Garden light shows are giving this Christmas extra sparkle – and my goodness we need it …

This is the year for after-dark winter illuminations. That means carpets of stars, fiery fish, dancing fairies and much more as gardens, country estates and forests have ramped up their light shows – and all are well-organised with timed entries, one-way systems and social distancing along paths to make visitors feel safe and welcome. All … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Goodness gracious me: why the Peter Sellers accents?

A Suitable Boy Sunday, BBC1  Rating: Prodigal Son Tuesday, Sky One Rating: A Suitable Boy is the BBC’s much-anticipated adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1,349-page, 592,552-word novel, which is one of those big books I always said I’d read but never have. (I have, as it happens, quite a long list of big books I always … Read more