According to the Romans, ‘bread and circuses’ were the key to keeping a population content. As long as their immediate physical…

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.

What happens when people are given free reign to do what they want with impunity? When there are no consequences for their actions because…

At a recent Alpha group, frustrated by the complexity of the Bible, someone sighed, "I wish God had written an executive summary." But God…

In Fictional Absence, Pete Lowman considers the presence and absence of God in English literature. It has been slightly revised for…

A review of the film of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass.

A review of the film The Great Gatsby.

‘I don’t know if the story I want to tell you is entirely true,’ confesses the narrator at the opening of Michael…

There are many people who will have switched off during the first five minutes of Skins, E4’s notorious wild-child. The show is…