Interrail at 50Antwerp holidaysIn the final leg of our odyssey to celebrate 50 years of Interrail, we explore a city that’s seriously hip, but also caters for those who are just beer-curious
Is it Colin Farrell’s fault that Antwerp isn’t better known, or loved? Ever since the 2008’s In Bruges, that is the city that has cornered the market as Belgium’s quirky tourist destination, while the country’s actual coolest city flies under the radar. Read More...
BooksObituaryJill Paton Walsh obituaryChildren’s author who turned to writing for adults and was shortlisted for the Booker prize in 1994 for Knowledge of AngelsJill Paton Walsh, who has died aged 83, was for many years best known as a children’s author, before also taking up writing for adults, most successfully with Knowledge of Angels, shortlisted for the 1994 Booker prize. Later she added to Dorothy L Sayers’s Lord Peter Wimsey novels. Read More...
Classical musicObituaryJulian Bream obituaryClassical guitarist who as a performer and developer of its repertory was a towering figure in the history of the instrumentBritain had to wait a long time for its great classical guitarist. But the debut at the Wigmore Hall, London, in November 1951 of Julian Bream proclaimed the arrival of a seminal figure in the history of the instrument, not just in Britain, but around the world. Read More...