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

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A review of the SF film Jumper.

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A review of Robbie Williams' biography examines his search for value and reassurance.

A New Testament scholar reviews Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code.

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