From Tanya Byron and Claudia Winkleman on How Did We Get Here? to The Now Show and The Rachman Review, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 How Did We Get Here? For better or worse, the pandemic has sent many of … Read more
Sunday, April 5 Honor Blackman, my favourite Bond girl as sassy Pussy Galore, died today, aged 94, at her home in Lewes, East Sussex, three miles from my village of Newick. A statement said: ‘Honor died peacefully, from natural causes, at home, surrounded by her family.’ By very sad coincidence, a great friend of mine … Read more
Benjamin Grosvenor’s playing in Chopin Piano Concertos is entirely devoid of the shallow point-scoring that sometimes afflicts young pianists By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 Benjamin Grosvenor Chopin Piano Concertos Decca, out now Rating: Sometimes hype … Read more
Despite the fact that we’re now confined to the home with our mad toddlers, there is one upside: children these days have plenty of apps and games to keep us all occupied By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 21 March 2020 Like … Read more
Pure, not prissy: Indian at its best By Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 14 March 2020 Opheem 65 Summer Row, Birmingham Rating: Birmingham’s finest Balti, Al Frash, closed a few months back. No one’s entirely sure why, but we’re all united … Read more