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James Graham on Boys from the Blackstuff, and are maestros behaving badly?
Chester Contemporary arts biennial: what is there to see?
Víkingur Ólafsson on Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Ken Loach’s The Old Oak
Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age
Claudette Johnson, ghosts in literature, the Dutch Golden Age.
Patsy Ferran, Rubens & Women, the portrayal of black men in British film
Samira talks to Patsy Ferran, discusses Rubens' women and explores black British cinema.
The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor
The Streets, the British Textile Biennial, Kate Prince on her mentor.
Front Row reviews Philip Guston at the Tate Modern and new film Golda
Golda reviewed, musician Tim Ridout, Jon Fosse wins the Nobel Prize.
Piper Kathryn Tickell performs, film director Terence Davies ed, author Jhumpa Lahiri, £200 million for Heritage Places
Northumbrian piper Kathryn Tickell performs live from her new album, Cloud Horizons.
Nigel Kennedy, art gallery labels, how do museums recover stolen art?
Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera
Lubaina Himid, Richard Armitage, David Pountney’s new opera.
Front Row reviews the Frasier reboot and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes
Front Row reviews the return of Frasier and performance from folk musician Martin Hayes.
Martin Scorsese film, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour
Martin Scorsese, John le Carré’s legacy, Madonna on Tour.
Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and singer Cara Dillon
Front Row from Belfast with writer Paul Lynch and folk singer Cara Dillon.
Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, film director Maysoon Pachachi, the portrayal of nuns in culture
Musical theatre legend Bonnie Langford performs Sondheim, in tribute to the late composer.
The Rolling Stones; Foe; television food consultant; Doctors axed
The Rolling Stones new album and film Foe reviewed; TV food consultant; Doctors axed.
Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, Rufus Norris on 60 years of the National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind
Aviva Studios, The Chemical Brothers, The National Theatre, Danny Boyle's Free Your Mind.
Patrick Stewart, Steven Isserlis, The art of skateboard design
Sir Patrick Stewart, cellist Steven Isserlis, and the art of skateboard design.
A history of 2 Tone, actor Martin Shaw re producer Bill Kenwright, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, Lyonesse
A history of 2-Tone, Booker-shortlisted author Chetna Maroo, new play Lyonesse.
David Fincher’s The Killer and the week’s highlights reviewed
Rhianna Dhillon and John Mullan review David Fincher's The Killer and a Fantasy exhibition
Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, National Theatre Wales
Backstairs Billy, Jonathan Escoffery, and National Theatre Wales.
Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984
Duran Duran, Dobrivoje Beljkasic at 100 and Sandra Newman on retelling Orwell’s 1984.
Henry Winkler, Northern Ballet, David Fennessey
Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies
Kenneth Branagh in King Lear, Andrew Motion on Elegies, new Beatles song.
Rebecca Lucy Taylor aka Self Esteem, Judi Jackson, the rise of the Ghanaian art scene
We take a detailed look at a new Arts Access Scheme.
Billy Bragg, Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s
Billy Bragg, Booker Paul Murray, feminist art of the 1970s and 1980s.
Front Row reviews 1623, to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
Front Row reviews 1623 to mark the anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary
Anatomy of a Fall, Pete McKee on Frank & Joy, Wu-Tang Clan 30th anniversary.
Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum
Todd Haynes, Trevor Horn, new galleries at the Imperial War Museum.
Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding
Emerald Fennell, Lucy Frazer and Paul Harding.
The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect, Art as experience, Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling, Northern Creative Corridor
The Barber of Seville in Yorkshire dialect; Turner Prize nominee Jesse Darling.
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster
We review a new book on Amazing Grace and the film Rustin.
The Alehouse Boys, Sarah Bernstein and AS Byatt
The Alehouse Boys rework Schubert, Booker shortlisted author Sarah Bernstein, and AS Byatt
