Dick and Dom on the decks, Skin from Skunk Anansie, Ben Stokes in the Lords pavilion, Dafne Keen from Her Dark Materials … Guardian photographers look back at their portraits of the year
A moving rave documentary, a triumphantly twisted crime drama and canal boating with zombies … here are the unmissable shows that may have passed you by
2019 in African pop: 10 must-listen tracks
From uptempo romance to feelgood dance, politically spicy rap and crowdpleasing pop, the biggest tracks across Africa last year went big on cross-continental appeal
Our favourite books of 2019, and the most exciting books of 2020 – books podcast
Priya Basil talks about the dynamics of the dinner table and her book Be My Guest, and we chat about the best books of the year
Classical CDs of the year: a lost Liszt, Feldman, Clara Schumann and small-scale gems
Significant orchestral recordings were few, but Berlioz, Offenbach and Schumann were celebrated in style, solo artists impressed and smaller labels triumphed
