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The Great Dictator: ‘drily hilarious’ biography of Barbara CartlandThe Week Recommends Matthew Sweet’s carefully researched book is ‘fantastically enjoyable’
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Present Laughter: an ‘expertly constructed’ Noël Coward rebootThe Week Recommends Tracy-Ann Oberman is ‘tremendous’, switching effortlessly between diva-ish theatricality and genuine loneliness
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Late Fame: an ‘elegant tale of autumnal regret’The Week Recommends Willem Dafoe plays a poet rediscovered late in life
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The Gentlemen series two: Guy Ritchie’s ludicrous gangster rompTalking Point New season is fun, but lacks the energy that fizzed through the director’s early work
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The Bayeux Tapestry: a ‘truly magnificent’ spectacleThe Week Recommends Exhibition at the British Museum promises a ‘once-in-history’ viewing experience
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One great cookbook: ‘Home Cooking with Jean-Georges’the week recommends Learning by playing while cooking
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Hawking by Graham Farmelo: the ‘uncomfortable but unavoidable truth’ about the physicistThe Week Recommends ‘Absorbing and informative’ biography reveals another side to Stephen Hawking
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Tim Curry: The offbeat English actor who became a cult starFeature His penchant to ‘choose risky over anything’ led to a career of memorable roles
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Dolly Parton: The country star who rose from ‘rags to rhinestones’Feature She wrote her first song at age 6 and lived a multi-faceted life filled with entertainment and philanthropic successes
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Dolly Parton: The last great uniter?Feature The multi-talented singer, songwriter, and philanthropist was beloved by a wide swath of Americans
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Get full-bodied: the ideal gifts for coffee loversThe Week Recommends Get things brewing
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The best true crime documentaries to watch nowThe Week Recommends Stranger-than-fiction cases, from faked pregnancies to rogue sperm donors
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The best comedy series to watch nowThe Week Recommends Big-hearted shows from Chad Powers to Colin from Accounts
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The best true crime podcasts to binge nowThe Week Recommends Thrilling investigations from Stalked to Coining It
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