Adultery: Punishable by death (but only for wives). Sanitation: Streets full of dung. Diet: Bread washed down with diluted vinegar – Christopher Hart reviews #Populus by Guy de la Bedoyere buff.ly/49U23fU

‘The professor writes engagingly and the book is full of fascinating insights.’ Neil Armstrong reviews #TheRitualEffect by Michael Norton buff.ly/3xOTRAj

Howard Davies was #BOTD in 1945. The Reading-born, award-winning theatre director founded what became the Donmar Warehouse in Covent Garden. In 2022, Robert Gore-Langton gave ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ to #HenryV , starring Kit Harington, at the Donmar Warehouse buff.ly/4aZMWm5

‘This is Harriet Baker’s first book and she brings a fresh perspective to biographical material already known.’ Kathryn Hughes reviews buff.ly/4d9rmNQ

From Jo’s smooth plot to #TheAmendments by Niamh Mulvey, a powerful tale by Tea Obreht and Heidi Amsinck’s latest, this week’s best new fiction – reviews by Tom Payne, Eithne Farry, Hephzibah Anderson and John Lincoln Williams buff.ly/3xOhXeJ

#OTD in 1987, Madonna was at UK number one with #LaIslaBonita . In 2018, Louise Gannon recalled her seven bruising bouts with pop’s punchiest star buff.ly/49EwqXD

‘As a phenomenon, she is now massive. As an artist, though, she’s still medium-sized.’ Tim de Lisle gives ⭐⭐⭐ to #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment by Taylor Swift buff.ly/44eq7Jf

Happy birthday Jean Paul Gaultier! The French fashion designer who has dressed Kylie Minogue and Helen Mirren, co-presented 1990s TV show #Eurotrash . In 2021, Craig Brown gave ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ to Berkmann’s Pop Miscellany by Marcus Berkmann buff.ly/3vX1Hr3

‘Perhaps the true measure of the man comes when he takes the oldest joke known to humanity – the fart gag – and manages to reduce even this old comedy cynic to hysterics.’ Mark Wareham gives ⭐⭐⭐⭐ to Michael McIntyre at The O2 buff.ly/3xOBQ5d

‘With the picturesque, hilltop Italian city of Matera filling in convincingly for 1st century Jerusalem, the film looks great.’ Matthew Bond reviews #TheBookOfClarence starring LaKeith Stanfield and Anna Diop buff.ly/3xThgR0

#OTD in 1850, Poet Laureate William Wordsworth died, aged 80. In 2019, Craig Brown reviewed #TheMakingOfPoetry by Adam Nicolson buff.ly/3Q3B7U0

‘It’s gripping and engrossing and, if you are new to it, too, then better late than never.’ Deborah Ross gives ⭐⭐⭐⭐ to #BlueLights on BBC One buff.ly/4b4QOlT

From Dan James hoping he can help Leeds United nab a top-two place in #LiveEFL to slyly funny island mystery #TheRedKing and Jamie Cullum is joined by Norah Jones in #TheJazzShowWithJamieCullum – our top picks for this week’s TV & Radio buff.ly/3JuhZuI

Happy birthday Louis Smith! The gymnast from Peterborough has four Olympic medals and won #StrictlyComeDancing in 2012. In 2022, Kelly Woodward gave ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ to Strictly Come Dancing: The Love Tour at the Utilita Arena Birmingham buff.ly/47Co6au

Buckle up for a very turbulent flight as the bodies of passengers mount up… and the double-crossing begins – catch up on last night’s #RedEye , starring Richard Armitage and Jing Lusi, on ITVX buff.ly/3U6ro0w

Grab a copy of today’s #TheMailonSunday to discover what Tim de Lisle thinks of Taylor Swift’s #TheTorturedPoetsDepartment

‘There is at least one high-stakes, pure-adrenaline scene per episode but otherwise this is tender and humane and has well-defined characters that are cared about.’ Deborah Ross reviews #BlueLights on BBC One – pick up today’s #MailonSunday to find out more

Buckle up for a very turbulent flight in #RedEye , Deborah Ross reviews #BlueLights and this messiah is a very naughty boy in #TheBookOfClarence
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Queen Victoria was very fickle towards her ten prime ministers, switching from devotion to detestation, and sometimes back again, in the blink of an eye – Kathryn Hughes reviews #QueenVictoriaAndHerPrimeMinisters by Anne Somerset buff.ly/3xAUugO

‘This book can sometimes feel heavy going, but then on the next page you discover an enticing new vista.’ Dr Glenda Cooper reviews #TheLostPaths by Jack Cornish buff.ly/3W01iia