The Critic Podcast

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Britain's newest magazine for Politics, Culture and Arts

  1. Easter — the day the world changed, by Matthew Roberts

    APR 17

    Easter — the day the world changed, by Matthew Roberts

    When the first Christians began proclaiming Christ crucified and risen, they landed a missile in the foundations of ancient paganism. Something had occurred which rendered the belief systems of that world utterly obsolete.

    7 min
  2. To catch a culture thief by Michael Prodger

    12/03/2021

    To catch a culture thief by Michael Prodger

    A vast global market in stolen and forged art and artefacts has only grown in the context of the pandemic, but technology and international policing may be catching up

    7 min
  3. The art of fast food by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

    12/03/2021

    The art of fast food by Felipe Fernández-Armesto

    Empty shelves need not mean dreary eating

    8 min
  4. The emperors’ new clothes by Daisy Dunn

    12/03/2021

    The emperors’ new clothes by Daisy Dunn

    Mary Beard emerges with a portrait of the emperors’ afterlives as vivid as the busts themselves

    9 min
  5. Strange brew by Sarah Ditum

    12/03/2021

    Strange brew by Sarah Ditum

    The joy of letting unexpected, accidental music in

    6 min
  6. Remotely wishing you a Merry Christmas by David Scullion

    12/03/2021

    Remotely wishing you a Merry Christmas by David Scullion

    Woefully out of touch and with falling congregations, the Church of England faces a crisis of leadership and theology

    16 min
  7. Unexpected music and a crisis of theology

    11/26/2021

    Unexpected music and a crisis of theology

    Welcome back to The Critic Narrated, where we bring you a selection of articles from our print issues, read aloud by their authors.  In this episode, Sarah Ditum reveals the joy of letting unexpected, accidental music in as she narrates her column from the December/January issue of The Critic: “Strange Brew”, while David Scullion says the Church of England are woefully out of touch and with falling congregations, now faces a crisis of leadership and theology, as he reads his feature: “Remotely wishing you a Merry Christmas”.  Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and iTunes to ensure you never you never miss an episode. -- Music: “Modern Jazz Samba” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    22 min
  8. The Crimean War

    11/24/2021

    The Crimean War

    In this episode of Black's History Week, Professor Jeremy Black talks to The Critic's deputy editor, Graham Stewart, about why Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire found themselves fighting together against Russia in the Crimea. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast on Spotify and iTunes to ensure you never you never miss an episode. -- Image: Battle of Inkerman, 5 November 1854. Wars. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images) Music: Radetzky March by Human Symphony Orchestra (premiumbeat.com)

    47 min
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