Teachers lurk anxiously behind tinsel-covered curtains; excited children wait for their big moment; and nervous parents hope that their…

It doesn’t take usually take too much persuasion to get me to try a new box set of DVDs, but I have to say that I was a little…

A look at how the rise of mass media has helped us create alternative 'electronic universes' – worlds where God has no place.

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

A review of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Cricket is the new football, or so they say. This year’s [2005] Ashes Test Series between England and Australia has defined the…

This wide-ranging collection of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks' writing and speeches offers plenty of food for thought.

Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.

What can we learn from the current obsession for nostalgia?