The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot sends you on a mighty quest on two levels. On one level you will be running around as either a knight or an archer collecting piles of glittering golden […]
TV | The Dangers of Downton Abbey
Christmas is a time for peace, love and difficult conversations with family about why you’re still single, or your decision to pursue a degree in the arts. Yet spare a thought for our friends the […]
TV | Lucan – More Christmas TV catch-up
It must be bad to be upper-class these days. There is an increasing perception of a lack of noblesse oblige among those with titles. What do those who inherited lordships and baronies know about those […]
Fashion | New Year, New Wardrobe
That’s right it’s a new day, it’s a new dawn, it’s a new wardrobe for…. You. It’s 2014, and alongside that crash diet you’ve (yet again) vowed to conquer, a new look is at the […]
Music | New Year's Eve Party Playlist
As we wish 2013 a fond farewell, we thought we’d pay the year one final musical tribute and offer a selection of party anthems old and new for your musical entertainment on the worlds greatest […]
TV | Death Comes to Pemberley – Did it live up to Austen lovers' expectations?
Upon hearing that part one of a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was being aired on Boxing Day, my immediate thought was that the author had taken a bit of a risk. Continuing the lives […]
Film | Frozen – Disney's seasonal treat will thaw even the coldest of hearts
video: Walt Disney Studios It took Disney years to find a family-friendly way into Hans Christian Andersen’s bleak fairytale ‘The Snow Queen’, in which a young girl must rescue her beloved from a witch who […]
Fashion | NYE Nails – Bejewelled
We’re throwing all the glitz and glam that we’ve got into this week’s bejewelled nail special, perfect to inject some glam into your NYE ensembles. Whether you’re planning on wearing an explosive sequin dress or […]
TV | The Whale – The true story that inspired the wonderful Moby Dick
The true story that inspired Herman Melville’s iconic Moby Dick was told in a tale full of intense emotion, dramatic forces of nature and sea crew hostilities in a new BBC saga. An aged cabin […]
TV | Raised by Wolves – Just what comedy is howling out for
It is nothing short of miraculous that Raised by Wolves got commissioned, even for a just a pilot. But that isn’t meant as an indictment. For despite some rough edges, this half-hour sitcomcom written by […]
Travel | Christmas Abroad – Why we should all be booking our tickets away for Christmas
So what’s the verdict on Christmas abroad? There are of course a number of pros and cons to spending it away from home, but what is it exactly that makes that such an unimaginable idea […]
TV | The Great Train Robbery – All the wit and excitement of a Hollywood crime caper
In one of those eerie coincidences that could lead the more cynical among us to question the extremes the BBC are willing to go to for a bit of publicity; Ronnie Biggs the most famous […]