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There’s a good play to be written about what happens to us in advanced old age. Sadly, this production is not it

Set in 2019, Roy Williams’ state-of-the-nation play tells the story of a country that’s gotten itself into a bit of a state

The new Netflix drama sets aside political quibbles and moments of cultural discord, settling instead for lighter watching

When the Women’s Euros begin this week, some will carp about a quality gap with the men’s game. The rest of us will just enjoy the skill and the spectacle

Far more than the Britpop bands, it was the Young British Artists who best personified the Blair era

The presenter managed to stay at the top for six decades, winning hearts whether baring her monochrome midriff to a startled nation or holding that same nation’s politicians to account in full colour

In a fiercely regional country the tortilla española is the one universal dish

This would not be out of place in an elegant, pared-back Roman trattoria, despite the hyper-modern, billowing nature of the Big Mamma restaurants it is served in

A remarkable account of illegal travels through the deserted villages and towns near Chernobyl

Heilung's ancient-sounding music has slotted neatly into pop culture’s current enthusiasm for a bloody and merciless northern European past

An emphasis on Russian culture has left the languages of many small, semi-nomadic peoples vulnerable to extinction

The fictionalised story of a real Swedish football prodigy’s struggles tells ugly truths about the beautiful game

The race that transcends time and tides

A Danish drama set in the world of social work paints an unbearable balancing act of competing harms

This tale of anti-democracy activists is too clever for its own good

There is more anger, passion and insight to be had in just a few minutes of this show than any number of hours sitting through a James Graham political play

One of the greatest portrait photographers of all time, Halsman was able to easily win the trust of some of the greatest figures in modern cultural and political history

He wrote fantasy, horror and crime, invented music criticism.. and had time for a day job too

The minute details of this recipe help turn the simplest of pleasures into special ones

Mortality was never far away – on the screen and, tragically, in real life – for the immortal Jean-Louis, French cinema’s man for all seasons

Musical instruments are becoming investment vehicles and collectables for hedge funds, keeping them beyond the reach of those who want to play them

Hamburg’s £740m concert hall went wildly over budget – but it is an overwhelming hit with visitors and locals

A record label representing talented musicians with experience of going through the criminal justice system is helping them to make a career out of music

Summer is here and white liberal Britons, having been hypocrites inside for months, take their bad faith al fresco and on tour

It’s all me, me, me as our linguistic expert considers a reader’s complaint about the misuse of pronouns

How Stonehenge helps to explain Britain’s place in the ancient world

The building of circular structures seems to have coincided with the exchange of a nomadic lifestyle for a more settled one

Despite some great performances, narratively there is not much at the heart of this Danish comic drama

None of the characters really break through sufficiently to hold August Wilson's production together and give it any real focus

This sequel to a Henrik Ibsen classic can get overcome with its sense of how clever and novel it is

Ukraine I Miss You (The Magnificent 12) will showcase the images of a dozen Ukrainian photographers and artists

The 1954 West Germany captain will always be remembered for the Miracle of Bern but an earlier game was far more important