The Tuesday Club I am full of admiration for the sports podcasts that have ground on through the pandemic despite having no matches to pore over. With football starting up again, now’s the time to return to this wonderful Arsenal podcast, presented by QI’s Alan Davies But with football starting …...Read More

APPLE TV+, BRITBOX, ACORN TV, SKY & AMAZON Greyhound Things went rapidly south the last time Tom Hanks was in charge of an ocean-going vessel – in Captain Phillips. Now he’s heading into choppy waters again as a newly promoted officer commanding a US Navy destroyer (call sign ‘Greyhound’) protecting …...Read More

Utopia Avenue David Mitchell Sceptre £20 When Dean, late of the group Battleship Potemkin, teams up with Elf, Jasper and Griff to form a new band, another triumph of hope over experience looks inevitable. But for two giddy years, until tragedy strikes, Utopia Avenue really fly, enjoying cult status on …...Read More

The History Of Magic Chris Gosden Viking £25 Rating: There is nothing in these pages about conjuring tricks, sawing women in half, muggles, rabbits or wands. For Chris Gosden, Professor of European Archeology at Oxford University, magic should be taken as seriously as religion and science, not least because it …...Read More

Haim Women In Music Pt III Out now Rating: There are bands that become well established while remaining a mystery to many music-lovers. You may be vaguely aware that Haim are three sisters from Los Angeles, or that they get compared to Fleetwood Mac. But do you know any of …...Read More

There’s always been a vibrancy and edginess to Bristol. I know, because I grew up there. I adore the city’s diversity; from swanky Clifton with its grand Georgian mansions and great expanse of green known as The Downs, to Brunel’s Suspension Bridge, which has spanned the Avon Gorge for 150 …...Read More

Putting together a creative and practical design scheme for a child’s bedroom that will stand the test of time is no mean feat. But an artful blend of hardworking furniture complemented by informal, fun accents will deliver a look that can evolve along with your child. Here are some handy …...Read More

For the past 25 years the Daily Mail has held its annual garden competition. For the past 15 of those years I have written about it. If I am honest, my advice and encouragement has altered very little over the years, and at its core will not change for the …...Read More

Advertisement While it is not quite 10 Downing Street, prospective buyers with deep pockets can own a slice of political history as a London home that was the birthplace of former Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, is now on the market. The six bedroom home is located in Queen Anne's Gate, …...Read More

MEMOIR THE BEATLES AND BEYOND by Don Short (Wymer £14.99, 254pp) This rollicking memoir — a veritable treasure trove of anecdote and gossip — is not so much a trip down Memory Lane as a star-strewn cavalcade down Memory Motorway. Don Short is the uncrowned king of showbusiness reporters. Anyone …...Read More