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Reclaiming Amy review: The agony of seeing addiction close up
Ten years since she died, Amy Winehouse’s family discuss how they remember the prodigious talent
Russell Howard interview: “Over the pandemic I forgot I was famous”
The comedian has some adjusting to do after 18 months of making tea for his wife, but he’s not been idle
360 Allstars at London Wonderground review: don’t try this at home
No new age concept, just young men displaying enviable, well-honed and slightly alarming skills
What a turn on! TV’s hot summer is here
From masked matchmaking to the full-frontal filth-fest of Sex/Life, dating is back — on the telly at least. As Sexy Beasts hits Netflix, Abha Shah wonders why we just can’t get enough of seriously OTT shows
Amy Winehouse remembered on 10th anniversary of her death
The beloved soul singer has been the subject of documentaries marking the milestone
The World to Come review: a love story where loneliness lies with lust
Katherine Waterston and Vanessa Kirby are a consistently perfect match in this period romance
Get to know the Mercury Music Prize 2021 nominees
A knockout lineup this year is worth spending time with
The London comedy festivals to see this summer: who needs Edinburgh?
As we all keep saying, it’s a transitional year, but at least it means that there’s a ton of comedy going on in the capital
Hamlet review: Ian McKellen’s age-defying Hamlet is a sensation
At the age of 82, Sir Ian throws new light on the Danish prince in a riveting performance
Folkestone Triennial 2021 review: the opposite of ‘plop art’
The fifth edition of the triennial public art exhibition is truly transformative
Sexy Beasts review: A dating horror story that’s bizarre and boring
This unnerving dating experiment doesn’t capitalise on its comic potential
Uprising review: Urgent, unmissable viewing from Steve McQueen
This nuanced three-part documentary, co-directed by McQueen and James Rogan, focuses on the New Cross Fire and its aftermath
‘That story’s never been told’: revisiting the Brixton riots
Steve McQueen’s new series Uprising is an overdue exploration of race relations in the 1980s. George Rhoden, one of few black police officers on the scene at the Brixton riots, tells us why he shared his story
It Was What It Was: Will Love Island’s Lucinda pick Danny or Aaron?
Each week, Love Island scholars Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson discuss all the drama and dumpings
Daniel Sloss at the Clapham Grand review: an impressive rollercoaster
After a year in which he fled the country in order to be able to perform, Sloss is still riding high
Anna X review: Emma Corrin and Nabhaan Rizwan are a blast
Joseph Charlton’s play about art, money and lies is as shiny as a Jeff Koons sculpture
Vanessa Kirby: Film has been so male dominated - now it’s women’s time
The actress’s latest role in powerful period piece The World to Come “felt like a voice” for pioneer women pushed into the margins of history
Nicola Benedetti: It’s hard not to feel performers have been penalised
As she launches her new album, the star violinist is frustrated at the restrictions on live performance, but is determined to bring music to the masses regardless
Meet the young playwrights shaking up London’s reopened stages
New writing is normally seen as risky, but now it’s going straight into the West End. Meet the young talents helping re-write the rules
John Mayer: Sob Rock review - great fun if you like a whiff of cheese
John Mayer’s eighth album sounds like he’s arrived in the 1980s
Cultural Capital ep 9: watch our show on London’s arts and culture
For all your London cultural needs
Clairo Sling album review: A light touch and a beautiful mature sound
This is a mature, ambitious album from bedroom pop pioneer Clairo
Nowhere Special: James Norton’s heartbreaking new film is beautiful
This modest, restrained story about a single dad with terminal cancer trying to find adoptive parents for his young son will blow you away
Summer of Soul review: The best music documentary you’ve never seen
The summer of ‘69 saw some of the most epic outdoor gigs in history, and we are categorically not talking about Woodstock
Welcome to Clarkson’s Farm, a very big crowd in the country
A new show has turned the broadcaster’s farmshop into a fan mecca — but what’s at the end of the three-hour queue? A dubious David Ellis gets in line