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David Harrison: a new animal magic

07.09.09
David Harrison’s small but luxurious paintings look like the illustrations for children’s fairytales... more

Yes, give me bad writers with bad lives

17.08.09
A literary biography without a sex-Nazi, child-slavery, and/or hamster-rape angle is now dead in the water... more

Go summer camping in the Lake District

26.06.09
Head for teepees in the Lake District for schnapps round the campfire, steamboat rides and Michelin-starred banana splits. There’s nothing woebegone about these lakes, says Deborah Feldman... more

I have found the first gap in my store of knowledge

17.10.08
I live with books. As a child a book was my reward for not screaming in protest at having my hair cut, a book was what I wanted for Christmas and my birthday, and a book was my transport to wilder shores than those of the Isle of Wight. In the army, books saved my sanity far more than cigarettes and alcohol; as a student they were my seducers, my mentors tuning the engineering of my mind, and as a traveller they have been perfect companions on my magic carpets. Books have shut out noise and nuisance, hunger and fatigue, have kept me awake and put me to sleep, have been my companions at breakfast and in bed, on trains and planes and ferries.... more

Lashings of votes for Enid in readers' poll

18.08.08
Enid Blyton has been named best-loved author of all time in a new poll... more

Read my lips: my child's mush stays organic

26.02.08
How scientists love to tell us how stupid we are. This week, hot on the heels of Delia Smith's antiorganic comments, BBC2's Horizon is telling us that there is "little evidence" that non-organic foods are harmful. Well, Horizon, I don't care. ... more

Walk free in London

20.02.08
To coincide with British Tourism Week, the UK's famed Blue Badge Guides are presenting a series of free London public walks.... more

Beatrix Potter springs to life with Royal Ballet

24.12.07
The Royal Ballet's Tales of Beatrix Potter will grate with many grown-ups but it's the sweetest of entertainment for young children.... more

Box office boost for British films

13.11.07
Home-grown films accounted for more than a quarter of the UK box office this year, according to new figures.... more

Siena the sideshow

26.10.07
There is a story to be told about the most picturesque Renaissance city in Italy but it is hardly touched upon in the National Gallery's new exhibition.... more

Mesmerising view reserved for members only

25.04.07
The most mesmerising view of London is reserved for employees of the offices at 30 St Mary Axe, their guests and those willing to spend £1,000 to become an individual "member".... more

DVDs of the week

24.04.07
Renèe Zellweger playing Beatrix Potter, the John Sayles Collection, American black comedy Big Nothing and Gabrielle feature among the DVDs released this week.... more

Hytner's back in an epic season at Covent Garden

04.04.07
Nicholas Hytner is to return to the Royal Opera House after a 20 year absence, as the Royal Opera House annouces an epic 2007/08 season.... more

Dangers of doing what you're told

04.01.07
This starry biopic about author Beatrix Potter is bland rather than smooth and neither Renee Zellweger nor Ewan McGregor can fill the void.... more

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