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John Betjeman RSS feedBrideshead author Evelyn Waugh 'and his three homosexual lovers at Oxford'
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Evelyn Waugh fell in love with three fellow male students at Oxford and had "fully fledged" homosexual affairs with them, according to a new biography of the novelist2009-08-14T08:54:18ZLondon is a poet's playground
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From Seamus Heaney's <cite>Underground </cite>underworld to Andrew Motion's Thames trek, London is a poet's playground. Adam O'Riordan explores the capital's text appeal2009-05-21T15:09:52ZDuffy to donate Laureate money to poetry prize
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Carol Ann Duffy, who will be unveiled as the new Poet Laureate, will give up her stipend to fund an annual poetry prize2009-05-01T08:27:32ZForget 'honorary jokes': Carol Ann can show us why poetry matters
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With its token £5,750-a-year salary and case of wine for your trouble, our Poet Laureateship has long been what the outgoing laureate Andrew Motion has affectionately termed an "honorary joke"2009-05-01T08:26:40ZLet’s breathe new life back into the old City spaces
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Few parts of London can be more hateful than Canary Wharf2008-11-24T09:13:56ZCartoons drawn to snobbishness
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Cartoons and Coronets is smallish but has laid its hands on the originals of almost all Osbert Lancaster's best work.2008-10-01T23:00:00ZStreets of gold by the sea
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As the Camerons and Browns choose British resorts for their summer holidays, Connie Allfrey seeks out the seaside towns where demand for second homes is still soaring2008-07-30T09:30:15ZThe gloves are off again in the bruising world of biography
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Roll up, roll up for the literary catfight of the summer - Amanda Foreman has been accused of devaluing the art of biography2008-07-08T08:24:36ZOff the record
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Indie record labels keep the new ideas coming and rightly deserve their own 4 July celebrations, says David Smyth.2008-06-13T10:35:39ZPart 2: The inside story of how Lord Snowdon's marriage to Princess Margaret turned into open war
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Cannabis in his pocket. Sex drugs in the fridge. Lovers galore - and a wife who got 'cuddly' with his best friend. Told for the first time, biographer Anne de Courcy reveals the inside story behind Princess Margaret's marriage.2008-06-01T21:20:11ZHugh Grant flies in to save historic music hall
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Hugh Grant is flying back from America to join a campaign to save a one of London's oldest music halls.2007-12-04T12:06:58ZOpera, my new love and me
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When Gus Christie's marriage collapsed, there were fears that the Glyndebourne festival would suffer. But he has bounced back and the festival is better than ever.2007-07-02T11:59:55ZRules works its magic
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When Toby Young had a meeting with his mortgage broker he discovered that Rules, London's most upper-class restaurant, is just the ticket when you're out to impress.2006-10-15T23:00:00ZCritic's Choice: Top Five Exhibitions
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Leonardo Da Vinci at the V&A, Holbein at Tate Britain and modern British art at the Hayward Gallery. Hephzibah Anderson selects the cream of London's exhibition crop.2006-09-28T13:51:11ZOrganised chaos of punk mark 2
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British Sea Power spent Sunday evening alongside Barry Humphries at the John Betjeman Gala. Last night, it was back to indie basics: a tiny venue, a fistful of new songs and a rip-roaring show.2006-09-13T23:00:00ZA classy tribute to Betjeman
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The late poet laureate John Betjeman died in 1984, but the calibre of performers at last night's celebration of his work spoke volumes about the esteem in which he is still held.2006-09-10T23:00:00ZThe best fun on the Fringe
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A story brimming with mad ideas and ridiculous coincidences, Improbable Frequency melds song and dance seamlessly with absurdist theatre in a production that fizzes with energy.2006-08-13T23:00:00Z