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Friday 5 December 2008

 

The latest culture as recommended by our staff

Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson suggests


Spot the point

Deborah Ross

7th May, 2008

Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
12A, Nationwide

Impressions of England

Charles Spencer

7th May, 2008

Charles Spencer remembers Sandy Denny

Iron Lady

Michael Tanner

7th May, 2008

Macbeth
Opera North

Punch and Judy
Young Vic

The Minotaur
Covent Garden

Don Giovanni
English Touring Opera, Cambridge

Homer’s wisdom

Simon Hoggart

7th May, 2008

The Simpsons (Channel 4); Midnight Man (ITV); World Snooker Championship (BBC2)

Escape into silence

Kate Chisholm

7th May, 2008

Cigarettes and Chocolate (Radio 4); Othello (Radio 3)

Crescendo of polyphony

Peter Phillips

30th April, 2008

Peter Phillips on a Zambian chamber choir which decided to perform Byrd, Tallis and Tippett

American beauty

Andrew Lambirth

30th April, 2008

The American Scene
The British Museum

Coming of Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s
Dulwich Picture Gallery

Slump fever

Lloyd Evans

30th April, 2008

Gone With the Wind 
New London Theatre

Tired old friend

Deborah Ross

30th April, 2008

Iron Man
12A, Nationwide

Feeble Fidelio

Michael Tanner

30th April, 2008

Fidelio
Teatro Real, Madrid

Jane’s sex problem

James Delingpole

30th April, 2008

Miss Austen Regrets (BBC1); The Apprentice (BBC1); Heroes (BBC2); Peep Show (Channel 4)

Changing perspectives

Kate Chisholm

30th April, 2008

Chatterton: The Allington Solution (BBC Radio 4); Ramblings (BBC Radio 4)

‘You’re always learning’

Henrietta Bredin

23rd April, 2008

Henrietta Bredin talks to Sally Burgess about taking on the role of Carmen

Self styled

Andrew Lambirth

23rd April, 2008

Whitechapel at War: Isaac Rosenberg and his circle
Ben Uri Gallery, 108a Boundary Road. London NW8, until 8 June

The big sleep

Lloyd Evans

23rd April, 2008

Small Change
Donmar

War and Peace, I and II
Hampstead

Birtwistle’s brilliance

Michael Tanner

23rd April, 2008

The Minotaur
Royal Opera

Too black and white

Deborah Ross

23rd April, 2008

Persepolis
12A, London and key cities

Ill Met by moonlight

Robin Holloway

23rd April, 2008

Robin Holloway on when good opera is ruined by tack presentation

Talking too much

Kate Chisholm

23rd April, 2008

Let's Talk About Sex (BBC Radio 2); The Jeremy Vine Show (BBC Radio 2); Something Understood (BBC Radio 4); Afternoon Play: Grace (BBC Radio 4)

Farewell, Foyle

Simon Hoggart

23rd April, 2008

Foyle's War (ITV); Age of Terror (BBC2)

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