Witchcraft had been in my family for generations, but would my children want to follow in my magical footsteps?

Judy Parfitt always wanted to play a nun. Now, as Call the Midwife is put on hold after 15 years, she’s finding it a hard habit to break

My only commandment is ‘Thou shalt not bore’

From Billy Elliot and Tracy Beaker to Baftas and Agatha Christie, bundle of energy Mia McKenna-Bruce is taking the lead

Victorian crimes against women have unsettling parallels with the present, says Lucy Worsley

IN AN AGE OF COMPARISON CULTURE AND GLOSSY SOCIAL-MEDIA LIVES, IT’S HARD NOT TO QUESTION YOUR OWN PROGRESS. BUT THERE’S NO RIGHT PATH TO LIFE AS THESE WOMEN, WHO ARE TURNING CONVENTION ON ITS HEAD AND SHARING WISDOM AS THEY GO, DEMONSTRATE…