Matterhorn
Since retiring as a commercial airline pilot eight years ago, I’ve found it difficult to keep my feet on the ground. I’d been running marathons but after four knee operations I got the hin ...
LIFESTYLE
Women aged 60 or over report better quality friendships than those under 60
An annual study of more than 6,000 people has lifted the lid on relationships in the UK, suggesting that people aged 60 or over, and especially women, have better quality relationships with friends, ...
Thomas Hardy’s classic Victorian novel is filmed again
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs Far from the Madding Crowd (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment). Thomas Hardy’s Wessex novel is set in 1870 Dorset. Carey Mulligan’s resourceful and very ...
Agatha Christie’s 125th birthday is being celebrated this year
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs. AGATHA CHRISTIE’S PARTNERS IN CRIME (Acorn) The partners in crime, Tommy and Tuppence, are amateur detectives and married. They were created by Agatha Christie ...