photo: Rex Shutterstock Judith Kerr, esteemed writer and illustrator of children’s and young adult books, died last week aged 95. I had ...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the film is never as good as the book. That hasn’t stopped millions of Austen fans enjoying ...

Benjamin Britten, Joyce Grenfell, Peter Pears at The Red House, June 1967 In 1947 the British composer Benjamin Britten and his partner,...

For as long as I can remember I’ve loved watching anything with a period setting. Escaping into the past has always been one of my favourite...

Joyce Grenfell with her cook Rene Easden, 1938 The writer and entertainer Joyce Grenfell was born 106 years ago this month. By the time...