Humphrey Paxton has taken to carrying a shotgun to 'shoot plotters and blackmailers and spies'. His new tutor, Mr Thewless, suggests he might be overdoing it so

Best remembered for his operas and his War Requiem, Benjamin Britten's radical politics and his sexuality have also ensured that he remains a controversial publ

2013 marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten. Here is an outstanding collection of essays to mark the event. Britten's Century considers various as