Pop and Rock Music May 10, 2026 Taj Mahal’s New Album, ‘Time,’ Keeps the Blues Looking Ahead Rooted in the blues and connected worldwide, the musician, 83, is still looking ahead. Taj Mahal’s New Album, ‘Time,’ Keeps the Blues Looking Ahead Rooted in the blues and connected worldwide, the musician, 83, is still looking ahead. See more
Culture Jul 18, 2026 From Moana to Suki Waterhouse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia star in the latest Disney animation to get the live-action treatment, and the model-actor-singer proffers more of her s... From Moana to Suki Waterhouse: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia star in the latest Disney animation to get the live-action treatment, and the model-actor-singer proffers more of her s... Share
Stage Jul 18, 2026 ‘I just knew it would sound incredible!’: why the Globe is giving Shakespeare some flamenco fire Love’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writ... ‘I just knew it would sound incredible!’: why the Globe is giving Shakespeare some flamenco fire Love’s Labour’s Lost offers a heady mix of passion and death – which makes the Spanish art form a perfect match, says director Indiana Lown-Collins. Our writ... Share
London Jul 18, 2026 Noel Tobin obituary In the late 1960s my friend Noel Tobin, who has died aged 80, and his wife Gerry became deeply concerned about the fatalities and life-changing injuries infl... Noel Tobin obituary In the late 1960s my friend Noel Tobin, who has died aged 80, and his wife Gerry became deeply concerned about the fatalities and life-changing injuries infl... Share
Mental health Jul 18, 2026 Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests Researchers find dance reduced depressive symptoms and social anxiety in young people in eight-week trialSalsa is one of the most popular dance forms, with h... Taking salsa classes can improve mental health, Oxford study suggests Researchers find dance reduced depressive symptoms and social anxiety in young people in eight-week trialSalsa is one of the most popular dance forms, with h... Share
The Archers Jul 18, 2026 Patricia Greene obituary Actor who played Jill Archer for 68 years on the long-running BBC radio soap opera The ArchersPatricia Greene, who has died aged 95, was the world’s longest-... Patricia Greene obituary Actor who played Jill Archer for 68 years on the long-running BBC radio soap opera The ArchersPatricia Greene, who has died aged 95, was the world’s longest-... Share
Radio 4 Jul 18, 2026 The hill I will die on: Radio 4’s Today programme has become really annoying since I left | John Humphrys With its gushing interviewees and weird (y’know) ways of talking, the BBC news flagship show I used to present now has me harrumphing at the radioIt’s seven... The hill I will die on: Radio 4’s Today programme has become really annoying since I left | John Humphrys With its gushing interviewees and weird (y’know) ways of talking, the BBC news flagship show I used to present now has me harrumphing at the radioIt’s seven... Share
Television & radio Jul 18, 2026 A beautiful portrait of the musical instrument in danger of extinction: best podcasts of the week Food writer and music enthusiast Ruby Tandoh details a tender picture of the existential threat to the lute. Plus, a joyous celebration of the great outdoors... A beautiful portrait of the musical instrument in danger of extinction: best podcasts of the week Food writer and music enthusiast Ruby Tandoh details a tender picture of the existential threat to the lute. Plus, a joyous celebration of the great outdoors... Share
Art and design Jul 18, 2026 Brazilian World Cup legend Jairzinho takes a shot: Michael Donald’s best photograph ‘Nowadays Jairzinho works with kids in the favelas of Rio where the unwritten rule is that visitors have to leave by 5pm. I asked for 10 more minutes and whe... Brazilian World Cup legend Jairzinho takes a shot: Michael Donald’s best photograph ‘Nowadays Jairzinho works with kids in the favelas of Rio where the unwritten rule is that visitors have to leave by 5pm. I asked for 10 more minutes and whe... Share
Art and design Jul 18, 2026 Richard Dadd: the painter whose fantastical vision was unconfined by his 43 years in an asylum Committed to Bethlem hospital after killing his father in a psychotic episode, Dadd inspired Angela Carter and Queen. Now a new show is exploring his paintin... Richard Dadd: the painter whose fantastical vision was unconfined by his 43 years in an asylum Committed to Bethlem hospital after killing his father in a psychotic episode, Dadd inspired Angela Carter and Queen. Now a new show is exploring his paintin... Share
Music Jul 18, 2026 From a forest to an all-star trio and the fires of hell – my pick of new music coming to the Proms this year The world’s biggest classical music festival begins on Friday. Over eight weeks of sonic excursions and orchestral revelations there’s a huge range of premie... From a forest to an all-star trio and the fires of hell – my pick of new music coming to the Proms this year The world’s biggest classical music festival begins on Friday. Over eight weeks of sonic excursions and orchestral revelations there’s a huge range of premie... Share
Classical music Jul 18, 2026 Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade album review Monaco/Raftis/Colombo/Frigato/Orchestra Ghislieri/Prandi(Arcana)Recorded from a live performance in an 18th-century theatre in Jesi – Pergolesi’s hometown –... Pergolesi: L’Olimpiade album review Monaco/Raftis/Colombo/Frigato/Orchestra Ghislieri/Prandi(Arcana)Recorded from a live performance in an 18th-century theatre in Jesi – Pergolesi’s hometown –... Share
Classical music Jul 18, 2026 Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review BBC Philharmonic/Havlat/Kaziboni/Piatti Quartet(NMC)Einstein’s field equations, Newton’s universal law and artificial intelligence are among the subjects of... Robert Laidlow: Reality Eaters album review BBC Philharmonic/Havlat/Kaziboni/Piatti Quartet(NMC)Einstein’s field equations, Newton’s universal law and artificial intelligence are among the subjects of... Share
