Ben Lawrence

Broadcasters are increasing expenditure in areas such as AI, and are becoming more dependent on algorithms. That’s a disaster for the viewer

Evil, treacherous or just plain needy – depictions of ginger men are rarely flattering. It’s time for artists to show us a bit more kindness

With the news that Mishal Husain is leaving, Radio 4’s increasingly toothless news programme has lost its last interrogator-in-chief

The demise of the station’s last drama slot is a kick in the teeth both for listeners and for Britain’s creatives

Is it the beginning of the end for fatuous book blurbs? I sincerely hope so...

Leading director Richard Jones on opera’s identity crisis, working with Mike Yarwood and his ‘thrilling and audacious’ new production

Young performers often seem incapable of coherent verse-speaking. Could inverted snobbery be part of the problem?

With live music under threat, we need to cherish events in our beautiful open spaces

Made in Chelsea couple Sophie Habboo and Jamie Laing’s new Radio 1 gig proves just how rare musos have become. Yet radio sorely needs them

The president has professed his love for classical architecture – but he’s fighting against the spirit of the age