Culture

Animal History: Reviewed

If an older adult has ever raised their eyebrow at your vegetarianism, then I might just have the book for you. They might be interested in knowing that even...

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Hertford Archaeology Open Day: Medieval Oxford laid bare

You may have spent the last year wondering what has been going on amongst...

Art Antonia Rogers -

The Blue Trail: Reviewed

★★★★☆ The Blue Trail (O Último Azul), this year’s winner of the Berlin International Film...

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Review: Sketches from a Curious Mind

In 1962, Edward Anthony wrote: “Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a...

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Claudia Freemantle is touched by a play that combines innovation with loyalty to the novel

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Review: Sherlock episode 3

'His Last Vow' was an infuriating piece of television. Gimmicky and repetitive, Moffat and Gatiss' passion project seems to have run out of steam.

Revisiting ‘La Belle et la BÃªte’

With the remastered edition of Jean Cocteau's 1946 fairy-tale hitting selected cinemas, James Martin takes a look back at this timeless, magical masterpiece.