St George’s Day – 23rd April
How many of us actually remember when the English National Saints Day is? Probably fewer than know St David’s Day, St Andrew’s Day, or St Patrick’s Day? Is this because we are not proud ...
LIFESTYLE
Epic 5,000 mile journey across the Pacific on a raft made of balsa wood
Robert Tanitch reviews the latest DVDs KON-TIKI (Soda) Thor Heyerdhal made an epic voyage across the Pacific in 1947 on a balsa wood raft to prove that 1,500 years ago the Peruvians had made the same ...
30% of British families have rows on Christmas Day
Robert Tanitch reviews Rules for Living at National Theatre/Dorfman Theatre Playwrights have always got a lot of comic mileage out of the horrors of families coming together to celebrate Christmas. Sa ...
Mary Berry offers the perfect ingredients
The Queen of British baking Mary Berry will indulge in her other great passion for gardening by opening this year’s Blenheim Palace Flower Show. The much anticipated three-day event is set to return t ...