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New Music Lockdown 9: Chic, Laura Marling, Billy Bragg, Stee...
For better or worse, the lockdown may be easing in the UK but there’s no sign of any gig action, even on the far distant horizon. So it’s back to...
Christo (1935-2020) - 'Beauty, science and art will alw...
The death of Christo, aged 84, was announced on Sunday, marking the end of a visionary and flamboyant artistic career. Best known for huge,...
A Very British Hotel Chain: Inside Best Western, Series Fin...
It’s impossible to tell whether this reality-doc...
Stephen Hough/Lucy Crowe, Anna Tilbrook, Wigmore Hall online...
After a devastating drought, even a light shower can feel like something of a miracle. Under normal circumstances, a 60 minute lunchtime...
Shutdown: The Virus That Changed Our World, Sky Documentarie...
It’s too early for a definitive account of the Covid-19 pandemic, and this was very much a...
Album: Westerman - Your Hero is not Dead
Will Westerman is not afraid of sounding retro. It's clear his influences are diverse, from jazz fusion to the bedroom proto-house experiments of...
First Person: Gabriel Prokofiev on 14 years of his Concerto...
For most people a turntable, or record player is used to play back old vinyls bought from a market or second hand store, or perhaps a carefully...
DVD/Blu-ray: Parasite
So what exactly is all the fuss about? For those of us from a cinema-deprived area, it’s been a long wait for the homevideo release of this much...
Philharmonia, Channel 4 review - death on the podium
Great idea to use a symphony orchestra as the basis for a TV drama, because all of human life is there. Not to mention death, since this...
Album: Sonic Boom - All Things Being Equal
Experiencing All Things Being Equal is akin to taking a trip through The Time Tunnel. Although the songs and the recordings on...