- April 14, 2025
The men behind the Great Train Robbery
Getty Images Britain in the 1960s was captivated by the daring of the Great Train Robbery, and the sheer scale of the money stolen. But
Eulogy is the anthology’s most ‘heartfelt and quietly devastating’ episode ever
Netflix Viewers have been “shattered” by Eulogy, an emotional new episode in the seventh season of Charlie Brooker’s series, starring Paul Giamatti. Since 2011, Charlie
Fur is firmly back in fashion
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) It’s having a moment with celebrities, fashionistas and Gen Z. But wearing any kind of fur, from vintage to synthetic,
Ken Burns on showing the dark parts of US history
Evan Barlow Ken Burns’s upcoming series, The American Revolution, follows works exploring themes including the US and the Holocaust (Credit: Evan Barlow) Ahead of his
‘Radically different from any other show’
Apple TV+ Jon Hamm excels in Apple TV+’s “emotionally real but absurdist” drama about a desperate corporate man who resorts to stealing from his neighbours.
Why the quaint paintings of Thomas Kinkade divided the US
(Image credit: The Kinkade Family Foundation) Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade’s quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and
The pioneering building that scandalised Paris
Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano) The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its design was first unveiled –
The true story of The Great Escape
Alamy (Credit: Alamy) On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III – a mission that was
Author Ann Patchett on writing amid chaos
Natassja Ebert (Credit: Natassja Ebert) In the latest episode of Influential, US writer Ann Patchett shares how seeing kindness around her influences the way she
The surprising story of Van Gogh’s guardian angel
Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Credit: Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) At the toughest, most turbulent time of his life, the Post-Impressionist painter
