Delving into the various linguistic predicaments of Samuel Beckett reveals the beautiful complications of his writings.

Clive James's new collection of poetry looks at his past but is far from mournful nostalgia; it celebrates his eventful life

In six decades of portraits the Queen’s impenetrable expression has barely altered

Strangely, it is easier to write a state-of-the-nation drama if you set it in the past

Can you remember when you last heard a cinema audience laugh together at the same joke?

Revivals from three countries explore the anxieties of superfluous men and women

The resurrection of the LP pleases romantics but it risks dividing the classical music community