Peaky Blinders, never a great drama, returns without the electrifying Helen McCrory

TV review: The BBC show is still a triumph of style over plot but it hasn’t lost its swagger

Marianne Faithfull on nearly dying of Covid-19: ‘My lungs are still not okay. I need oxygen’

The singer can’t remember intensive care. ‘I was in a very dark place – presumably, it was death’

Jeff Goldblum: ‘Imelda May is one of my favourite people on Earth’

Jeff Goldblum was a pianist before he was an actor. Now he’s back at the keys – and loving it

Peaky Blinders, series five, episode three recap: paranoia in the face of fascism

The Shelbys continue to collect enemies as if they are going out of fashion

Bringing kids to festivals is the worst kind of performance parenting

Jennifer O'Connell: If you thought I was fun before I had kids, the toddler-toting festival-goers brag, see me now!

All Together Now festival: ‘It took us two hours to cover 2km’

Comparing ‘Worst Journeys’ proves the pastime of the weekend at the Waterford festival

Patti Smith brings them All Together Now: This week’s best rock and pop gigs

Indiependence, Lethal Dialect, Richard Thompson and a celebration of Elliott Smith

All Together Now: Pussy Riot and Bombay Bicycle Club join line-up

Sold-out music festival also announces John Grant, The Wailers and Anna Calvi

New artists of the week: Paul Institute

Plus songs you have to hear from Anna Calvi and Robyn

The Invisible: Patience album review - effortlessly in sync with the groove

Literary listings: Merriman Summer School, Yeats in Dublin, and Rebellion at Stinging Fly

A round-up of upcoming events in the books world

Anna Calvi

The new songs swoop from high emotion to calm reflection, Calvi keeping it controlled with the skill of a master seductress

Anna Calvi: One Breath

Anna Calvi’s second first impression

In 2011, Anna Calvi wowed fans and critics alike with her debut; two years on, and with the buzz about her follow-up at fever pitch, she’s ready to get excited all over again