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Albums of the week

Film: Caper crumbles under wall of sound

Without something of substance to hang everything on, Baby Driver dissolves into a soundtrack accompanied by a movie

Classical Notes: Memories of Callas spark a Wexford opera sell-out

The Callas connection has been a major selling point - but there are two other major focal points as well

Chess with Sam Collins

Li Chao vs Mateusz Bartel

The tourist trap: Two Door Cinema Club

The early success and the intense touring that followed could have killed the band’s career - but, ten years in, Sam Halliday and his bandmates are rock solid

Television: Gripping GLOW is a contender

The hairspray and fitness gear look is accurate down to the last too-tight shiny leotard

Previews of the week

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Theatre: Handbags at ten paces as Wilde mined for inspiration

Norton and White do a fine job of contrasting the characters’ primly formal language and alarmingly amoral behaviour

Albums of the week

Film: Deceptively subtle tale of ordinary lives

There are a few missteps and over-enunciations, but Twice Shy holds great promise for Ryan as a filmmaker

Classical Notes: Grace and elegance on Castletown’s agenda

The dazzling appeal of Grace Kelly’s life and tragic death never fails to grip the imagination

Chess with Sam Collins

Nigel Short v Erik Blomqvist

The art of noise: why female DJs are on the rise

Sorca McGrath loves music, but there are things that rankle in the business. In a new documentary and initiative called Move the Needle, she joins fellow female DJs in tackling prejudice

Television: Going from zero to 80 and beyond

Too Old For The Road? was a frequently poignant but eminently watchable documentary about older drivers

Previews of the week

TV, films and downloads