Nick Cohen reflects on the book that changed his mind about Bush and Blair's war on terror
Launching our new series of guest diaries by people in the news is BBC Radio 4's chief announcer, Peter Donaldson. For 30 years his gracefully modulated tones have informed and reassured the nation. Now he reveals how he's managed to maintain continuity in a cut-throat world.
Andrew Tudor samples this summer's holiday blockbusters
Sally Feldman chokes on her (Joyce Carol) Oates
With everyone talking about the need for 'respect' Martin Rowson reckons it's time to come clean about what they really mean
Andrew Tudor salutes Ken Loach's unique vision
Distinguished musicologist and composer Wilfred Mellers, the man who first compared The Beatles to Schubert, celebrates the 250th birthday of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Wilfrid Mellers died on 16 May 2008
Continuing our series of thinkers who have been important for humanism, Brian McClinton puts in a bid for Shakespeare.
Stuart Sim reviews the latest from an up-and-coming Canadian novelist
Ken Worpole on the genius of Joseph Roth