Another fine mess
Laurel and Hardy, kings of comedy and the ultimate double act. The actual history of the duo may be less well known but one contemporary actor has taken on the persona of English born Stan Laurel and ...
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The 2004 Beslan siege is seen through a child’s eyes
Robert Tanitch reviews Us/Them at National Theatre/Dorfman Beslan is the third largest town in the Republic of North Ossatia-Alania in the Russian Caucasus. In September 2004 armed Chechian terrorists ...
Romance, jealousy and a murder
Our selection of this week’s releases of books and DVDs The Button Makers Daughter by Merryn Allingham Elizabeth Summer is a freethinking and intelligent young woman who likes nothing more than painti ...
Keeping a watch on the weather
Last year the BBC launched Weather Watchers, an online crowd-sourced weather club for people who want to join in the nation’s favourite conversation and help tell the story of the UK’s weather. Open t ...