Review at a glance R obert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch and The Lighthouse is the ultra-violent Viking saga you never knew you needed. Though not quite as authentic as the 38 year-old American’s previous work, and certainly not as crazy (those hoping for more giant mermaid vaginas will beContinue Reading
F or the record, Johnny Flynn is not being lined up as the next James Bond. In preparation for his latest role as the author Ian Fleming in new spy thriller Operation Mincemeat, the actor tells me that he spent a lot of time watching old Bond movies. Now thatContinue Reading
When 12-year-old Eashan Nijjar from Torrington offered one of his unique spray paintings for a charity auction set up to raise funds for Ukrainian refugees, he had no idea how his life would change by his kind gesture. Anne Tattersall and husband Chris, who are sponsoring a family of fourContinue Reading
B est-selling novelist Henry Patterson, who wrote 85 books – including The Eagle Has Landed – as Jack Higgins, has died aged 92, his publisher HarperCollins said. Patterson, who mainly wrote thrillers and espionage novels – selling more than 250 million copies and being translated into some 60 languages, diedContinue Reading
Review at a glance L et’s call it Impersonation Television, in which the famous and rich have their lives filleted for dramatic purposes. It is a thriving business of real history-ish meets well-costumed make believe. The Queen, starring Helen Mirren, and The Crown are the gold standard, in which theContinue Reading
In an interview with GQ, the actor said that although he has not read the author’s 5000-word blog about her views regarding the trans community, he believes “adult conversation” is needed around the issue. “No hateful rhetoric towards either women or trans [people] – that’s a good start. But weContinue Reading
Sunday April 10 sees the re-opening of Dingles Fairground Museum, operated by the conservation charity The Fairground Heritage Trust. Forced to close in February 2020 as the pandemic took hold, a further setback occurred when our landlord placed the freehold of the site on the market. Our proposed new MuseumContinue Reading
I t’s been nearly four years since we became obsessed with A Very English Scandal, the BBC drama series that reignited interest in the 1970s Jeremy Thorpe scandal. We can’t believe it’s been that long either, but Covid has done funny things to time. Now the scandal is being unearthedContinue Reading
Review at a glance T his exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace is a strange slice of life. It isn’t an overview of Japanese art and artefacts through the centuries; it’s a reflection of those things in gifts from Japan to English/British monarchs and the Japanese items theyContinue Reading
Review at a glance F ame, acclaim, notoriety – all are often attached to great artists, but divinity is rarely bestowed on any but the saints. Raphael was one of those rarities, compared with Christ after he died at the age of 37 on April 6, 1520 (Good Friday; aContinue Reading
