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The documentary that built the mystique of the Royal Mail's night-time rail service contains almost as much fiction as fact. Source link

Doherty died on Saturday, according to a statement from her publicist, Leslie Sloane, given to People magazine. She had had breast cancer for years. ADVERTISEMENT American actor Shannen Doherty, who was a star in “Beverly Hills, 90210” has died at 53 after a life and a career plagued by illness …

They draw you in from a distance, promising sheer aesthetic pleasure: pastel tutus, pretty girls. Once you’re there, you look closer. You notice the darkness around the edges; you wonder about the battered foot inside the pointe shoe. Degas’s dancers mesmerise for the same reason as ballet itself. A new …

When General Sir Mike Jackson had an audience with the Queen, he would ask his staff to request a midday slot. “Because after half an hour or 40 minutes, the Queen would ring a small bell and say, ‘Time for a sherry, I think.’” Just one tiny insight into royal …

There is a once-notable aspect of our culture that has reached a dead end, apparently for reasons of naked cynicism. I refer to the subjects of what are now called by Royal Mail, without humour, our special stamp issues. This absurd programme presents second-rate designs highlighting populist trash in the …

Emma Corrin has described their West End production of Virginia Woolf’s novel Orlando as a “celebration of queer joy”. The actor, who played Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown, is currently starring as the titular character at the Garrick Theatre, directed by Michael Grandage. Corrin, who identifies as non-binary …

Whatever the other glories of the second Elizabethan age, it included a period in the 1960s and 1970s when British art entered a black hole and stayed there. There were exceptions: Lucian Freud, Henry Moore and David Gentleman, in the visual arts; the odd good feature film, mostly by Lindsay …

It was World Radio Day on Sunday. Not that there was much fanfare. A fleeting mention on Broadcasting House and a documentary, about tiny community radio stations in far flung places, on the World Service. That was about it. This year’s theme was “Radio and Trust”, in recognition of a …

The first ever St Brigid’s Day festival will a see a number of iconic Dublin buildings lit up in beautiful illuminations. The new festival, named after the Celtic goddess, aims to celebrate the achievements of Irish women and will include talks, performances, exhibitions, music and more. Headlining the festival are …

Texts claiming to be from Royal Mail were lighting up my phone screen every other day, asking me to pay an extra fee for a missed delivery. Source link