Shooting Syria: documentaries from the most dangerous place on earth
Documentarian Nick Fraser explores the art of filming under fire, and three directors tell how they did it
The Girl on the Train; A Date for Mad Mary and more – review
Emily Blunt’s performance far exceeds the bounds of a glossy thriller, while Seána Kerslake is a perfect match for an ex-con drama
On my radar: Pankaj Mishra’s cultural highlights
The writer on Riz Ahmed in The Night Of, his favourite cafe, the insights of William Empson and extraordinary Indian bharatanatyam dancing
Suicide’s Dream Baby Dream – the unlikely anthem of 2016
It has been covered by Bruce Springsteen and Arcade Fire, and soundtracks American Honey and new Adam Curtis documentary HyperNormalisation - but is it a song of hope or despair?
The 10 best… things to do this week
From new Oasis documentary Supersonic to the Turner prize: your at-a-glance guide to the best in culture across the UK
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Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach review – power, passion and an embarrassing McDonald’s ad
The steely film-maker finds the camera turned on him in a documentary that uncovers both his softer side and parts of his oeuvre he’d rather forget. Plus, a deep-dive look at Tom Daley. Could he be Team GB’s redeemer?
On my radar: Charlotte Gainsbourg’s cultural highlights
The actor and singer on Edgar Degas, a great documentary about Nina Simone, Budapest’s brilliant Turkish baths and Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes
All You Need Is Love review: a glorious reminder of how pop docs used to be
Stuffed with amazing footage, this magisterial history of pop – partly narrated by Liberace, partly written by Stephen Sondheim – got more than a little help from John Lennon’s contacts book
Nick Broomfield: ‘I’ve always been fascinated by buildings and history’
The documentary-maker on how his love of architecture has inspired two new films about Liverpool and Cardiff
50 documentaries you need to see
Ten of the best nonfiction film-makers today choose their own favourites, from serial killer stories to meta pranks.
My 200 years of family fortunes
Film-maker Joseph Bullman followed the fortunes of several families from the 19th century, to find out how their descendants are faring today
Becoming Mike Nichols: new HBO film is fitting tribute to a great director
Documentary shows Nichols discussing Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate before a New York theater audience, shortly before his death in 2014
Tuesday’s best TV: A Life on Screen – Stephen Fry; Gareth Malone’s Great Choir Reunion; David Beckham: For the Love of the Game
A celebration of Britain’s favourite Really Clever Bloke, the life-changing power of song and a footballer fixing the world
Love you to death: the British women dying at the hands of their partners
A new film recognises the 86 women murdered in Britain by their husband, boyfriend or male ex-partner in 2013