For the Kirov ballet, Soviet dancer Rudolf Nureyev was one of a kind: phenomenally talented, energetic, independent-minded and stubborn to say the least. For the KGB, he was a serious political...

It is 1665. Excitement at the announcement of a betrothal for the merry villagers of Eyam, Derbyshire is short-lived following reports of a travelling tailor falling ill – not from just any...

The art of listening to the radio after dark to unwind holds its ground despite competing with a multitude of  alternative pastimes. Guided by Jarvis Cocker, Wireless Nights provides unusual yet...

Each week, BBC Radio Three explores the life and works of some of the greatest composers of all time; this week Donald Macleod discusses American songwriter Hoagy Carmichael. With no presumptions of...

It’s 3.00pm on Christmas Day. Fearne and Reggie have just forcibly reminded you of the latest X Factor one-hit-wonder on the Top of the Pops special, and there is an empty promise that Christmas...

With a successful fourth series under its belt, Danielle Ward’s comedy panel game Dilemma presents hypothetical situations in the self-proclaimed “show which acts as an intrepid donkey walking...

Phantasms of the Living: A 730-page tome containing, in the words of novelist Andrew Martin, the, “most convincing body of supernatural accounts I have ever read”. Co-authored by Edmund Gurney,...

In the first of a series of essays on the life and plays of Arthur Miller, Sir Richard Eyre director of The Crucible on Broadway sings the praises of the crowning jewel in his theatre career. For...