Dickens
Q&A Special: Writer John Sullivan, 1946-2011Sunday, 24 April 2011
Comedy writer John Sullivan has died aged 64, writes Adam Sweeting, after spending six weeks in intensive care battling viral pneumonia. The creator of several hit comedy series for the BBC, Sullivan is guaranteed immortality for his masterpiece... Read more... |
Art Gallery: The Wellcome's Dirt - The Filthy Reality of Everyday LifeWednesday, 23 March 2011
There have been exhibitions, indeed even a whole museum, dedicated to cleanliness: the Deutsches Hygiene Museum in Dresden, for instance (image 9), which was founded for the purpose of public education in hygiene and health, but which later embraced... Read more... |
Tanika Gupta on Adapting Great ExpectationsWednesday, 16 February 2011
A few years ago my brother and I were stuck in a traffic jam somewhere in London and a Rolls Royce drew up next to us with an elderly Asian gentleman at the wheel. He turned to us both and smiled sweetly before gliding on. For a blink of an eye, the... Read more... |
Extract: The Burning LegThursday, 25 March 2010
Walkers, like lovers of literature, are driven by the urge to explore, and writers have blessed their fictional characters with itchy feet since the earliest of narratives. Walks found in novels, short stories and even drama can have a multitude of... Read more... |
A Christmas CarolMonday, 02 November 2009
Christmas movies, like seasonal in-store promotions, really are arriving earlier every year. But despite being released before this month’s Catherine wheels have even started spinning, the new Disney version of A Christmas Carol has about it the... Read more... |
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