Life  Much better day today.  Slept in on purpose and didn't have the same anxiety as yesterday, mostly because I was going to the cin...

  Life  Sometimes, when anxiety hits, I have days that just don't start well. I manage to get my brain working to some extent by mid-aft...

  Books   In Eric Rasmussen's catalogue of Shakespeare's First Folios, the 'manuscript annotations' section typically covers...

History   Charlton Heston was an American actor. He gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous Hollywood films including biblical ...

TV    In the past couple of weeks the latest series of Lucy Worsley Investigates has been released on BBC Two and the iPlayer.  Not knowing ...

That Day We reach the time when I assess how well I predicted the ups and downs of the year and look forward to the next. Here we go again:...

Film   Christ in a crib, it's been a while.  How are we all?  Time for my annual list of favourite films, which I seemed to have complet...

Troupes take to the streets for 195-year-old play: "Troupes of performers are set to stage a 195-year-old traditional folk play in stre...

Liverpool life in 1964 captured in 32 photos from 60 years ago: "These photos show how much life in the city has changed." New tec...

Earth's Magnetic North Pole Officially Has A New Position: "Just before Christmas, let's hope this doesn't screw up the del...

Keely Hodgkinson voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year: "Luke Littler secured second place, while Joe Root took third in the race fo...

In the Bleak Midwinter - the world's favourite Christmas carol: "Ashutosh Khandekar heads back to a particularly bleak midwinter in...

School nativity play gets the hump: "Live animals have starred alongside children at a Wokingham school's nativity play." Brus...

  Ho-ho-no! Children in tears after vicar tells them Santa is not real: "Rev Dr Paul Chamberlain apologises for talk at Hampshire schoo...

    Japan chooses ‘gold’ as kanji of the year in nod to Olympics glory – and slush fund politics: "The character, chosen by public vote...

Schoolchildren take over county's quietest station: "Schoolchildren brought festive fun to Essex's quietest railway station, ma...

As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses: "Shuffling across icy ground on a...

 A rare interview with Juliette Binoche - the new President of the European Film Academy: "Euronews Culture sits down with award-winnin...

Christmas Traditions Around the World: "All over the world, Christmas celebrations reflect local culture and traditions. The festivitie...