ARTS
38 Jonathan Meades
Vatican II was architectural
vandalism, with carpets
40 Music
Norman Lebrecht
Exhibitions
Queer British Art 1861–
Martin Gayford
43 Theatre
Consent;
The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia?
Lloyd Evans
Radio Kate Chisholm
44 Television James Delingpole
45 Tom Vaughan
‘Service’: a poem
46 Cinema
The Sense of an Ending
Deborah Ross
48 Dance
Matthew Bourne’s Early Adventures
Louise Levene
49 Opera
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Igor Toronyi-LalicLIFE
53 High life Taki
Low life Jeremy Clarke
55 Real life Melissa Kite
56 The turf Robin Oakley
Bridge Janet de Botton
57 Wine club Jonathan RayAND FINALLY...
50 Notes on... Frank Matcham
Susan Hill
58 Chess Raymond Keene
Competition
59 Crossword Doc
60 Status anxiety
Toby Young
Battle for Britain
Michael Heath
61 Sport Roger Alton
Your problems solved
Mary Killen
62 Food Tanya Gold
Mind your language
Dot WordsworthLIFE
A work of art in itself, pNot quite over the top, pRaymond Briggs chats
about his sock dependency and
how to deal with the menace
of cyclists (Diary, p.9). The
Snowman and Father Christmas
author won the 2017 BookTrust
lifetime achievement award.
Rod Dreher (p.12) is a
senior editor of the American
Conservative and author of
The Benedict Option
(Sentinel).Jane Rye appraises Leonora
Carrington, the surrealists’
muse and distinguished artist
(p.28). She is the author of
Futurism and Adrian Heath.Stephen Glover addresses
the legacy of the Daily Mail,
where he has been a columnist
since 1998 (p.32)Tiffany Jenkins examines
the battle over human remains
and objects in museums (p.35).
She is an author and academic.CONTRIBUTORSLord Denning appeared with
Miss UK, who asked: ‘How long
does it take to get your kit on? ’
Ysenda Maxtone Graham, pAs long as England’s villages
stand true, then England is safe,
and we can put the kettle on for tea
Oliver Balch, p‘Come live with me and be my love’
Whatever was I thinking of?
Those pleasures that my sheep
provide
Would be, I hoped, much amplified
Competition, pJacobson on Trump, p