Benjamin Ivry

04 November 2021

Billy Wilder before he liked it hot

Before he got to Hollywood the filmmaker worked as a journalist in his native Europe. A new book tries to draw the links between his two careers.

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19 August 2021

Decoding a diva: Understanding classical soprano Maria Callas

As two new books and an artist’s opera project revisit the enigmatic Maria Callas, the best way to understand her is by focusing on the most obvious place.. the stage.

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23 June 2021

Will the departure of Simon Rattle usher in a golden era?

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09 May 2021

The mental health turmoil behind The Goon Show

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04 April 2021

Time to cancel The King and I?

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23 February 2021

The Pompidou Centre and its uneasy place in French culture

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27 November 2020

Who was the perfect Poirot?

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15 October 2020

Coronation Street at 60: a look at the soap opera’s golden first decades

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09 January 2020

The Camus canard: Soviet assassination theories should not overshadow writer’s legacy

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19 October 2019

Doris Lessing: An enduring divide over the writer’s legacy

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12 June 2019

Roger Casement: BENJAMIN IVRY on the enigma who went from imperialist to revolutionary

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16 February 2019

The cult of the Kovacs

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23 October 2018

Friendly fascism? The dark heart of America behind a smiling face

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15 October 2018

The most despised man in showbiz

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30 September 2018

BENJAMIN IVRY: Italy’s executioners in the dock

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