The child catcher

My memories of living in Calgary, the Cowboy Capital of Western Canada, where I was born and lived until the age of five, are few and far between. Naturally, only the most significant moments of that

Not many of the great postwar British film stars found box office fame in their early 40s, yet the gravel-voiced and charming Jack Hawkins did just that. His career is perhaps best remembered for his

We look back on the adventures of the bus-based magnificent seven, The Double Deckers , which first aired 55 years ago…

Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

HOW quickly Sylvia’s life had changed! At New Year, she’d wished that the next 12 months would mean better health for her grandmother, a new washing machine for her mother and, if at all possible, a p

‘I ought to warn you, that if you haven’t read any of my stories, that you may be disturbed by some of the things which happen in them.” With this note of caution, author Roald Dahl began his brief in