Pre-Packed Pop
Andrew Calcutt raises two cheers for TV talent shows
Culture
Mother of DNA
Brenda Maddox celebrates the “clarity of Rosalind Franklin
City Tours
Marilyn Mason walks the streets
God on the Box
Victor Lewis-Smith tunes in to a very special broadcast from up high
Folie a Deux
Laurie Taylor learns to play with others
Freedom From Ghosts
Tzvetan Todorov's Imperfect Garden, reviewed by AC Grayling
Fight for Survival
Mark Pagel learns from an old master
The Life of Slime Mold
John Gray's Straw Dogs reviewed by Ian Hargreaves
Fifth Estate
Frank Jordans goes underground
Heroes and Midgets
An overview of modern political journalism, reviewed by Hazhir Teimourian