Reviving the festive spirit

Strictly straight-talking former MP Ann Widdecombe is one of the most colourful characters in politics, but she revealed a totally different side to her personality when she took part in a certain dance competition. Now, Ann joins best to share her views...

A theatre tour of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, produced as if it was in a radio studio and featuring three stars of Doctor Who, will take place next month. Starring Colin Baker as Ebenezer Scro

The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the ...

SOME PEOPLE will tell you that Christmas in a caravan is a daft idea. Those people are just wrong. Very wrong. In fact, with a little forward planning, it can be absolutely magical – the perfect balan

A year in the life of the eighteenth-century naturalist

There’s something so romantic about the idea of Christmas – the excitement of the build-up, the festive music, sparkling lights and the scent of mulled wine and pine. But often, the reality is more ab