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5 of the best book to TV adaptations

As part of its NT Live programme, the National Theatre is opening its amazing...

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I can’t really tell Bach from Beethoven. I’ve no handle on facts about Handel...

Could classical music be the soothing tonic you need right now?
Silversurfers Book Club Spring 2020

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

Podcasts – why not tune in?

Lots of people have started to listen to podcasts, the radio-style shows you can...

World Theatre Day: 5 theatres and drama sites streaming shows straight into your living room

All the world’s a stage… internet connection allowing. Today is World Theatre Day, but...

Brilliant box sets to get stuck into this spring

Social distancing measures mean all over the country we’re spending perhaps more time than...

Feel Good Spring Playlist

Spring is just around the corner and with it comes the promise of longer...

A new series begins tonight – Belgravia

A new period drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes beings tonight on ITV...

Kate Ellis shares her country-folk music

Kate Ellis is an Americana singer /songwriter born in Louisiana, raised in New York...

Family ties unravel in riveting thriller Flesh and Blood

Imelda Staunton, Francesca Annis and Russell Tovey star in a new family drama for...

In pictures: Screen star Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas, synonymous with the golden age of cinema, has died aged 103. Fellow...

Silversurfers Book Club Winter 2020

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

The best vegetarian and vegan cookbooks

As vegetarian and vegan lifestyles become more popular, more people are realising that a...

New Year, new books: What will you be reading in 2020?

As we turn over a new page for 2020, what will you be reading?...

Desert Island Discs: the best interviews

It’s hard to believe that Desert Island Discs has been on BBC Radio for...

Lost Love Stories

Romantic reunions have always captured our imaginations, from Heathcliff and Catherine, to Rick and...

Netflix will make Olivia Colman’s debut in The Crown free to watch

The third season of The Crown returns on Sunday, 17th November to Netflix. Olivia...

Watch the best of the 2019 Christmas Adverts

John Lewis’s famous annual Christmas advert officially kicks off the retail festive season, with...

Sir Lenny Henry: ‘I do wish I had stood up to racism more’

When a 16-year-old Lenny Henry won the talent show New Faces in 1975 with...

Strictly Come Dancing 2019: The full list of couples

The full list of couples competing in Strictly Come Dancing’s 17th series are preparing...

Downton Abbey review: A crowd-pleasing frippery of froth

Fans of TV mainstay Downton Abbey have been waiting with bated-breath for the big...

Silversurfers Book Club Autumn 2019

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

Hearthside Dreams featuring Gabriel Porter

HEARTHSIDE DREAMS, featuring twelve year old treble Gabriel Porter, is a beguiling compilation of...

Five myths about ageing that we need to challenge

Camilla Cavendish is an award-winning Times columnist and a radio and TV broadcaster, who is well-known...

Songs for a heatwave

Britain is in the midst of a heatwave, sending temperatures across the country soaring...

Holiday page-turners: 10 of the best scorching summer reads

There’s a cracking collection of page-turners to take on your summer holidays this year...

Silversurfers Book Club Summer 2019

Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which...

Why Africa’s wild inhabitants in a new BBC series could be bigger than The Spice Girls

Billed as a wildlife drama, BBC One’s Serengeti proves animals are like people. Sarah...

The British pop invasion playlist

The ‘British pop invasion’ was a golden age of rock and pop music, where...

Can you name these traditional British dishes?

British food is hearty, comforting and unique; people from all over the world love...

Quiz: can you name these British sporting greats?

From tennis to golf and cycling, Britain has produced some world class athletes through...

The best of Bing Crosby playlist

American singer and actor Bing Crosby’s famous voice has been delighting audiences for over...

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