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From the pearls of Zadie to the D cups of Jordan

2009-11-20T09:46:10Z

As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties?

How to read, hear and watch a novel on your iPhone

2009-09-14T09:48:24Z

If you thought you had enough apps on your iPhone, think again � now you can install your favourite author. But there�s more to it than that...

These are a few of my favourite things

2009-09-07T08:05:49Z

JB Priestley�s 1949 collection of short essays about things that delighted him has been updated by the members of the London Library. From girl bands to Bexhill-on-Sea, here six of them reveal their secret delights...

Children's authors revolt over anti-paedophile database

2009-07-16T09:23:49Z

Some of Britain's top children's authors to stop visiting schools in protest at "preposterous" government plan to make them register on database in case they pose risk to children

Why art is the social lubricant of our great city

2009-07-10T07:08:43Z

At last night�s annual Serpentine Summer party, London shoulders its way to the front of the queue when it comes to sexing up the art world

The cast of Tormented leap to fame

2009-05-21T12:43:11Z

Meeting a grisly end in the new teen horror flick Tormented is just the beginning for this bloody beautiful bunch...

Scarecrow with a heart

2008-12-15T00:00:00Z

Simon Reade mounts his own adaptation of The Scarecrow and His Servant with five actors, recycled props and a whole field-full of charm.

Guessing games as stars make self-portraits

2008-09-10T09:45:47Z

Forty writers, actors, musicians and artists, from Eric Clapton to Joanna Lumley, have produced an unusual self-portrait for an exhibition opening

Authors slam education plans for under-fives

2008-07-24T07:22:17Z

Government plans for children as young as four to be taught to write in sentences and use punctuation were attacked by a group of leading authors and educationists

Children 'being denied vital access to a cultural life'

2008-07-21T08:20:54Z

Children are being denied their right to enjoy music, art and drama, campaigners say

DVDs of the week

2008-05-06T12:11:45Z

The Golden Compass offers a roller-coaster ride, the Charlie Wilson's War script is brimming with punchy one-liners and raw, visceral performances in Silent Light are a triumph.

Finally, Nicole Kidman gives a glimpse of her baby bump

2008-02-21T16:59:02Z

During her early stages of pregnancy, Nicole Kidman has been somewhat coy about displaying her bump. Today, however, such trepidation was nowhere to be seen. Arms aloft and wearing a beautiful silk dress, the 40-year-old actress gave a glimpse of her protruding tummy to an audience of film enthusiasts in Tokyo, Japan

All eyes on pregnant Nicole Kidman - and her see-through dress

2008-02-20T09:13:45Z

Wearing a partly see-through Prada dress, pregnant Nicole Kidman told yesterday how she now only wants to make films which she would be happy to take her children to see. Despite in the past having starred in a series of movies with steamy sex scenes or nudity, the 40-year-old actress says she chose her latest film, The Golden Compass, because it was child-friendly

Just the bear essentials

2007-12-06T00:00:00Z

Philip Pullman's far-reaching fantasy, The Golden Compass, looks stunning on screen but the adaptation sacrifices the author's imaginative vision.

London's best pantomimes

2007-12-03T09:56:46Z

From some classic Charles Dickens to Stephen Fry's racy Old Vic production, Fiona Mountford rounds up this year's bumper crop of festive family shows.

Film gives Greenwich an added dimension

2007-11-30T12:49:18Z

Greenwich's Old Royal Naval College has impressed visitors for more than 200 years and now has a starring role in The Golden Compass.

Craig: British film industry no charity case

2007-11-29T08:56:25Z

James Bond star Daniel Craig has launched a staunch defence of the British film industry saying it needs no special pleading.

Nicole gets back her bearings in golden role

2007-11-28T00:00:00Z

After a string of arthouse flops, Nicole Kidman is back on magnificent form as Mrs Coulter in the new �90million blockbuster The Golden Compass.

And next year's winners will be ...

2007-02-15T16:15:39Z

The Brits threaten to clean up at the Oscars - but can our film industry sustain the good form? Charlotte O'Sullivan looks ahead to the movies that could take next year's prizes.

Hollywood's new royalty

2007-01-16T11:56:12Z

After the Golden Globe successes and record growth in the British film industry, we name our top 50 major players.

2007: licence to thrill

2007-01-03T14:19:20Z

From the people who will liven up London to Kylie's undies at the V&A and The Lord of the Rings in the West End, this year promises to be a prize one for getting out in the capital.

Is she the best Bond girl Eva?

2006-11-15T09:55:07Z

Eva Green is being hailed as the most beautiful Bond Girl for years after her role in Casino Royale, which had its premiere in Leicester Square.

'This role has been quite an education'

2006-10-13T09:44:36Z

Dominic Cooper must have known he was on to a good thing when he landed the role of Dakin in The History Boys but he can't have predicted just quite what a stroke of luck the casting would prove to be.