TOMMY Shelby has finally realised his dream – the Peaky Blinders have quietly staged a capital coup, and will soon […]
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Hundreds of Star Wars characters to take over Space Centre
THE Force is strong in this one – hundreds of costumed characters are staging a take over of Britain’s National […]
National Space Centre is out of this world – news and review
BRITAIN’S National Space Centre will mark its 25th birthday next week with the launch of an extraordinary new gallery experience […]
Former Strictly legends headline Fred Olsen’s first dance cruise
THEY’LL be tripping the light fantastic on a new dance cruise featuring former Strictly legends Arlene Phillips and Ian Waite […]
Jason Isbell & 400 Unit, Symphony Hall, Birmingham – review
NO gimmicks; no stage props; no backdrop; no special effects; no intro music … no mobile phones. Before Jason Isbell […]
Heavy metal monsters at British Ironwork Centre – review
THEY make strange bedfellows. Lizard-tongued Venom, The Joker and Darth Vader rub shoulders with Batman, a Doctor Who Dalek, a […]
Meeting Fredrik Backman, one of my all-time literary heroes
HAD a great day at the Hay Festival, the legendary literature and arts festival staged in Hay-on-Wye, where I got […]
Murder and mayhem at journalism’s last stand in Edinburgh
TO BE FRANK by Kevin Christie (The Book Guild, £9.99) CARDS on the table. I’ve spent most of a lifetime […]
Count Dracula is alive and well – and stalking the streets of Derby
FANGS for the memories! Tourism chiefs in a city dubbed the ‘dead centre’ of England have got their teeth into […]
Excess All Areas – the 70 songs that have shaped Eurovision
WHICH Eurovision song sparked a real-life revolution? Who gave ABBA nul points? And which Song Contest star suffered a wardrobe […]
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