Sunday, 14 September 2014

'We live in a culture of fear': Charlie Higson talks zombies and Young Bond





FAST Show and Young Bond mastermind Charlie Higson is now as well known for his novels as his TV shows. He tells us about mixing page and screen.


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Dracula ballet becomes 'patchy melodrama' at the West Yorkshire Playhouse





UNLIKE its vampire anti-hero, the Northern Ballet's 15-year-old Dracula is showing its age


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Theatre round-up: The Comedy Of Errors, The Dreaming, Fully Committed





IN THE Comedy of Errors, the twin comic mayhem is 'beautifully timed and uproariously funny'; Shakespeare is given a musical First World War makeover in The Dreaming and The Menier Factory celebrates its 10th anniversary with a tour-de-force performance in Fully Committed


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The Wizard Of OZ 3D review: Dorothy's world is bigger, brighter and scarier





FROM terrifyingly real flying monkeys to the endless halls of the Wizard's chamber, Oz's digital makeover is a truly technicolour way to revisit the 1939 classic


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Most Wanted Man review: Philip Seymour Hoffman is brilliantly burnt-out





IN HIS last major performance, Philip Seymour Hoffman perfectly inhabits his character as an exhausted spymaster in John le Carré's unnervingly topical tale


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TV round-up: Strictly Come Dancing versus X Factor





THE loss of Brucie hasn't affected Strictly's ratings, while Cheryl proves she's the queen of Simon Cowell's talent show. Meanwhile, ITV's cooked a turkey with Who's Doing The Dishes?…


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Andrew Marr's debut novel Head Of State review





THE highly respected journalist Andrew Marr has produced his first novel, a political thriller that although funny and vividly written needs more satirical bite


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Poirot makes a muted return in Monogram Murders





SOPHIE HANNAH has revived Hercule Poirot in an amiable, but unbelievable, homage to Agatha Christie


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Francis Plug: How To Be A Public Author review





AN INVALUABLE primer on the boozy Booker-fuelled life of the modern author and a work of invigorating originality


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New mum Kimberley Walsh is glowing as she encourages people to bake for Children in Need





KIMBERLEY Walsh only gave birth at the beginning of this month, but it looks as though motherhood is treating her well.


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Glow for it: The best exfoliating beauty products





EXFOLIATING is the key to a radiant complexion – so how do the latest products scrub up? Our expert reports


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Style counsel: Designer Jonathan Adler's stunning home





LEADING potter and designer Jonathan Adler shows us around his stunning home on New York’s Shelter Island


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Bold and beautiful buys for autumn





DISCOVER the best beauty buys of the season with our beauty editor


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In the Club's Hermione Norris: 'My husband is my best friend'





IN the Club star Hermione, 47, lives in Somerset with her husband Simon Wheeler and their children Wilf, 10, and Hero, seven


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Grantchester's Tessa Peake-Jones: 'I smile all the time, I'm very jolly'





WE loved her as long-suffering Raquel in Only Fools and Horses – but we’re about to see a whole new side to Tessa Peake-Jones, as Simon Button reports


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How brisk walking can boost your health





BRISK walking has a host of health benefits – if you know how it’s done. Louise Robinson gets put through her paces on a leading training camp


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Empty-nest syndrome: What to do when the children move out?





WHEN your children move out, it can leave you feeling lost – but that “empty nest” moment is the perfect time to rediscover yourself, says Flic Everett


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In the closet with Strictly dancer Karen Hauer





THE STRICTLY dancer sparkles on and off the dance floor – in designer dresses and an endless supply of shoes


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A childish friend and a problematic ex: Agony aunt answers your questions





OUR agony aunt gets to the heart of your sex and relationship problems


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Bold and graphic: The best geometric print accessories for your home





GET graphic with these beautifully bold looks


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