The Last of the Hardy Players – Review
The interview in Dorchester with the 104-year-old Thomas Hardy player was a delight, says Elizabeth Mahoney
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 – review
Xan Brooks: School's out for Harry, Hermione and Ron – and so is any sense of wit or warmth
Woman’s Hour and Today – review
Margaret Atwood's a sage with a sometimes terrifying vision. Karl Lagerfeld just wants fashion to be fun, says Elisabeth Mahoney
Robin Ince – review
Robin Ince has been raiding charity shops for bad books to ridicule in the name of comedy. The best-judged excerpts are from crustacean horror Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith, writes Brian Logan
The Tinman’s Farewell by Michael Tanner – review
The legion stories that have built up around one of racing's greatest jockeys are recalled in this lively novel, says Tony Paley
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor – review
Neil MacGregor illuminates the human story and rehabilitates the British Museum in the process, says Tom Holland
Rewind radio: Richard Bacon; Grayson on His Bike; Book of the Week: Letters to Monica
Richard Bacon proves he's still 5 Live's greatest asset, Grayson Perry is guilty of self-indulgence and Philip Larkin's letters make for vivid radio, says Rachel Cooke
The Wisdom of Bees by Michael O’Malley – review
A Columbia professor's study of what business can learn from beehives makes for an entertaining read, says Robin McKie
The Obelisk by EM Forster – review
The quietly subversive stories in The Obelisk deserve to reach a new audience, says Charlotte Newman
The Mind’s Eye by Oliver Sacks – review
Neurologist Oliver Sacks's study of sight comes alive when he steps into the clinical spotlight himself, writes Paul Broks
Amexica: War Along the Borderline by Ed Vulliamy – review
Ed Vulliamy's vivid dissection of the calamitous US-Mexico 'war on drugs' is illuminating and horrifying, writes Hugh O'Shaughnessy
Harmony by HRH Prince Charles, Tony Juniper and Ian Skelly – review
Prince Charles is right to speak up on climate change, but some of his ideas are completely off the wall, writes Rowan Moore
Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury – review
Rachel Cooke relishes a fascinating history of chocolate by a member of the Cadbury family… but is more concerned about the fate of her beloved Curly Wurly and Crunchie
Reading Shakespeare’s Sonnets: A New Commentary by Don Paterson – review
Don Paterson's commentary on Shakespeare's Sonnets makes uneasy bedfellows of real insight and an irritating, blog-like overfamiliarity, writes Adam Mars-Jones
The Interrogative Mood: A Novel? by Padgett Powell – review
Just a series of questions? What if I told you that reading this book was one of the most pleasurable experiences I have had this year, asks Troy Jollimore