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As he publishes his 24th novel featuring the roguish rifleman made famous by Sean Bean, Bernard Cornwell admits it may be ...

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Shirley Valentine, the romantic comedy smash hit of the 1980s, made a global star of Pauline Collins, an actress already much loved by British television viewers.

Pauline Collins, who has died aged 85, spent her early acting career in solid, unspectacular roles, often opposite her ...

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JUDGING from the London successes which have so far invaded New York’s new season, the London theatre-going public must boil at about 65 °F. Not that they aren’t all very nice plays and quite worth an ...

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A new breed of governors are being hired to educate the ultra-wealthy’s children on the art of being an ‘English gentlemen’ ...

Get ready for a spooky Halloween with these reissued classic horror novels that continue to terrify readers.