Five absolute crackers for theatre-lovers, from streaming Shakespeare to a Neil Gaiman fantasy at the Lowry

Record-breaking study of Amy Winehouse, assault on Scientology and portrait of Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai are front runners as academy unveils contenders

A documentary about the famous TV clash of US intellectuals Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr reminds us what is often lacking in modern politics: true passion