Michael Parkinson: a journalist, not a star
A lot of the discuss a bygone ‘golden age of tv’ is misty-eyed nonsense; a few of as we speak’s...
Obituaries
Sinéad O’Connor: a real insurgent
In my day, teenagers caught Athena posters of pop idols on their bed room partitions. These days, most younger persons...
Milan Kundera and the tragedy of Central Europe
The loss of life of creator Milan Kundera final week, on the age of 94, caught me unaware. I had...
Glenda Jackson was a working-class pioneer
Glenda Jackson, the actress turned politician who handed away aged 87 final week, all the time mentioned that appearing wasn’t...
How Silvio Berlusconi was undone by Brussels
Silvio Berlusconi, who died immediately aged 86, was a consummate practitioner of superstar politics. His flamboyance, charisma and down-to-earth appeal...
