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It doesn't take a pain marathon to make a mum

13.07.09
Two weeks ago my fiancée was giving birth to our daughter, and we went through an experience common to many first-time parents: we showed up too early at the hospital and were sent packing... more

Essential summer reading

09.07.09
As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it’s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut... more

Whishaw caught in portrayal of betrayal

31.07.08
Katie Mitchell's latest production, ...some trace of her, leaves Nicholas de Jongh bemused, confused and deeply unenthused.... more

Out-of-print classics are simply biding their time

29.04.08
There is no winning formula for a rediscovered classic. The humorous exploits of a dowdy English governess over the course of a single day in the Thirties have become a huge hit for Persephone Books. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, by Winifred Watson, first came out in 1938 and has remained a bestseller since it was reprinted by the publishing house eight years ago. Now it's an American box-office success as well. But such hits have much to do with timing, fashion and serendipity... more

So the French First Lady can sing as well...

28.03.08
Carla Bruni's first English album is more of a dinner-party soundtrack than a record that will have an impact on the music scene. Then again, it doesn't make any promises.... more

Telling folk tales

21.01.08
The BBCSO negotiated its way deftly through the ambiguities of Judith Weir's tantalisingly suggestive score under the assured baton of Martyn Brabbins.... more

The edge of the audible

14.03.07
It is a measure of the respect and affection in which the late Gyorgy Ligeti was held that the QEH could be packed for this posthumous tribute.... more

Kate hits duff note writing for Shambles

12.03.07
Pete Doherty has had a series of furious bust-ups with his Babyshambles bandmates over girlfriend Kate Moss.... more

When music eclipses dance

23.10.06
A dance event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall was overshadowed by its own music when singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright stole the show from American choreographer Stephen Petronio. ... more

When Pete's good, he's really good

06.10.06
Whisper it, but Pete Doherty seemed almost professional, says Richard Godwin. Bang on time, tight, and with Kate Moss on backing vocals.... more

Mass for a secular age

07.08.06
Proms review: Julian Anderson does not shirk his responsibilities. Faced with composing for chorus, he joined a choir so as to experience choral music from the inside, research that seems to have paid off, says Nick Kimberley. ... more

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