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tv
Four-part documentary series outstays its welcome
Richard Armitage returns in another preposterous potboiler
The engaging Belfast cops are less tightly focused this time around
film
Bittersweet, beautifully observed seasonal comedy - not just for Christmas
Hard-hitting first feature from director Cesar Diaz
new music
Northern Irish troubadour pushes forward
Eighties/Nineties indie-tronic dance mavericks take the roof off
classical
A great, ailing conductor rises to Mahler's mightiest challenge
Contemporary homages among the works in this celebration of the Renaissance 'badass'
A prolific conductor's centenary celebrated, plus Hungarian ballet music and baroque keyboard concertos
opera
Sporting confusions and star-crossed lovers clarified by vivacious singing and playing
Fellow conductors, singers, instrumentalists and administrators recall a true Mensch
Every orchestral phrase and colour perfect, vocal drama often a notch below
theatre
Too much camp and not enough content in this tribute to the Greek poet
Queer themes and music take centre stage in a café setting
Sami Ibrahim's play examines ethics in a war zone, but pivots to a gimmicky love story
dance
A compelling case for ROH's ballet-friendly rebrand
Irish folkies seek a cursed ancient song in Paul Duane's impressive fiction debut
Less-known pieces spanning the career of a great choreographer underline his greatness
comedy
Finding the funny in illness
Tom Walker in a bravura display
Books
A form-defying writer explores the troubled mindscape of a Soho photographer
Enjoyable journey through the byways of how lines on maps have shaped the modern world
Kaltenegger's traverses space in her thoughtful exploration of the search for life among the stars
visual arts
The Paris landmark signs off with a historic survey
Wonderful paintings, but only half the story
One of Switzerland's greatest photographers celebrated with a major retrospective
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