David Butcher

Recent articles by David Butcher

Tedious masculinity: why I’ve had enough middle-aged men and machines on TV

David Butcher

What went wrong with BBC2’s Civilisations?

David Butcher

Macbeth, National Theatre

Macbeth review: Mad Max with machetes ★★★

Jason Watkins and Nina Sosanay Agnetha in Frozen

Credit: Johan Persson

Frozen review: Jason Watkins is horribly convincing as a serial killer ★★★

Justine Mitchell and Sam Troughton in Beginning

Beginning review: A modern classic of love and loneliness ★★★★★

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Why senseless drama finales could be VERY bad for broadcasters

Girl from the North Country review: This Bob Dylan musical will leave his fans in raptures ★★★★

If The Handmaid’s Tale makes you despair of religion, try Broken

Instant news doesn’t de-sensitize us, it forces us to face reality

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Why television must learn from Michael Palin

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead review: Daniel Radcliffe stars in a sparkling revival ★★★★

Why you should be watching BBC2 documentary Hospital

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Art review: Sharp comedy starring Rufus Sewell ★★★★

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Roma-ro-ma-ma Unromance is everywhere on TV at the moment – and that’s a good thing

QI with Sandi Toksvig: Stephen Fry may be gone, but the series is in the safest of hands