James Rampton

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James writes on television and comedy for the Daily Telegraph, Independent, The Times and The Scotsman.

Articles By James Rampton

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It all started on 09/09/09. That memorable date, September 9 2009, marked the debut of theartsdesk.com.

It followed some...

On the first date of a 17-concert tour that had its preview at Celtic Connections in January, Across the Evening Sky begins with the...

As Valentine’s Day crests around us, and lonely hearts come out of their winter hibernation, what better time to publish writer and journalist...

In Jewish folklore, a golem is an inanimate clay figure, brought to life when a magic word is placed inside its mouth....

Genius doesn't always tally with equal opportunities, to paraphrase Doris Lessing. Opera houses have a duty to put on new works by women composers...

Since when has new writing become so passionless? Mike Bartlett is one of the country’s premiere playwrights and his new play, Unicorn,...

Imagine: you take your seat at the best restaurant in town, the waiter arrives with a flourish to fill your water glass, you hold it out and he...

There is an atmosphere of otherworldly stillness within the stony womb of a large dilapidated church in...

The question of personality in abstract and ambient music has always been a fascinating one. Without conventional signifiers of expressiveness,...

Sharks were formed in 1972 by bassist Andy Fraser after he left Free. There were two albums, line-up changes and ripples which resonated after the...