Last week, there were two major cultural anniversaries. Two hundred and fifty years ago, on April 7, 1770, William Wordsworth was born. Fifty years ago, on April 10, 1970, The Beatles split up. Does anything link these two anniversaries? They seem to belong to different worlds and, in many ways, they do. Yet bizarre though … Read more
Death has its draw-backs, particularly for those whose toupees survive them. Recently, an auction house in Bristol sold off a number of items that had once belonged to Peter Wyngarde, the smoothie actor who played the moustachioed detective Jason King in the TV series of the same name. The lots at the auction included Wyngarde’s … Read more
Thinking Again Jan Morris Faber £16.99 Rating: Back in 2001, Jan Morris, then aged 74, announced that she had just written her final book. Oh yes? By my calculation, she has produced another six books since then – or seven if you include this new one. She has never been a slave to consistency. Whenever … Read more
ITV have revealed an exclusive first look clip at their much-anticipated drama based on the infamous Who Wants To Be A Millionaire coughing scandal. The preview features the infamous moment ‘Coughing Major’ Charles Ingram almost blowing the money he banked on a question about pop music, with wife Diana threatening to expose their plan by … Read more
These are strange times and many people who are otherwise perfectly healthy have started to feel the tell-tale symptoms stirring inside them. They experience the sudden need to get words down on paper. Medical researchers have identified this condition as novo malo, or bad novel. Doctors estimate that bad novels can lie dormant in human … Read more
CRAIG BROWN: WPC Snow White raids a woodland house and discovers an unlicensed gathering of up to seven dwarves failing to employ social distancing
Daniel Craig and his wife Rachel Weisz and the Beckham family joined a slew of stars in a nationwide applause in honour of NHS workers during the coronavirus lockdown on Thursday. The couple appeared in a video along with some of their James Bond co-stars for the applause which rang out across the nation, as … Read more
CRAIG BROWN: Working out during the lockdown? Well, I did pick up a KitKat… By Craig Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 02:18 GMT, 26 March 2020 | Updated: 02:19 GMT, 26 March 2020 YOU WANT To keep abreast of the coronavirus news, hour by hour YOU’D SETTLE FOR One coronavirus bulletin an evening YOU … Read more
Daniel Craig’s personal trainer Simon Waterson has shared the secrets behind his client’s incredible physique in a new interview. The James Bond actor, 52, embarked on a healthy diet and workout regime a year before filming No Time To Die – his fifth and final outing as the spy, set for release in November. Conditioning … Read more
Today, I had been planning to turn the tables on Barry Cryer. Every month, Barry presides over an Oldie magazine readers’ lunch at Simpson’s in the Strand, introducing each speaker with a limerick. If you’re lucky, he may even tell one of his parrot jokes, such as this one. A man goes into a pub … Read more