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Maugham: A Thread Of Sympathy For The Faith
The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham BY SELINA HASTINGS JOHN MURRAY, £25 W illiam Somerset Maugham has been the object of a slew of books since his death in 1965. Some of these......
Js Bach: St Matthew Passion
Ex Cathedra, the Birminghambased chamber music orchestra led by Jeffrey Skidmore, has released a new English language recording of the St Matthew Passion. The orchestra, which......
Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson transfers Roald Dahl’s classic tale to the silver screen in this quirky stopmotion animation. The film features the vocal talents of George Clooney (Mr Fox), Meryl......
Comedians
Trevor Griffiths’ play about comedians who feed on prejudice and pander only to an audience’s ignorance, hatred, racism and sexism, was a big success in 1975 and a major turning......
Race And Intelligence: Science’s Last Taboo
As part of Channel 4’s season devoted to racism Rageh Omaar (himself of Somali birth) investigates the most inflammatory issue in contemporary science – whether black people are......
Bob Dylan: Christmas In The Heart
The folk legend has taken another strange turn in his incredible career, releasing a Christmas album of 20th-century Christmas classics such as “Winter Wonderland” and “Have......
Looking For Eric
The legendary footballer Eric Cantona helps a postman gets his life back on track in Ken Loach’s charming film. Looking for Eric was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes......
Books In Brief
Britainʼs Rottenest Years by Derek Wilson (Short Books, £12.99) Subtitled “You think you’ve got it bad”, this book follows in the Terry Deary tradition of light historical books......