No other artist painted himself with quite the same obsessive frequency as Rembrandt, and many of his self-portraits offer an intriguing insight into the development of his art and character. As Rembrandt by Himself opens at the National Gallery in London, Laura Cumming discusses this unique visual autobiography.
Plus a report by Susannah Clapp on tonight's opening of Chekhov's revealing early play Platonov, performed by the Maly Drama Theatre of St Petersburg. Producer Zahid Warley