From the Guardian archivePercy Bysshe ShelleyThe celebrated Romantic poet drowned in Italy on 8 July 1822, although reports of his death did not appear until a few weeks later 24 August 1822 Those who know a great mind when they meet with it, and who have been delighted with the noble things in the works of Percy Bysshe Shelley, will be shocked to hear that he has been cut off in the prime of his life and genius.
TV tonightTelevision & radioThe hugely popular true-crime series tackles a very tricky case. Plus: Suranne Jones picks up the pace in thriller Vigil. Here’s what to watch this evening 24 Hours in Police Custody9pm, Channel 4A harrowing and complex feature-length episode of this true-crime documentary series deals with the alleged rape of a man after a Grindr date. It’s an incredibly tricky situation to unpick – one man says the sex was consensual while the other feels he was assaulted.
The ObserverFictionReviewThis spirited Trinidadian love story about a gravedigger and a medium has echoes of Dickens A love story, a ghost story, a thriller: Ayanna Lloyd Banwo’s radiant first novel embraces elements of multiple genres, binding them through incantatory language steeped in the rhythms, fables and spirituality of her Trinidadian homeland. At its centre are two young people wrestling with their destinies. Yejide St Bernard belongs to a long line of women duty-bound to commune with the dead.
The ObserverHomelandInterviewClaire Danes on the end of Homeland: 'It was so nice to play such a badass'David SmithA landmark of 21st-century TV drama is about to finish its 10-year run. Its star reflects on how playing Carrie Mathison – and learning from real spies – has shaped her view of politics Perhaps the defining image of Homeland, one of the most ambitious US drama series of the past decade, is Claire Danes’s character, Carrie Mathison, a mercurial CIA officer, staring at a video screen and displaying a sixth sense for the vital clue.
‘He turned heads’: Ghana’s most stylish guys – in pictures Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share via Email Kyle Weeks has spent years on the streets of Accra, photographing the young creatives who represent the west African spirit of enthusiasm and hope Main image: ‘One figure stood out’ … Prince, Accra, Ghana, 2016. Photograph: Kyle Weeks, courtesy of Galerie Gomis: David Hill Gallery Wed 15 Nov 2023 02.