23/06/2022 - It’s been twenty-five years since the publication of the first book in the Harry Potter series. Originally aimed at children, it tells the story of a young wizard called Harry Potter and...

02/06/2022 - This year Queen Elizabeth II celebrates seventy years on the throne, her Platinum Jubilee. Her reign officially began on February 6th 1952, on the death of her father, King George VI. Events...

05/05/2022 - What does it mean, exactly, to be British? In strictly political terms, it means to be a member of one of the four constituent countries —or nations— of the United...

27/04/2022 - TEN TIPS FOR SOLVING CROSSWORDS Completing a crossword in English can be very satisfying. On the other hand, if you get stuck, it can also...

21/04/2022 - The HBO series The Gilded Age follows Marion Brook (played by Louisa Jacobson, actor Meryl Streep’s daughter) who travels from Pennsylvania to New York after her father dies and...

30/03/2022 - A coming of age comedy-drama written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, Belfast is a semi-autobiographical film set in the Northern Irish capital between 1969 and 1970. It chronicles six months...

24/03/2022 - The humourous first line of the novel is one of the best-known of world literature. “It is a truth universally...

17/03/2022 - The term ‘Megxit’ has been widely used as convenient shorthand to refer to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s...

10/03/2022 - Rock band Måneskin are famous the world over for their electrifying performances, pure rock sounds and a habit of shaking up...