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    ‘Burning a piano is strange, beautiful and mesmerising’
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    ‘Burning a piano is strange, beautiful and mesmerising’

    Annea Lockwood vividly remembers the first time she burnt a piano. It was in 1968, on the banks of the Thames. She placed a couple of old microphones inside...

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    ‘Burning a piano is strange, beautiful and mesmerising’
    NEW
    INTERVIEW
    ‘Burning a piano is strange, beautiful and mesmerising’

    Annea Lockwood vividly remembers the first time she burnt a piano. It was in 1968, on the banks of the Thames. She placed a couple of old microphones inside...

    Classical & Opera
    INTERVIEW
    Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘The British rock at kids’ books’

    It is a pleasing quirk of Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s colourful writing career that long before he became a children’s author he wrote 28 episodes of Brookside ....

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    The best musical, dance and theatre shows to book now

    Our critics travel up and down the country reviewing the latest theatre, musicals and dance, so have the inside track . Here is our guide to the best...

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    Mother, wife, genius — why it’s time to reclaim painter Mabel Nicholson
    Mother, wife, genius — why it’s time to reclaim painter Mabel Nicholson

    In spring 1893 — the warmest on record, at the time — two newlyweds moved to an old cottage in the village of Denham, Buckinghamshire. They were adventurous...

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    House of the Dragon series 2, episode 3: if only women were in charge
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    House of the Dragon series 2, episode 3: if only women were in charge

    The world of Westeros has often been accused of titillating audiences with female nudity as a sideline to the clash of swords and clank of armour as men (and...

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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
    The best classical concerts and opera: our reviews
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    What to watch on TV this week: Wimbledon, England and more
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    100 best summer reads for 2024 — chosen by our critics
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    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
    The best films to watch at home — from Taxi Driver to Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
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    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
    Election night 2024: key times to watch and your armchair TV guide
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    Nina Stibbe: I couldn’t finish Middlemarch
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    Nina Stibbe: I couldn’t finish Middlemarch
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    Nina Stibbe: I couldn’t finish Middlemarch
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    The best classical albums of 2024 so far
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    The best classical albums of 2024 so far
    The best classical albums of 2024 so far
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    Dame Mary Beard: Elgin Marbles should be sent abroad as cultural ambassadors
    Dame Mary Beard: Elgin Marbles should be sent abroad as cultural ambassadors
    Dame Mary Beard: Elgin Marbles should be sent abroad as cultural ambassadors
    11 things we learnt at Glastonbury 2024 — triumphs, disasters and celebrity cameos
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    11 things we learnt at Glastonbury 2024 — triumphs, disasters and celebrity cameos
    11 things we learnt at Glastonbury 2024 — triumphs, disasters and celebrity cameos
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    What’s on TV and radio tonight: Inheriting the Castle: Storyville
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    What’s on TV and radio tonight: Inheriting the Castle: Storyville
    What’s on TV and radio tonight: Inheriting the Castle: Storyville
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    What’s on TV and radio tonight: Inheriting the Castle: Storyville
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    Wimbledon review — BBC serves up the familiar and controversial
    Wimbledon review — BBC serves up the familiar and controversial
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    Wimbledon review — BBC serves up the familiar and controversial
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    House of the Dragon series 2, episode 3: if only women were in charge
    House of the Dragon series 2, episode 3: if only women were in charge
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    House of the Dragon series 2, episode 3: if only women were in charge
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    Children’s Laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘The British rock at kids’ books’
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