Eddie Murphy returns as Prince Akeem in the long-awaited sequel Coming 2 America, but there will be a big change from the original. While the original was rated R for language and nudity, the sequel, arriving March 5 on Amazon Prime Video, will be rated PG-13. Some fans have questioned why it won’t be rated … Read more
In 1918, Beatrix Potter published The Tale Of Johnny Town-Mouse, about a country mouse and a town mouse who visit each other. Timmy Willie, the country mouse, finds the big city far too hectic. There is simply too much going on. ‘There was no quiet; there seemed to be hundreds of carts passing. Dogs barked; … Read more
Different dogs were originally bred for different purposes. The Beagle was bred to hunt hares. The Border Collie was bred to herd sheep. The Husky was bred to pull sleds. The Chihuahua was bred to snap at ankles. The Dalmatian was bred to make other dogs look clever. The Rottweiler was bred to make strangers … Read more
A Town Called Solace Mary Lawson Chatto & Windus £14.99 Rating: At the moment, the contemporary novelists and short-story writers I … Read more
Some professions are best suited to the young. You seldom come across a professional gymnast in his 60s, for instance, or an air hostess in her 70s. The comparatively recent profession of disc jockey was designed for young men or, much more rarely, women in their 20s. When the pioneering pop station Radio Caroline first … Read more
1) Great British Railway Journeys: From Uxbridge To Hillingdon (2021) Having exhausted every other train journey in the world, Michael Portillo travels from the first stop on the Metropolitan Line of London‘s famous underground system for several hundred yards to the second. Along the way, Michael meets rail maintenance worker Ted Boreham, who informs him … Read more
Dog’s Best Friend Simon Garfield W&N £16.99 Rating: Simon … Read more
The stunning Hampshire home of Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood is for sale at £3,295,000 – and it’s a property that’s strictly glamorous. Inside, the seven-bedroom country house matches the famous sparkling personality of its owner with plenty of glitz, including a Swarovski crystal-encrusted Buddha in the living room, clear designer dining chairs in … Read more
The stunning Hampshire home of Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood is for sale at £3,295,000 – and it’s a property that’s strictly glamorous. Inside, the seven-bedroom country house matches the famous sparkling personality of its owner with plenty of glitz, including a Swarovski crystal-encrusted Buddha in the living room, clear designer dining chairs in … Read more
Mads Mikkelsen quite fancied the idea of following Maud Adams’s lead by playing two different roles in James Bond films. Adams famously played Andrea Anders in The Man With The Golden Gun, and then 11 years later, in 1983, there she was again, this time as title character Octopussy. Up on my Zoom screen, the … Read more