The Sunday Times - UK (2022-04-03)

l Ozzy Osbourne once

boasted to a journalist

that he could score drugs

within 15 minutes of

landing anywhere in the

world. “I bet you can’t

round here, though?”

the journalist asked,

looking around at

Osbourne’s home in rural

Buckinghamshire. “How

much do you want to bet?”

the singer replied.

Books, p22

l The sound of crickets is

a sure sign that summer is

on its way. And their

distinctive noise is one of

the most ancient animal

songs in the world, dating

back 270 million years.

Books, p28

CONTENTS 03.04.2022

ARTS

4
Books
Julian Barnes holds forth
on the perils of Christianity

6
Cover story
Alexander Skarsgard on
why he won’t be typecast
as a pretty boy

9
Music
The Isle of Wight’s greatest
export, Wet Leg, on their
dizzying rise

11
Theatre
To Kill a Mockingbird with
Rafe Spall — Quentin Letts
gives his verdict

18
Dance
A Jungle Book for 2022

BOOKS

20

Lead review

Former literary editor John

Walsh remembers the decade

the book world got sexy

21

Fiction

This smart, quirky debut

from a sixtysomething writer

sparked a publishing war

22

Music

Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain,

Taylor Hawkins — the music

industry is killing its stars

27

History

They conquered Britain,

Sicily and northern Syria —

how did the Normans do it?

24

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