Disney+ greenlights a Beauty And The Beast prequel series exploring the origins of Gaston and LeFou

Beauty And The Beast ‘prequel’ series gets green light: Luke Evans and Josh Gad to star in Disney+ show that explores origins of Gaston and LeFou By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 23:45 GMT, 6 March 2020 | Updated: 23:34 GMT, 7 March 2020 In case fans ever wondered why Beauty And The Beast’s villainous … Read more

Bowled over by Moldova: Exploring the former Soviet state

Originally it was Poland, then Estonia, and now we — that’s my sister and me — are smitten by Moldova. You could put it down to our Yorkshire upbringing: give us dark, curious buildings and heavy stews and we’re happy. Moldova, a small former Soviet state in south-east Europe, was a surprise. All I knew … Read more

Exploring the Yorkshire Wolds locations that inspired artist David Hockney

Hockney hotspots: Exploring the glorious Yorkshire Wolds in search of the sights that inspired our greatest living artist An exhibition devoted to David Hockney’s drawings opens this week   Some of his best-loved works were inspired by the little-known Yorkshire Wolds  An online interactive map has been launched to help find his favourite spots By Simon … Read more

Exploring Chicago, from skyscrapers to the works of Frank Lloyd Wright

Chicago towers above the Midwest in the same way that the Emerald City perches above the Land Of Oz (it’s no surprise that The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz was written here). The city can also be just as magical: come here for Lake Michigan’s beaches and parks (temperatures hit 95F in summer), grand avenues full … Read more