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86. Art: The Courtauld Gallery

At last! Following a multimillion-pound, three-year modernisation project, London’s treasure
house of Post-Impressionist art opened its doors again to the public just in time for Christmas,
with a new painting by Cecily Brown adorning its 18th-century staircase. Read the full review.

85. Film: Annette

In a strong year for musicals, Leos Carax’s offering was one of the best – and unquestionably the
weirdest. Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard starred in this operatic tale of a celebrity couple
whose baby is a singing puppet, devised by art-pop siblings Sparks. Read the full review.

84. Pop: Wolf Alice: Blue Weekend

Ellie Rowsell and her swaggering, inventive guitar band get better with every album and tour.
Their third album offered a sprawling expanse of rap, rock, pop, folk and screaming heavy metal
finding focus in intimate songcraft and sky-high choruses. Read the full review.

83. Podcasts: The Graham Norton Book Club

Norton may be best known as a bubbly chat facilitator to the stars, but his podcast series with
Audible in which he chairs discussions of the newest literary releases and interviews authors is an
enriching, culturally highbrow revelation.

82. Opera: HMS Pinafore

Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic classic, given a new twist and plenty of laughs in a sparky English
National Opera production by Cal McCrystal starring Les Dennis. Read the full review.

81. Television: Top Gear

Who would have expected a motoring show to produce one of the year’s most emotional television
moments? But the tribute to motorcyclist Eddie Kidd was a moving watch. Read the full review.

80. Comedy: Trevor Noah

The American star swooped into London with a masterclass in charm, giving the UK’s least
hospitable comedy venue – London's O2 Arena – the intimacy of a proper club. Read the full
review.

79. Film: The Last Duel

The first of two films this year from Sir Ridley Scott was one of the 84-year-old master’s very best:
a muscular, provocative, often fiendishly comic moral fable, about a noblewoman’s rape in
medieval France. Read the full review.