STEPHANIE DENNISON and ALFREDO LUIZ DE OLIVEIRA SUPPIA explain the political context of The Secret Agent, a gripping thriller that reminds us why academic freedom needs protecting

TONY BURKE speaks to producer and broadcaster LUCY DURAN about her new project — Guitari Baro

JONATHAN TAYLOR is intrigued how good storytelling can make a hobby as obsessional as metal detecting seem fascinating

ROB HARGREAVES is moved by the way that memories of the Spanish civil war still stir our passions

RON JACOBS sees similarities between the personality of the the Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco, and Donald Trump

RUTH AYLETT recommends this book if you want to learn how AI’s large language models work