Actor, presenter and writer Sir Tony Robinson shares his love of words and the books that have moved and entertained him

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They’d have loved the drama of it – bowing out almost exactly ten years apart. Born in the same year and with the same initials, both queens of the bonkbuster. One was a Hollywood lioness, the other a

What revealed the magic of books for me was The Wind in the Willows. When I was five, I contracted measles, which meant I had to spend my days in bed in a darkened room. My mother sat outside my bedro

Queen of historical fiction Philippa Gregory shares the reads she pulls off her shelves when she needs to begin again

by Chloe Seager (£9.99, Harper Collins) I really enjoyed this warm, laugh-out-loud novel, even while I was cringing for Becky, the queen of poor choices. Becky is only 29 but already feels she’s being