Audiences in flak jackets queued to hear the poet and director on a tour of pounded cities. She talks about depicting life during war, from air raid alerts to hesitating between pinot or zinfandel in the supermarket
When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could. By Charlotte Higgins
George Grundy came clean – at last! But will he be grassed up? Or can great-uncle Clive Horrobin save the day? All this, plus romance at the vet’s in our review of the rustic BBC soap
Whether the issue is shattered relationships or the ugly deaths of those who are fighting, these works give voice to often unspoken horrors, says Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins
The long read: When Putin invaded, a historian in Kyiv saw that Ukraine’s cultural heritage was in danger. So he set out to save as much of it as he could
Not just one but two ‘outre’ notions hit Borsetshire courtesy of vet nurse Paul and his boyfriend, Dull Etienne. Plus, Alice pleads not guilty to dangerous driving
After the Tory years of underfunding, BBC-baiting and culture wars, nothing less than the soul of the nation is in the surprise new minister’s hands, says Charlotte Higgins
Projects across the Potteries are bringing energy and optimism to a city still reeling from decades of decline, says Guardian culture writer Charlotte Higgins