Vincent Van Gogh is now a solid fixture in our cultural vocabulary. I need only mention sunflowers or a bandaged ear to conjure up his life…

How do you begin to tell stories about a war which claimed more than fifteen million lives? For children's author Michael Morpurgo, the…

An old lady in a headscarf is buying a pint of milk in a local shop. She’s surprised by the price of the milk, and disturbed by the…

Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a very unusual sort of criminal. Along with the pragmatic Arthur (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), he is paid to…

It often seems difficult to make time for a refresher course – and sometimes the issue is knowing just how and where to start. So…

A review of Lily Allen's CD It's Not Me It's You.

Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Reviews of some of Joanne Harris' novels, including Chocolat.