TV reviewRuth WilsonReviewA woman whose baby was taken away in a Magdelene laundry wakes to find a dead body in her house. Did she do it? And how does a priest’s death relate? This is a poignant journey into trauma Man hands on misery to man for sure – but the misery man has handed on to woman sometimes seems of another order entirely. And so to The Woman in the Wall, the BBC’s new six-part drama set in Ireland where the power of the Catholic church over female bodies and their fates was unassailed and, until the blink of an eye ago, looked to be unassailable.

Holy infographics: the bible visualised Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email 'God is in the detail' - the expression may have been overshadowed by the newer 'the devil is in the detail' but for some people the original idiom still holds true. Scholars have been visualising the holy texts for years but recently, they've taken a turn towards data.

TelevisionObituaryJosephine Tewson obituaryVeteran stage and screen actor admired for her comic timing, best known for Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer WineThe actor Josephine Tewson, who has died aged 91, was a doughty foot soldier in the comedy ranks, a gifted performer of great value when playing opposite some of British TV’s biggest stars during a career that spanned more than 50 years. No part encapsulated her worth more than that of Elizabeth (Liz) Warden, the nervy, fretful neighbour of snobbish Hyacinth Bucket in the hugely popular sitcom Keeping Up Appearances (1990-95).

DisabilityObituaryLois Keith obituaryWriter, teacher and disability rights campaigner who challenged the barriers facing disabled womenThe writer, teacher and disability rights campaigner Lois Keith, who has died aged 73, used her words and first-hand experience as a wheelchair user to challenge the barriers faced by disabled women. Lois began to write about attitudes towards disability in the 1990s, part of a growing band of disabled women, including Jane (now Lady) Campbell, Jenny Morris, and Rosalie (now Lady) Wilkins, who were spearheading change in the years before the Disability Discrimination Act was passed.

Brian WilsonInterviewThe astonishing genius of Brian WilsonAlexis PetridisFirst came the drugs, then the voices. Brian Wilson's brain has taken a battering. Alexis Petridis tries to get inside the complicated mind of a musical legendI meet Brian Wilson in the tiny, windowless conference room of a Mayfair hotel, where he is promoting his latest series of British concerts accompanied by his musical director, Jeffrey Foskett. The former leader of the Beach Boys sits bolt upright, a portly, 69-year-old man with his grey hair arranged in a kind of quiff.

FictionReviewA mermaid is a perilous catch, and so is a courtesan, in this vibrant debut of fantasy and illusionRoll up, roll up, a true wonder is on display: a mermaid magicked out of words. The author of this debut set in Georgian London gulled me, by the zest of her writing and sustained authorial sleight of hand, into forgetting for a second that they do not exist. Witness the briny blast of ozone coming off the page in this letter from one Captain Tysoe Jones: “She had been caught up in the Nets of a fishing-boat, which mistook her at first for a school of Herring, so vast and glinting was she.

OpinionGender This article is more than 7 months oldWhether you’re trans or not, the gender police are coming for you tooThis article is more than 7 months oldArwa MahdawiA man harassing a nine-year-old girl for not looking feminine enough shows the war on trans people is also a war on all women The gender police need to see your documents nowIt was supposed to be a fun school sports event for young kids.

A moment that changed meLife and styleOne morning I couldn’t get out of bed, and the tiredness and weight gain kept getting worse. It was a year of bodily trauma that left psychological as well as physical scars Forty years ago, during the baking “long hot summer” immortalised by the Style Council’s song of the same name, my teenage body started to undergo a mysterious, unwelcome and life-upending transformation. I’d just finished my O-levels: as a treat my mother took me to Paris for a holiday.

29 Mar 202322.11 BSTThank you so much for joining me for this thrilling end to Arsenal’s quarter-final against Bayern Munich! Ahead of kick-off Arsenal had a slight hill to climb and they took the challenge head on. They were 2-0 up before half-time and managed to maintain the lead in a clinical defensive second 45. The Gunners are through to their first Women’s Champions League semi-final in 10 years! To re-live all the action have a read of Suzy Wrack’s report from the Emirates:

FictionReviewA whirlwind of politics and personalities whips through this story of the Irish sisters who shared their lives with Marx and EngelsA few families possess paper records stretching back through the centuries, but for most of us, family history is handed down from mouth to ear. These stories illuminate the past with a particular, fitful brilliance, but much is left in the dark. This darkness is both a gift to a novelist and a daunting responsibility.