Best-selling novelist Sir Terry Pratchett has a new honour to go with the Bafta he won at the weekend: a pig named after one of his books.
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Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie reunite for Oscar Wilde family
Friday 18 May 2012
Stephen Fry will be reunited with comedy partner Hugh Laurie in a new animated film based on the work of Oscar Wilde, it has been announced.
Leveson Inquiry: Regulation of Stephen Fry's tweets mooted
Wednesday 09 May 2012
The editor of one of the world's most successful news websites today raised the prospect of Stephen Fry's Twitter page being regulated.
A foot in two nations along the Tweed
Sunday 22 April 2012
Criss-cross between England and Scotland on this scenic Northumberland walk, says Mark Rowe
The good news: it's hotter than North Africa. The bad news: there's now a hosepipe ban
Tuesday 13 March 2012
Sunshine and warm temperatures come at a price as dry winters result in water shortages
Advertising: Fry says forget Corfu – go to Cornwall
Thursday 08 March 2012
The Greek islands, Portugal and the wider eurozone are disparaged in a new television advertisement promoting domestic tourism.
Terence Blacker: I'm nicer online than in real life
Friday 02 March 2012
It is one of those moments when news from the virtual world has kicked real life off the front pages. Google has taken upon itself the right to pass on details of everyone's online life; meanwhile, the mini-chat site Twitter is six years old, and i's Twitter 100, a chart of the most influential tweeters, has been published.
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House finally hangs up his stethoscope
Friday 10 February 2012
After eight years, Hugh Laurie calls time on the most popular television doctor in the world.
Little wonder left its author lost for words
Tuesday 24 January 2012
A witty tome on etymology has surprised just about everyone to become a bestseller, says Nick Duerden
The Etymologicon: The little wonder that left its author lost for words
Tuesday 24 January 2012
A witty tome on etymology has become a surprise bestseller
Sherlock Holmes and the curious case of the author's ruined mansion
Saturday 31 December 2011
Campaigners fighting to save Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's crumbling former home have been boosted by a High Court decision to allow a judicial review of a case that might have tested the wit of the author's most famous creation.
The Blagger's Guide To...The Pen Quiz
Sunday 20 November 2011
London's literati gear up for the ultimate test
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Tuesday 30 August 2011
Hard-bitten hacks scoop to conquer
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