Meet the Roman Emperor, review: Mary Beard’s scandal-packed documentary deserves a whole series
The badly behaved Roman emperors provided the classicist with more than enough juicy content
The badly behaved Roman emperors provided the classicist with more than enough juicy content
He was the father of the English Musical Renaissance – yet today he is unrecognised even among the classical cognoscenti
Audiences are reportedly shunning the star’s experimental musical. But isn’t a noble failure better than the West End’s usual safe bets?
Radio 3’s ’Round Midnight will showcase top jazz musicians – and provide a welcome break from the musical overkill elsewhere on the airwaves
The Russian Composer’s emotional rollercoaster of a work has topped the Classic FM Hall of Fame chart once again. No wonder
Rock's untold stories, from band-splitting feuds to the greatest performances of all time
Your complete guide to the week’s television, films and sport, across terrestrial and digital platforms
A regular series telling the stories behind film and TV's greatest hits – and most fascinating flops
The badly behaved Roman emperors provided the classicist with more than enough juicy content
Marisa Abela does a sterling job as the troubled star – but this overly cautious drama ducks away from saying anything truly enlightening
Nicholas Shakespeare’s new biography, Ian Fleming: The Complete Man, digs into the 007 creator’s own experience of espionage
The children’s classic criticised for its ‘horrendous stereotypes’ was nonetheless made into a film. Then the real trouble began
Sociopaths shouldn’t be treated like monsters, argues Patric Gagne – a sociopath herself, and a therapist – in her eye-opening memoir
Our tales of buried treasure, the Jolly Roger and walking the plank can be traced back to the same shadowy author
The Sikh warrior-king is a curiously overlooked and impressive historical figure – but this exhibition is overly enamoured with its subject
As new tech raises new questions about truth and creativity, conventional portraiture has been pitted against AI – with disturbing results
Bored by the dominance of dour 1980s conceptual art, Albert Oehlen led a rebellion. Now, he’s back for more
The pensioner provocateurs are still making shocking pictures – and winding up the Left-leaning art world
Nicholas Shakespeare’s new biography, Ian Fleming: The Complete Man, digs into the 007 creator’s own experience of espionage
Marisa Abela does a sterling job as the troubled star – but this overly cautious drama ducks away from saying anything truly enlightening
The DJ talks about his friend who died earlier this year, hating Bohemian Rhapsody – and why we got pirate radio all wrong
The Sikh warrior-king is a curiously overlooked and impressive historical figure – but this exhibition is overly enamoured with its subject
The badly behaved Roman emperors provided the classicist with more than enough juicy content
This compelling and detailed series looked back at the often difficult Asian immigrant experience of 1970s Britain
The children’s classic criticised for its ‘horrendous stereotypes’ was nonetheless made into a film. Then the real trouble began
The Britten Sinfonia continue to make wonderful music - to an under-served part of the UK