The Recommender: Samuel Barnett
The actor known for The History Boys, Dirk Gently and the current hit stage musical of Pride shares his cultural highlights
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I was there for the Daphne Caruana Galizia verdict. It was like hearing a court rule the Earth is flat
Stephen Grey, who spent years investigating the tycoon accused of masterminding the journalist’s murder, says his outrageous acquittal has left a grieving family without justice – and yet still not without hope
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Parlour games and real-life pain: the enduring, subversive power of Agatha Christie
As a season of Christie TV, theatre, books and events kicks off, Dorian Lynskey sees the author’s everlasting play The Mousetrap for the first time – and finds it far from what he was expecting
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Lyse Doucet: ‘The fear of not being a journalist was bigger than the fear of what was around me’
The BBC correspondent and winner of the 2026 Women's prize for non-fiction answers the Nerve Q&A on friendship, bravery, and the importance of Yorkshire tea. Interview by Ursula Kenny
Q&A
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The Nerve Weekend Dish: Jay Rayner’s salmon en croute
The restaurant critic, Masterchef winner and cookbook author shares his update on a classic dinner-party special
Food
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We need to talk about the Bayeux Tapestry show and its billionaire sponsor
Igor Tulchinsky, whose name and portrait are front and centre of the British Museum’s blockbuster show, has funded the IDF and donated to Trump even as the president undermines cultural institutions, writes Nerve art critic Ben Luke
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