MARIA DUARTE recommends a remarkable study of the friendship between a Palestinian and a Pakistani, broken by a hostile state
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The Big Meeting of socialist hearts, minds and aspirations
PETER LAZENBY recommends an inspiring new documentary on the Durham Miners’ Gala
MATTHEW HAWKINS rakes through un-fancy words and flair-free summaries to find who and what might be flamboyant
PETER MASON is exhilarated by an exciting, well-considered and historically minded tribute to the great Trinidadian instrument
Reducing historical lives to ‘male’ and ‘female’ roles, we lose the nuance of those lives and a clearer understanding of past societies, suggests CLAIRE ISABELLA GILMOUR
CHRIS SEARLE relishes the genius of pianist Alexander Hawkins, his many ensembles, and his new album
BY FAR the best way to experience the unique event that is the Durham Miners’ Gala is of course to attend it.
But if you’ve never managed to get to the Gala, which takes place on the second Saturday every July, then you can get a taste of it by going seeing the film The Big Meeting which gets its cinema release on September 6.
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