David Sexton

TV

The Accident's study of a disaster-hit town has urgent relevance

The new Channel 4 drama explores grief, trauma and blame

24 Oct 2019
Books

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo - review

This Booker winner packs in a whole lot of life, says David Sexton

24 Oct 2019
TV

Giri/Haji is a gangster thriller with a difference

This cross-continent production avoids turning London or Tokyo into travelogue or cliche

17 Oct 2019
Books

Agent Running in the Field by John le Carré​ - review

Brexit, a story of spies and betrayal

17 Oct 2019
The Met: Policing London is a three-part series
Staying In

The Met: Policing London is grimly informative viewing

With gang wars and knife crime out of control, the Met faces a thankless task

10 Oct 2019
Paradise regained: di Paolo’s painting is the moving centrepiece of the final chapter
Books

A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar - book review

An exquisite journey to clarity   

10 Oct 2019
TV

Helen Mirren is in her element as a regal Catherine the Great

Mirren makes the formidable Russian ruler an entirely modern woman in every respect

3 Oct 2019
TV

Sarah Kendall's homecoming comedy Frayed will make you wince

Kendall stars as a rich housewife forced to return to her roots

26 Sept 2019
Fiction over fact: Ian McEwan deliberately chooses not to mention the B-word in his latest novella, with its nod to Franz Kafka
Books

Book of the week: The Cockroach by Ian McEwan

Ian McEwan has come up with a satirical explanation of the mess that the country now finds itself in

26 Sept 2019
TV

Gary Usher takes his rebellion up north in The Rebel Chef

Usher opens a new restaurant in Prescot, Merseyside in the new series

19 Sept 2019
The Hairy Bikers are back
TV

The Hairy Bikers get their kicks on Route 66 in new show

The duo are back with a brand new BBC show

12 Sept 2019
Blessed be the fruit: Elisabeth Moss in the TV series of The Handmaid’s Tale.
Books

Everything you need to know about Margaret Atwood's The Testaments

London is gripped by The Handmaid’s Tale sequel — and it isn’t even out until Tuesday. From its dystopian vision to its Booker Prize odds, David Sexton breaks open the cloak of secrecy that makes The Testaments a must-read

6 Sept 2019