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

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

An in-depth look at cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's book Rationality: What it is, Why it seems Scarce, Why it Matters

What does J.B. Priestley's play An Inspector Calls have to say to us about sin, responsibility and being human?

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

A review of the film The Odd Life of Timothy Green.

David Cronenberg built his reputation on making challenging, boundary-breaking films which explore sexuality, violence and death. So…

The most recent strain of Brontemania, at large throughout 2011, included major film versions of Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights and the…

Mark Meynell is disoriented by the reality-probing of Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives. There are three deaths. The first is when…