National treasures
Dambusters
The National Archives boasts many treasures, but today a timely gem is unveiled, and with it a unique insight into our wartime history. The file, official reference number...
Radio
Welcome weather
When I found out that BBC local radio in Yorkshire had a weekly hour-long show devoted to the weather, I imagined it might be like the Four Yorkshiremen sketch from At Last...
Book Reviews
New must reads
OUT NOW BURNT ISLAND by Alice Thompson (Salt Publishing, £8.99; offer price, £8.54) Alice Thompson’s sixth novel tells the eerie story of an author who ends up on a...
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QUOTES
The Great Gatsby
"I HOPE she'll be a fool--that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool... You see, I think everything's terrible anyhow... And I know. I've...
Kevin McCloud
What really makes a home
Dubbed the thinking woman’s heartthrob, it truly is somewhat impossible not to warm to Kevin McCloud. Ever charming, often critical but always courteous the stalwart of...
Interview
Dancing on the Edge
With period dramas appearing to be a clear favourite with viewers across the country, and an abundance of them on our screen, the release of Stephen Poliakoff's latest...
Call the Midwife
As many drugs as possible
It is, I soon realised on speaking to her, almost impossible not to warm to Miss George. Just like her on-screen character Trixie, she is bubbly, beautiful and comfortingly...
Rachel Weisz
Oz The Great and Powerful
James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams all star in Sam Raimi's new film Oz the Great and Powerful. Based on L. Frank Baum's Oz novels, Oz...
Behind the film
'My big love was maths!'
Paco Delgado received an Oscar nominated for his lavish and imaginative designs in Tom Hooper's epic big screen adaptation of Les Misérables. Here he reveals how they...
Dionne Warwick
They’re all clones
Dionne Warwick is one of popular music’s greatest ever stars - an icon with some 56 Billboard Hot 100 singles to her name. She ranks second only to Aretha Franklin as the...
Daily tip from the lady archive
"DEEPLY-ROOTED is the idea that men are indifferent to dress, while the ladies, God bless them, think of nothing else"
The Lady, With Prejudice, 8th January, 1942
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