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Paperback review: Former People: The Last Days of the Russian Aristocracy, By Douglas Smith
Sunday 12 May 2013
Ghostly testimony from a world away
Television choices: On hand to help the families living with murder
Friday 10 May 2013
TV pick of the week: The Murder Workers
True Grit – a book, two films, and now... a personality trait
Sunday 28 April 2013
And if you have it, you're likely to achieve more in life
Lord Of The Rings makes Barry Norman's top ten cinema epics list
Tuesday 26 March 2013
The Lord Of The Rings trilogy has joined the likes of Lawrence Of Arabia and Gone With The Wind in a list of the 10 greatest movie epics.
I'm with Harry Styles, One Direction should write their own songs
Saturday 23 March 2013
Plus: Something is forgotten in the state of Denmark and Orwell got there first on Wodehouse and Nazism
Queens of Scandi crime: can stars of Borgen, The Killing and The Bridge find a wider international audience?
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Four Scandinavian actresses have achieved international acclaim playing strong female characters in hit TV drama series. But can they cross the subtitle barrier and find a wider international audience?
BBC Four to show new dramas Inspector Da Luca and Arne Dahl- but can they beat Borgen?
Thursday 14 March 2013
BBC Four has announced it will introduce two new foreign crime series this year, adding to its reputation for international drama.
BBC Four to show new dramas Inspector Da Luca and Arne Dahl- but can they beat Borgen?
Thursday 14 March 2013
BBC Four has announced it will introduce two new foreign crime series this year, adding to its reputation for international drama.
DVD & Blu-ray review: The Amazing Mr Blunden (U)
Friday 08 March 2013
Lionel Jeffries DVD/Blu-ray (98mins)
TV review - Broadchurch, ITV: David Tennant's character seems to have been designed to look good on his fan website
Tuesday 05 March 2013
Mayday, BBC1
My Secret Life: Shirley Hughes, 85, author and illustrator
Saturday 02 March 2013
'Life is unfailingly interesting'
Television choices: Scheduling clash for new dramas Mayday and Broadchurch
Friday 01 March 2013
TV pick of the week: Broadchurch
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Notes from a small island: Is Sealand an independent 'micronation' or an illegal fortress?
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You thought Ryanair's attendants had it bad? Wait 'til you hear about their pilots
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'Swivel-gate': David Cameron goes to war with the press over 'swivel-eyed loons' slur
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It’s official: thanks to Stephen Hawking's Israel boycott, anti-Semitism is no more
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