Television & radio Apr 26, 2026 TV tonight: Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha’s gritty casino drama A struggling mum join forces with a recovering addict in brilliant new series The Cage. Plus: a campy Irish murder drama. Here’s what to watch this eveningSunday, 9pm, BBC One Continue reading... TV tonight: Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha’s gritty casino drama A struggling mum join forces with a recovering addict in brilliant new series The Cage. Plus: a campy Irish murder drama. Here’s what to watch this eveningSunday, 9pm, BBC One Continue reading... See more
Books Apr 24, 2026 Joe Dunthorne: ‘Growing up in Swansea, I developed an allergy to Dylan Thomas’ The author on feeling Thomas Hardy’s pain, being duped by Donna Tartt and how reading his sister’s copy of Trainspotting made him want to writeMy earliest re... Joe Dunthorne: ‘Growing up in Swansea, I developed an allergy to Dylan Thomas’ The author on feeling Thomas Hardy’s pain, being duped by Donna Tartt and how reading his sister’s copy of Trainspotting made him want to writeMy earliest re... Share
Classical music Apr 24, 2026 Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite album review – Ava Bahari is an enthralling storyteller Bahari/Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Rouvali(Alpha)In this all-Sibelilus disc, violinist Ava Bahari’s account of the Violin Concerto has heft and exuberance,... Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Lemminkäinen Suite album review – Ava Bahari is an enthralling storyteller Bahari/Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Rouvali(Alpha)In this all-Sibelilus disc, violinist Ava Bahari’s account of the Violin Concerto has heft and exuberance,... Share
Music Apr 24, 2026 Carla dal Forno: Confession review – spartan, sunlit post-punk strikingly contrasts the desperation of desire (Kallista)The Australian songwriter’s fourth album exists in the captivating chasm between the coolness of her music and the unrepentant obsession of the cru... Carla dal Forno: Confession review – spartan, sunlit post-punk strikingly contrasts the desperation of desire (Kallista)The Australian songwriter’s fourth album exists in the captivating chasm between the coolness of her music and the unrepentant obsession of the cru... Share
Music Apr 24, 2026 Walter Smith III: Twio Vol 2 review – classic jazz is vividly alive in the hands of this incisive saxophonist (Blue Note)The redoubtable musician and guests including Branford Marsalis and Ron Carter make standard song-shapes sparkle with focus and rugged phrasingAs... Walter Smith III: Twio Vol 2 review – classic jazz is vividly alive in the hands of this incisive saxophonist (Blue Note)The redoubtable musician and guests including Branford Marsalis and Ron Carter make standard song-shapes sparkle with focus and rugged phrasingAs... Share
Music Apr 24, 2026 Add to playlist: the disaster-baiting jazz-rock brinkmanship of Taupe and the week’s best new tracks The trio combine sludgy rock, homemade electronics and squawking into a watertight groove that makes light work of their complex musicianshipFrom Glasgow, Sc... Add to playlist: the disaster-baiting jazz-rock brinkmanship of Taupe and the week’s best new tracks The trio combine sludgy rock, homemade electronics and squawking into a watertight groove that makes light work of their complex musicianshipFrom Glasgow, Sc... Share
Television Apr 24, 2026 The life of PIs: the strange case of 2026’s resurgence of hard-boiled detectives Boozing, grumpy, brilliant TV private eyes never really went away, but now they’re sleuthing with renewed vigour. Why is the noir detective back with a venge... The life of PIs: the strange case of 2026’s resurgence of hard-boiled detectives Boozing, grumpy, brilliant TV private eyes never really went away, but now they’re sleuthing with renewed vigour. Why is the noir detective back with a venge... Share
Documentary Apr 24, 2026 Sex, drugs and going Maga: what does Netflix’s Hulk Hogan series tell us? The four-part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American shows the almighty rise and bleak fall of a one-time wrestling hero who became closer friends with Donald... Sex, drugs and going Maga: what does Netflix’s Hulk Hogan series tell us? The four-part docuseries Hulk Hogan: Real American shows the almighty rise and bleak fall of a one-time wrestling hero who became closer friends with Donald... Share
Television & radio Apr 24, 2026 Widow’s Bay to Should I Marry a Murderer? The seven best shows to stream this week Matthew Rhys stars in a genuinely creepy comedy horror from the maker of Parks & Rec. Plus, the woman who turned informant when her fiancé confessed that he’... Widow’s Bay to Should I Marry a Murderer? The seven best shows to stream this week Matthew Rhys stars in a genuinely creepy comedy horror from the maker of Parks & Rec. Plus, the woman who turned informant when her fiancé confessed that he’... Share
Television Apr 24, 2026 TV tonight: Graham Norton’s new reality show The Neighbourhood Six households move to a new street where they battle it out. Plus: it’s time to crown the winner of I’m a Celebrity South Africa. Here’s what to watch this... TV tonight: Graham Norton’s new reality show The Neighbourhood Six households move to a new street where they battle it out. Plus: it’s time to crown the winner of I’m a Celebrity South Africa. Here’s what to watch this... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Gen Z to the rescue! Zoomers are ditching doomscrolling and saving cinema People born after 1997 are now the most frequent cinemagoers, defying fears that digital natives would lose interest in the big screenRumours about the immin... Gen Z to the rescue! Zoomers are ditching doomscrolling and saving cinema People born after 1997 are now the most frequent cinemagoers, defying fears that digital natives would lose interest in the big screenRumours about the immin... Share
Film Apr 24, 2026 Marvel looks like it’s about to abolish the Multiverse saga. Isn’t that cheating? If Avengers: Endgame is being recut to segue neatly into Doomsday, the saga wasn’t a spandex spider web of smartly linked super-stories after all. So why did... Marvel looks like it’s about to abolish the Multiverse saga. Isn’t that cheating? If Avengers: Endgame is being recut to segue neatly into Doomsday, the saga wasn’t a spandex spider web of smartly linked super-stories after all. So why did... Share
Stock markets Apr 24, 2026 Stock markets will fall, Bank of England deputy governor says Sarah Breeden predicts ‘adjustment’ due to elevated risk including private credit and highly valued AI stocksBusiness live – latest updatesRecord-high global... Stock markets will fall, Bank of England deputy governor says Sarah Breeden predicts ‘adjustment’ due to elevated risk including private credit and highly valued AI stocksBusiness live – latest updatesRecord-high global... Share