Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…

Jodi Picoult is not an author to shy away from controversial topics. Her novels cover issues such as rape, suicide pacts and genetically…

Fiona Stewart find worlds of light and shade in her review of the film Bridge to Terabithia. Every day before catching the bus to school…

Two talks on the 'Psychological Barriers to Belief' look at basic life patterns and past painful experiences.

The biggest television hit in the USA since ER first aired has hit UK screens this year. Set in a wealthy and pristine suburban cul-de-sac,…

A review of Nick Barham's Disconnected: Why our kids are turning their backs on everything we thought we knew.

A review of the Manic Street Preachers' Lifeblood album.

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

Kingdom of Heaven offers a very twenty-first century take on twelfth century history. In a war-torn world troubled by religious conflict,…