust?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (185+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Other characters are found to have been fitted…...
Vigil, Series 3, BBC One review - Cold War in the Arctic
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (392+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In its first two series, Vigil investigated a…...
Interview: Ruth Newton, The Carrier – the price of feeling
2+ week, 4+ hour ago (577+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Ruth Newton’s The Carrier asks a simple question:…...
Music Reissues Weekly: Johari Salleh - Jazz Dari Angkasapuri, Alfonso Soliano - Tiga Trombone
2+ week, 1+ day ago (257+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Jazz Dari Angkasapuri and Tiga Trombone are two…...
Errebbaa, Kak, Strange Brew, Bristol review - African feelgood music ancient and new
2+ week, 2+ day ago (140+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In that wide field commonly known as world…...
Gringolts Quartet / Sinfonia of London, Wilson, Edinburgh International Festival 2026 review – Viennese classicism, Hungarian modernism, Hollywood gloss
2+ week, 5+ day ago (232+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! Interspersal programmes – or “mind melds”, as I like…...
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 reviews: QFWFQ / Come Back Home
2+ week, 6+ day ago (222+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! QFWFQ is a show that’s genuinely popular (extra…...
Blu-ray: Oh! What a Lovely War
2+ week, 6+ day ago (124+ words) We’re rebuilding theartsdesk to secure the future of real arts journalism. Be part of it by subscribing: if you do it now, the founders’ rate of just £40 yearly is yours FOR LIFE! In this era of algorithmic recommendation, opaquely sponsored…...