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A series that’s got parliament talking and an artist who influenced the civil service – what you should watch, see and play this week

This week we recommend a series about the dangers of the manosphere, an exhibition in Oxford, a play in Bristol, a historical game and a...

Naomi Joseph

A series about Mussolini’s rise, a film about a terrorist attack, a book about a massacre and more

William S. Burroughs was a gay drug addict. A knot of contradictions, he was also deeply homophobic, sexist, racist and a gun-loving conservative,...

I didn’t seek out The Vegetarian when I first read it. I was on a book buying ban and in the lucky position to be living with a fellow hoarder. As...

To paraphrase some of the very first words grumbled out of the mouth of crotchety leader of rejects, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), “another series...

The heady highs and horrible lows, the close finishes, the scandals and the astounding feats of human skill – the Olympics are always a thrilling...