Don't say you haven't...

Read Finbar's Hotel, the composite novel written in relay form by seven of Ireland's best writers, including Roddy Doyle and Colm Toibin.

Picador, pounds 8.99

Booked a ticket to see Eddie Izzard's upcoming new show, Glorious. It's been two years since the King of surreal whimsy's last major outings and tickets for his national tour are selling fast. Touring from Oct 20, info line:

0990 502 091

Seen Don McCullin's harrowing black and white photographs of war and famine. His disturbing images of Vietnam and the Biafran war are icons of 20th-century suffering. Barbican Centre, London EC2 until December 14, tel: 0171 382 7105

Mugged up on your astrophysics? A Brief History of Time - The Stage Show, based on Professor Stephen Hawking's bestseller, is touring the country. Look forward to a night of laughter, excitement, music and quantum mechanics. Touring. Tonight: Eastbourne Arts Centre, tel: 01323 461 489