Book of the week: Where Poppies Blow
Clive Aslet enjoys this moving account of how First World War soldiers found hope through their connection with Nature.
Theatre, film & music
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Book of the week: Terms & Conditions
This vivid study of life at girls’ boarding schools between 1939 and 1979 is both hilarious and poignant, finds Maggie Fergusson.
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David Bowie’s private art collection goes up for sale
David Bowie's personal art collection to feature in three sales at Sotheby's.
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7 reasons to listen to vinyl
Digital downloads may have consigned many vinyl records to the dustbin, but LPs are climbing back up the charts.
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Book of the week: Edward Ardizzone: Artist and Illustrator
A new biography on the artist-illustrator Edward Ardizzone and a retrospective exhibition dedicated to his work provide Peyton Skipwith with a feast of delights.
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8 typefaces that changed the world
The drop-down font menu has made typographers of us all. Here are 8 fonts that changed the world we live in.
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Round-up: Man Booker Prize 2016
Dark and depressing is the tone this year—we assess the likely winner from a mix of famous and unknown authors.
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Book of the week: Outlandish Knight
A new biography of Steven Runciman delves beyond the gossip to shed new light on a fascinating and complex personality, says Barnaby Rogerson.
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Book of the week: London in Fragments
The River Thames throws up treasure and trinkets with delightful regularity, each telling a little bit more about the history of London.
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Book of the week: The Tunnel Through Time
Giles Waterfield is intrigued by a new study of London’s buried history, inspired by the excavations carried out for the Crossrail link.
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Book of the week: Over the Hills and Far Away
A fascinating new biography shows Beatrix Potter to have been a pioneer of much else besides publishing best-selling books about bunnies, says Caroline Jackson.
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Book of the week: Kenneth Clark: Life, Art and Civilisation
Michael Hall applauds an exemplary new biography of the man who introduced the British to art history.
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Book of the week: Elizabeth Jane Howard: A Dangerous Innocence
Emily Rhodes enjoys a revealing portrait of a writer whose tempestuous love life was as thrilling as her depictions of romance.
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Book of the week: Queen Bees
This new book casts a spotlight on the women who led English Society at the beginning of the last century, says Martin Williams.
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Crystal clear: Groundhog Day and Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal has announced its continued partnership with London theatre The Old Vic. Katy Birchall stops by for a cocktail before the show.
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Book of the week: Jacobites
Sarah Fraser enjoys a witty and pyschologically acute account of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s uprising.
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Britain's best outdoor cinemas
Enjoy some classic films showing outdoors this summer around the UK
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Book of the week: The Long, Long Life of Trees
This enchanting collection of tree essays combines natural with cultural and social history, says Mark Griffiths.
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Book of the week: That Was The Church That Was
Amusing observations and sharp character studies illuminate this study of the decline of the Church of England, finds Clive Aslet.
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Book of the week: The Extraordinary Life and Momentous Times of J. M. W. Turner
Huon Mallalieu finds old traditions and newly discovered truths in this enjoyable retelling of Turner’s life.
