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Peter Mason
spy who
Theatre Review / 7 January 2026
7 January 2026

PETER MASON applauds a stage version of Le Carre’s novel that questions what ordinary people have to gain from high-level governmental spying

UK subs
Books / 23 December 2025
23 December 2025

PETER MASON is entertained by the autobiography of Charlie Harper, one of punk’s most enduring figures

windrush
Books / 19 November 2025
19 November 2025

PETER MASON is beguiled by a fascinating account of the importance of cricket to immigrants from the Caribbean to the UK

peek
Books / 18 November 2025
18 November 2025

PETER MASON is gripped by a novel that confronts corporate callousness with those prepared to act to bring about change

monarchs
Book Review / 4 November 2025
4 November 2025

PETER MASON is tickled by a new book and exhibition that mine the rotten anachronism of the monarchy for laughs

pickney
Theatre Review / 29 October 2025
29 October 2025

PETER MASON tunes his ear into the domestic affairs of a Carribbean couple with a troublesome son

haar
Music Review / 27 October 2025
27 October 2025

PETER MASON thrills to Irish folk band The Haar

burning spear
Gig Review / 12 August 2025
12 August 2025

PETER MASON relishes a legend of Jamaican roots reggae still plying his trade with a large degree of spirit

flam
Dance / 30 May 2025
30 May 2025

PETER MASON is wowed (and a little baffled) by the undeniably ballet-like grace of flamenco

IT'S JUST NOT CRICKET: Protesters demonstrate outside Lord's Cricket Ground in London, on February 25 2025, against England playing Afghanistan in a Champions Trophy match, as female participation in sport has effectively been outlawed in Afghanistan since the Tailban returned to power in 2021
Books / 25 May 2025
25 May 2025

PETER MASON is surprised by the bleak outlook foreseen for cricket’s future by the cricketers’ bible

(L) Mudlark kneels on a rocky shore, collecting objects; (R) Medieval pilgrim badge. Pics © London Museum
Exhibitions / 22 April 2025
22 April 2025

PETER MASON is enthralled by an assembly of objects, ancient and modern, that have lain in the mud of London’s river

POWER-DRESSING: Miriam Grace Edwards as Mary in Mrs Presiden
Theatre Review / 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
PETER MASON applauds a thought-provoking study of the relationship between a grieving woman and her photographer