Victory In The Kitchen by Annie Gray review: ‘Popular history at its very best’

Annie Gray’s delicious Victory In The Kitchen, a biography of Georgina Landemare, Winston Churchill’s cook, is ‘popular history at its very best’ By Kathryn Hughes Published: 22:01 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 16:53 GMT, 26 February 2020 Victory In The Kitchen: The Life Of Churchill’s Cook Annie Gray              … Read more

Herbert Von Karajan album review: Some of his most enjoyable recordings here are of lighter stuff

Herbert Von Karajan had an extremely wide repertoire, and some of the most enjoyable recordings in his Complete Decca Recordings are of lighter stuff By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Herbert Von Karajan    Complete Decca Recordings    33 CDs, out now Rating: Herbert … Read more

Rootbound by Alice Vincent review: ‘A hopeful memoir of self-discovery and horticulture’

Alice Vincent presents a beguiling bouquet in Rootbound: Rewilding A Life, her hopeful memoir of self-discovery and horticulture By Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Rootbound: Rewilding A Life   Alice Vincent                                  … Read more

The Prince Of Egypt review: As musical theatre, this gives banality a bad name

The Prince Of Egypt Dominion Theatre, London                            Until October 31, 2hrs 45mins Rating: Half a century ago Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz had a hit with Godspell. Then, in 1991, he begat an Old Testament stinker called Children Of Eden. Now there’s this … Read more

Mick Fleetwood And Friends review: A sell-out crowd was thrilled throughout

Mick Fleetwood And Friends London Palladium Rating: From George Harrison in 2002 to Ginger Baker the other day, we’re used to finding a rock star’s death followed by a tribute gig. On Tuesday, the idea came with a twist: the honoree was still with us. Peter Green, the guitarist who co-founded Fleetwood Mac in 1967, … Read more