Michael Henderson on Radio ROBERTO RICCIUTI/GETTY IMAGES; EVENING ...

Actor, presenter and now author Larry Lamb reveals why the written word – particularly verse – has always meant so much to him

Caricatured as a suburban grouch, Philip Larkin was, in fact, an attentive and astute chronicler of Nature. On the 40th anniversary of the poet’s death, Richard Barnett celebrates his lifelong love of the English countryside

DAD’S THE WORD Joe Swash (left) spoke to ...

“Between you and me …”

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top