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From the return of The Durrells to Kieran Hodgson on tour and All About Eve, 7 Unmissable Events

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7 Unmissable Events: From the return of The Durrells to Kieran Hodgson on tour & All About Eve in cinemas, Event picks the top things to see this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 6 April 2019 The TV Show: The Durrells … Read more

From Our Planet on Netflix to Alfie Boe on tour and a Van Gogh show at the Tate, 7 Unmissable Events

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7 Unmissable Events: From Our Planet on Netflix to Alfie Boe on tour and a Van Gogh exhibition at the Tate, Event picks the top things to see this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:24 BST, 30 March 2019 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 March 2019 The TV Show: Our … Read more

Craig Brown reviews a new novel about the Lord Lucan mystery

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The Language Of Birds Jill Dawson Sceptre £18.99 Rating: Shortly before her death in January 1976, Agatha Christie voiced a question that was on many people’s lips. ‘I wonder what HAS happened to Lord Lucan?’ A little over a year before, a 29-year-old woman, Sandra Rivett, had been bludgeoned to death in the basement of … Read more

Joanne Harris speaks to Event about why novels like her best-selling Chocolat are so popular

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Talking to Chocolat author Joanne Harris is like dipping into a box of soft centres that has lost the little guide that usually comes tucked into the lid: you don’t know what delightful surprise you are going to get next. First she tells me that, aged 54, she’s thinking of getting her first tattoo, an … Read more

Besotted film fans will have reservations about the eagerly awaited musical version of Local Hero  

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Local Hero  Royal Lyceum, Edinburgh                                          Until May 4, 2hrs 45mins  Rating: This is the eagerly awaited musical version of the great Scottish film- maker Bill Forsyth’s adored 1983 movie. One of the most gorgeous and … Read more

Ben Elton speaks to Event about his renewed reputation and comedy in the social media age

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Ben Elton says, with relief in his voice: ‘It’s nice to get some good bloody reviews again, at last!’ He’s really not joking. The co-creator of the brilliant Blackadder and The Young Ones was once the king of alternative comedy, and he’s back in favour with a blistering new book called Identity Crisis and a … Read more

From Blue Planet II: Live In Concert on tour to Tom Hiddleston in Betrayal, 7 Unmissable Events

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7 Unmissable Events: From Blue Planet II – Live In Concert’s tour to Tom Hiddleston on stage in Betrayal, Event picks the top things to see this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 16 March 2019 | Updated: 13:06 BST, 25 March 2019 The Concert: Blue Planet II – … Read more