From The Editor

By Chris Evans, Editor

The best of The Telegraph's articles, sent by the Editor

Dear reader,

Changes are afoot at the Last Night of the Proms. This year, the Rule, Britannia! and Land of Hope and Glory singalong will be replaced by something “more in tune with the times”. Allison Pearson calls the decision a terrible error of judgment and has written a new rendition of the song in her column. She asks: when will the self-righteous, monstrous regiment of leftist vandals lay off our culture and traditions?

The Bridge on the River Kwai – a five-star classic and one of the finest war films – is more Hollywood fantasy than historical fact. Tom Fordy reviews the inaccuracies of the movie, and the real story of the “Death Railway” in this fascinating deep dive.

James Anderson claimed his 600th Test wicket this week, the first fast bowler to do so. Sir Geoffrey Boycott asked a statistician to assess whether Anderson should be placed alongside the greats, and gives us his verdict.

Finally, history’s most famous aircraft is disappearing from the skies. The Boeing 747, which democratised and romanticised air travel for those who could not previously afford it, is now destined for life as a cargo workhorse or museum exhibit. Hugh Morris looks back on the original jumbo jet’s colourful history.

Chris

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