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David Walliams and Quentin Blake are the odd couple

12.11.09
David Walliams has teamed up again with illustrator Quentin Blake for his new book. So what’s it like working with his childhood hero?... more

Sound check: Rocking with Laughter

06.11.09
Flight of the Conchords are part of a trend that proves it's possible to make a comedy song you can listen to more than once.... more

Fantastic Mr Fox is a bright-eyed bushy tale

23.10.09
Director Wes Anderson chooses homemade kookiness over CGI trickery for his take on Roald Dahl’s classic Fantastic Mr Fox — the result is charming. ... more

Dates for your diary in London

20.10.09
From Disney on Ice to the MPH The Prestige and Performance Motor Show here are some of the best events for your calendar.... more

George Clooney brushes up well for film festival launch

15.10.09
George Clooney took his TV presenter girlfriend Elisabetta Canalis to the premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox in Leicester Square. ... more

Oddball Wes Anderson creates a truly fantastic Mr Fox

14.10.09
First review: Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox has been updated, Americanised and generally mucked about with by indie oddball Wes Anderson.... more

George Clooney's in London with his latest foxy lady

14.10.09
Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney arrived in London with his latest foxy lady for the premiere of Fantastic Mr Fox at the 53rd London Film Festival... more

The fantastic Sophie Dahl

12.10.09
Sophie Dahl, granddaughter of children’s author Roald Dahl, spoke at the Cheltenham Literature Festival over the weekend. ... more

Hot tickets: The London Film Festival

17.09.09
The first wave of the BFI's ever-complicated booking system opens for next month's London Film Festival, which has one of its best-ever line-ups... more

Fantastic Mr Fox opens London Film Festival

28.07.09
An animated version of a Roald Dahl classic with a voice cast headed by George Clooney will open the London Film Festival.... more

Harry Potter and the busy librarian

06.02.09
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is the most borrowed library book in the country... more

Dahl and the giant music festival for young people

15.12.08
A music festival inspired by the children's works of Roald Dahl is being held at Kings Place - the new arts centre at King's Cross... more

Graffiti artist's 'Willy Wonka' show

04.12.08
A graffiti artist is creating a chocolate factory in the East End... more

Some inside jobs in Writers' Rooms

04.12.08
Eamonn McCabe invites us into private worlds in Writers' Rooms where the secrets of creativity, memories of agonies and inspirations are stored. ... more

Cooking is an art for Marcus Wareing

10.11.08
The food at Marcus Wareing At The Berkeley is complex but the results provoke a very simple response: pure pleasure.... more

50-year-old bear from darkest Peru in running for funniest book prize

08.09.08
The funniest books for children have been named in a new prize in memory of Roald Dahl... 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

From soaps to the Booker

18.08.08
When Tom Rob Smith's first novel made the longlist for our most prestigious literary prize it caused a publishing storm. Here he hits back at his critics ... more

Jamie Cullum and his giant peach Sophie Dahl hunt for a love nest

31.07.08
Sophie Dahl and her boyfriend Jamie Cullum are buying a house together. ... more

'Macho' ministers deny pupils the chance to read for fun, says Laureate

09.07.08
A leading writer has attacked the Government's "macho" education policies for deterring children from reading books... more

New concert hall for capital

29.04.08
A 420-seat concert hall, the first to open in London since the Barbican, will be launched in October with a festival of 100 music events.... more

Stage is set for capital's first new concert hall in 26 years

29.04.08
The first concert hall to open in London since the Barbican in 1982 will be launched in October with a festival of 100 musical events... more

Jordan's pony care book shortlisted for W.H. Smith Children’s Book of the Year

22.03.08
Enid Blyton she's not. But former model Katie Price has broken through the ranks of top children's authors anyway, receiving the equivalent of an Oscar nomination for her Perfect Ponies: My Pony Care Book... more

The best London events to enjoy over Easter

13.03.08
From skating in the park to searching for one of Willy Wonka's chocolate treats, there's plenty for everyone at Easter.... more

A visit to Wes country

19.11.07
The auteur of offbeat comedies such as The Royal Tenenbaums and Rushmore, Wes Anderson, is every bit as intriguing as his work.... more

Pop goes green at Chelsea

30.04.07
The "godfather of punk" Iggy Pop has gone green fingered for the Chelsea Flower Show.... more

Pick of the Christmas shows

08.12.06
From posh pantos to old favourites, London's theatres are gearing up for Christmas. Fiona Mountford reveals the best of the festive shows.... more

Licence to thrill

03.11.06
As Daniel Craig dons the famous tuxedo for the 21st film in the "official" 007 canon, Casino Royale, our experts pick their favourites Bond film so far.... more

Swayze's summer sparkle

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