Special Sound: The Creation and Legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Electronic music innovation paved the way for the future, says David Toop, despite being frowned upon
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John Donne's Performances: Sermons, Poems, Letters and Devotions
John Donne was no stranger to personal theatrics. As an 18-year-old law student at the Inns of Court - where he was known as "a great frequenter of plays and ladies" - he commissioned a portrait of...
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The Blame Game: Spin, Bureaucracy, and Self-Preservation in Government
The Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government might turn out to be the most blamed political alliance in British electoral history. The Lib Dems will be blamed for years to come for betraying their...
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How Old is the Universe?
An exploration of space-age theory development doesn't probe deep enough for Shobhit Mahajan
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Paris: The Story of a Great City
Who buys books, and why? Are they bought to be read by the buyer? To be given away as presents? Are they bought for their text? Are they bought for their illustrations? Are they bought to act as a...
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A Heart for the Work: Journeys through an African Medical School
Even the most technically minded orthopaedic surgeon will be aware of the influence of social and cultural factors on the delivery of healthcare. Although modern medicine is supposedly evidence-based...
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Mordecai's mordant vision
The film of Barney's Version is bringing the satiric worldview of Canada's literary lion to a new audience, writes Norman Ravvin
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Diary
LondonInside ArtForty-eight works created by young men detained at Feltham Young Offenders Institution - paintings, prints, sculptures, drawings and collages - have been put on display in the...
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The Pick - Susan Hiller
Credit: Tate Photography/Sam DrakeSusan HillerTate Britain, London, until 15 MaySusan Hiller was born in the US in 1940 and started life as an anthropologist. From the Freud Museum (1991-96), one of...
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We relish 'dog's breakfast': shock claim
Our thrusting Director of Corporate Affairs, Jamie Targett, has responded in positive terms to the recent assertion by John Denham, the former universities minister, that the present government's...
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A.W. Brian Simpson, 1931-2011
A.W. Brian Simpson has been variously described by his students as "hysterical", "remarkably in touch" and "so awesome my soul bleeds when I think about him".He was a noted academic lawyer who...
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TV review: Do We Really Need the Moon?
Axeing our libraries is lunacy, says Gary Day, who asserts that without the Moon we might not be here
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So it begins: Cambridge plans £3K fee waiver
But its proposal to reduce bursaries is criticised for aiding Treasury, not students. Simon Baker reports
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Film review: True Grit
Duncan Wu appreciates the Coens' distinctive take on the traditional pleasures of a classic western
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Odds and quads: The Hallaton Treasure
The remains of a 2,000-year-old dog have been reunited with the treasure it probably once guarded.