The X-Files: I Want to Believe
A review of The X-Files: I Want to Believe.
God Explained in a Taxi Ride
A review of the book God Explained in a Taxi Ride.
The Loss of God in the Novel
English literary history is a curious thing. And one especially curious thing about it is that it contains very little of importance which…
Having Some Faith in the Grey Matter
A review of Ian McEwan's Saturday.
Connecting with the Disconnected
A review of Nick Barham's Disconnected: Why our kids are turning their backs on everything we thought we knew.
How to Survive the Apocalypse - a review
Why are so many of the films and TV shows we enjoy obsessed with the end of the world?
Don't Forget About the Baby
At one time, every parent and child knew all about Nativity plays. Many will have memories and photographs of tea-towel-adorned shepherds,…
'Prometheus' Raises Big Questions
Some thoughts about the film Prometheus and the human search for meaning.
War Horse
How do you begin to tell stories about a war which claimed more than fifteen million lives? For children's author Michael Morpurgo, the…