While you await my upcoming 10 best and worst list, I’ll start with my annual list of 10 great performances. Note the ...

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Join Stuart Maconie for a special festive edition of Radio 4’s Loose Ends, with guests including Gyles Brandreth, Carrie Grant and The Unthanks . Expect lively conversation, beautiful music and a ...

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Tom Stoppard, the celebrated playwright behind Arcadia, The Real Thing and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, has died aged 88. Known for his dazzling intellect and influential screenwriting, ...

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