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Fans of Steven McRae will relish this two-hour showcase of his self-reinvention; along the way they may well conceive a similar passion for…

There’s a chill in the Scottish air at this time of year, and the summer’s heatwaves are a distant memory as the September nights start to…

'Tis the season for American Halloween – pumpkin spice lattes, maple and s'mores everything, endless reruns of Gilmore Girls, and the…

I didn’t think I was interested in Barbara Cartland, but it turns out I am. This new biography by Matthew Sweet, by turns revelatory,…

Like most people not immersed in the world of classical music, I had no clear idea of what a conductor does (other than a vague impression…

This useful five-CD clamshell box set collects the soundtrack music from the Tarkovsky films Ivan's Childhood (1962), Andrei Roublev (1966…

As in so many other cultural arenas, the UK punches way above its weight in pop music. And, drilling down a level, Manchester is the…

Marching feet, stamping feet, men in black balaclavas, masks, racist chants. In this home atmosphere, and with several European countries…

Guy Ritchie’s tall tales of toffs and robbers continue apace in this second series of The Gentlemen, as we return to the country estate of…

Frank Loesser: Guys and Dolls Sierra Boggess, Nathaniel Hackmann, Louise Dearman, David Seadon-Young et al, Sinfonia of London/John Wilson…