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Corruption, abuse, propaganda — it’s time we washed our hands of El Sistema
Corruption, abuse, propaganda — it’s time we washed our hands of El Sistema

As Venezuela’s flagship orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel comes to London, has the once-admired scheme that nurtured them become a front for a criminal state?

Classical & Opera
Corruption, abuse, propaganda — it’s time we washed our hands of El Sistema
Corruption, abuse, propaganda — it’s time we washed our hands of El Sistema

As Venezuela’s flagship orchestra and conductor Gustavo Dudamel comes to London, has the once-admired scheme that nurtured them become a front for a criminal state?

Classical & Opera
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Demi Moore films: 6 of the best … and 3 stinkers

Following the star’s win at the Golden Globes for her performance in The Substance, our critics list some of the highs and lows of her career

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Silent Witness review — a serial pensioner killer stalks the show that refuses to die
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Our January thriller picks
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Our January thriller picks

Our first picks of the year follow a serial killer with a conscience and a hotel hopper who frames fellow guests

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How my father painted the world’s largest floating gallery
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How my father painted the world’s largest floating gallery

Lachlan Goudie was a boy when his father Alexander began decorating a cross-channel ferry

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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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The best films to watch at home this week
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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Art
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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The best films to watch at home this week
The best films to watch at home this week
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The best films to watch at home this week
The best films to watch at home this week
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TELEVISION
The best shows on Netflix
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
The best films to watch at home this week
The best films to watch at home this week
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
Art
The best films to watch at home this week
The best films to watch at home this week
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The best films to watch at home this week
The best films to watch at home this week
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TELEVISION
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
The ten best Bob Dylan songs, ranked by our critic
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
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What’s on TV and radio tonight — Digging for Britain
TV & Radio
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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Art
Going out or staying in? Our critics pick the best things to do this week
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Art
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The best films to watch at home this week
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TELEVISION
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The rise, fall — and rise again of Demi Moore
The rise, fall — and rise again of Demi Moore
Celebrity
The rise, fall — and rise again of Demi Moore
The rise, fall — and rise again of Demi Moore
Celebrity
MY CULTURE FIX
Lucy Worsley: I like a weird, clever loner with no social skills
TV & Radio
Lucy Worsley: I like a weird, clever loner with no social skills
MY CULTURE FIX
Lucy Worsley: I like a weird, clever loner with no social skills
TV & Radio
Jeff Baena, film-maker and Aubrey Plaza’s husband, dies ‘by suicide’ at 47
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Jeff Baena, film-maker and Aubrey Plaza’s husband, dies ‘by suicide’ at 47
Jeff Baena, film-maker and Aubrey Plaza’s husband, dies ‘by suicide’ at 47
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James Atkinson — rising baritone provides perfect wintry fare
Classical & Opera
James Atkinson — rising baritone provides perfect wintry fare
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James Atkinson — rising baritone provides perfect wintry fare
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TV & Radio

Playing Nice — James Norton’s parental bombshell turns nasty
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Playing Nice — James Norton’s parental bombshell turns nasty
Playing Nice — James Norton’s parental bombshell turns nasty
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Playing Nice — James Norton’s parental bombshell turns nasty
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7/7: The London Bombings — a potent reminder of a terrifying time for London
7/7: The London Bombings — a potent reminder of a terrifying time for London
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7/7: The London Bombings — a potent reminder of a terrifying time for London
The five best James Norton performances
The five best James Norton performances
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Books

The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK’s definitive book chart
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK’s definitive book chart
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK’s definitive book chart
The Sunday Times Bestsellers List — the UK’s definitive book chart
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A celebration of the quiet heroism of older women
A celebration of the quiet heroism of older women
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A celebration of the quiet heroism of older women
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King Herod reimagined — and more great historical fiction for January
King Herod reimagined — and more great historical fiction for January
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King Herod reimagined — and more great historical fiction for January
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Life lessons from a very prickly hedgehog
Life lessons from a very prickly hedgehog
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Life lessons from a very prickly hedgehog

Film

Who won the Golden Globes? It was a muscular two-horse race
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Who won the Golden Globes? It was a muscular two-horse race
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KEVIN MAHER
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Golden Globes snubs blockbusters to champion independent films
Golden Globes snubs blockbusters to champion independent films
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Golden Globes snubs blockbusters to champion independent films
VIDEO
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This cancer weepie is funny and more like a rom-com
This cancer weepie is funny and more like a rom-com
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This cancer weepie is funny and more like a rom-com
Will Timothée Chalamet’s biopic win over Bob Dylan’s diehard fans?
ST Culture Magazine
Will Timothée Chalamet’s biopic win over Bob Dylan’s diehard fans?
Will Timothée Chalamet’s biopic win over Bob Dylan’s diehard fans?
ST Culture Magazine

Music

Rockaway Beach — Spiritualized steal the annual alt-rock weekend
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Rockaway Beach — Spiritualized steal the annual alt-rock weekend
My friend Johnnie Walker was a rebel who set the bar for radio
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Media
Franz Ferdinand: ‘We fell out because I wrote about farts on the tour bus’
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Franz Ferdinand: ‘We fell out because I wrote about farts on the tour bus’
Gary Kemp: ‘I hate whingeing, self-obsessed rock stars’
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Gary Kemp: ‘I hate whingeing, self-obsessed rock stars’
How the P Diddy scandal took over the entertainment industry
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How the P Diddy scandal took over the entertainment industry
The 10 best pop gigs and festivals to book in 2025
The 10 best pop gigs and festivals to book in 2025
Meet Myles Smith – the Brit Rising Star winner set to go global
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Meet Myles Smith – the Brit Rising Star winner set to go global
Streaming has ruined music and films — this year I’m going retro
Streaming has ruined music and films — this year I’m going retro
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Theatre & Dance

The 29 best theatre, dance, opera, concerts and comedy shows to book in 2025
The 29 best theatre, dance, opera, concerts and comedy shows to book in 2025
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The best musical, dance and theatre shows to book now
Tracy-Ann Oberman: Picasso is overrated
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Tracy-Ann Oberman: Picasso is overrated
Fans bored by Weaver still happy to pay for the Bard
Fans bored by Weaver still happy to pay for the Bard
Christmas for the Nutcracker ballerinas: ‘I’m living my childhood fantasy in a pink tutu’
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Christmas for the Nutcracker ballerinas: ‘I’m living my childhood fantasy in a pink tutu’
Here You Come Again — strictly one for diehard Dolly Parton fans
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Here You Come Again — strictly one for diehard Dolly Parton fans
Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer and the 10 best stage shows to stream at home
Ralph Fiennes, Jodie Comer and the 10 best stage shows to stream at home
Casting coup, rotten review: the film stars who failed to shine on stage
Casting coup, rotten review: the film stars who failed to shine on stage

Classical & Opera

The Metropolitan Opera’s Aida — tacky show is like a night in a Vegas casino
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
The Metropolitan Opera’s Aida — tacky show is like a night in a Vegas casino
The Metropolitan Opera’s Aida — tacky show is like a night in a Vegas casino
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The Metropolitan Opera’s Aida — tacky show is like a night in a Vegas casino
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National Youth Orchestra — an exhilarating display
National Youth Orchestra — an exhilarating display
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National Youth Orchestra — an exhilarating display
FIRST NIGHT REVIEW
Danny Driver — a questing pianist goes beyond Chopin
Danny Driver — a questing pianist goes beyond Chopin
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Danny Driver — a questing pianist goes beyond Chopin
Five-star Smetana — and the best classical albums of 2025 so far
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