There's a photograph of Anton Chekhov that thrills me every time I see it. The great playwright is opening a copy of The Seagull, and gathered around him are the actors of the Moscow Art Theatre. Chekhov, it seems, is going to read them his entire play - all the characters and stage directions. It's not something today's ...

What he watched: A place of execution ITV1 The virgin daughters C4 Lipstick jungle Living The secret millionaire changed my life C4 How much we enjoy going back these days, and how very, very good we're getting at it. Back, not forward. There is a worry. There is, surely, going to be some kind of flux meltdown soon, like ...