People who work together are often deep in steamy lust, on TV at least
Patrick Freyne: Luckily, JK Rowling’s smouldering detective and sidekick are distracted by a new case
Clive James
Sporting Controversies: Wonderful devilment of Gay Future stroke still resonates
August Bank Holiday in 1974 - one of racing’s most daring scams was almost pulled off
Sharing wisdom in a time of crisis: 25 ways to live your life to the full
Brendan Gleeson, Eavan Boland, John Creedon and others pass on advice during this uncertain time
‘It’s a pity you can’t vaccinate people against Brexit’
In Cambridge, one of the richest but most unequal cities in the UK, 73% voted remain
Michael Walker: United keeping faith in Solskjaer gamble
Both clubs enter Manchester derby with concerns but one deals in trust, the other in hope
TV reviewers the world over owe debt to Clive James
Australian critic created template which has allowed writers freedom to shine ever since
Clive James obituary: Critic who called Schwarzenegger ‘a brown condom full of walnuts’
Australian writer, scholar and poet found fame as a presenter of television shows
Clive James: Few others did so many things so well
James was sharp in his literary criticism and largely invented modern television criticism
Clive James, writer, broadcaster and TV critic, dies aged 80
James, who was diagnosed with leukaemia almost 10 years ago, died at his home on Sunday
‘There’s nothing but old fellows in there; I’d rather be with younger people’
Intergenerational friends give joy, belonging and connectedness in daily life to all ages
Germaine Greer: not everyone agrees with her – least of all Germaine Greer
The feminist academic and writer has been influential and infuriating in equal measure. And so she remains
World Cup Moments: Ally’s Tartan Army die in their boots
Ally MacLeod aimed for the stars in 1978 but found himself in the gutter . . .
Religious instinct will outlive evangelical secularists
Populist rants of Stephen Fry and Richard Dawkins insult intelligence as well as the faithful
What Paul Williams could learn from Sean O’Rourke
Radio review: Paul Williams is becoming Newstalk’s Mr Controversial while once-feared news presenter Sean O'Rourke enjoys himself, even as he’s outfoxed by the President
Clive James still haunted by death of father after world war
Author tells The Last Word it is amazing he is still alive after terminal cancer diagnosis
Eddie Jones may have inadvertently hit nail on head in concussion debate
Many parents must look at the modern game and shudder
Culture Shock: When artists are faced with the end, how do they respond?
It’s tempting to read ‘Blackstar’ as David Bowie’s swansong. But he was already writing his next album
Mick Heaney: My father’s famous last words
Seamus Heaney’s son writes about his father’s final message to his family: ‘Noli timere’
Jason Watkins, Georgina Campbell take Bafta honours
Benedict Cumberbatch again misses out as Campbell surprises with her win for portrayal of a victim of domestic violence
Radio: Ivan Yates is alive to nuance as Marian Finucane rumbles through on autopilot
Review: Newstalk’s Breakfast presenter mixes wit and insight to win listeners, but even he cannot lift the lethargy as a guest on the RTÉ Radio 1 show
Greatest British literary editor of his generation
Karl Miller: August 2nd, 1931 - September 24th, 2014
John Pilger on breaking the Great Silence of Australia’s past
In his revealing new documentary ‘Utopia’, distinguished journalist John Pilger paints a bleak picture of life for the aboriginal people of his native Australia
Pundits have to say goodbye to worrying about what the dressingroom thinks
BOD must realise role of pundit is about entertainment and honesty and a willingness to call it as it is
Clive James: ‘I fancied the chance to show off’
As a critic Clive James changed the way we think about TV, then, as a presenter, kick-started its obession with low-rent celebrity. One of the most under-rated writers of the past 50 years, he has also published poetry, essays and, now, a translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy
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