The Personal History Of David Copperfield review: ‘An unbridled joy’

The Personal History Of David Copperfield            Cert: PG, 1hr 59mins  Rating: As nomination season for the big film awards comes to a close, it is clear there are both winners – basically Joker, 1917, The Irishman and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood – and losers.  Unfortunately, Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History … Read more

DEBORAH ROSS: Jamie and Nigella won’t be quaking in their oven gloves

Crazy Delicious Tuesday, Channel 4 Rating: Avenue 5 Wednesday, Sky One Rating: White House Farm Wednesday, ITV Rating: I watch a lot of cooking shows. I don’t know why. It’s not as if I like to cook that much. I suppose it’s easy on the eye and, like the police procedural, is narratively satisfying with … Read more

From Blake Lively in The Rhythm Section to Daniel Radcliffe on stage and Jimmy Carr’s tour, 7 Events

7 Events: From Blake Lively in The Rhythm Section to Daniel Radcliffe on stage and Jimmy Carr’s tour, Event picks the top things to do this week By Keeba Roy for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 The Film: The Rhythm Section When her … Read more

Why Roger Moore turned down 99 per cent of scripts he was offered

Roger phoned me in a foul mood. ‘How dare they!’ he said. ‘What a nerve!’ ‘What’s happened?’ I asked, knowing he’d been awaiting a script from the BBC and it was all very hush-hush. ‘They’ve sent the scene. They want me to play an old fart in a club. With one line. One line!’ He … Read more

Beethoven box sets reviews: Which anniversary bumper box hits all the high notes?  

Now that’s what I call Ludwig! Three bumper Beethoven box sets mark the 250th anniversary of his birth… but which hits all the high notes? By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:03 GMT, 26 January 2020 Beethoven 2020: The New Complete Edition          DG/Decca, out … Read more

Marian Keyes, Eimear McBride and Philip Hensher: This week’s best new fiction

From a corker by Marian Keyes to Eimear McBride’s Strange Hotel and a ‘quietly brilliant’ new novel from Philip Hensher, this week’s best new fiction By Amber Pearson For Event Magazine and Max Davidson and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:08 GMT, 26 January 2020 Grown Ups … Read more

Motherwell review: The late Deborah Orr’s girlhood memoir is excellent

The late Deborah Orr’s excellent memoir, Motherwell, charts her vexed relationship with her parents in impassioned yet tender prose By Anthony Quinn Published: 22:02 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:11 GMT, 26 January 2020 Motherwell Deborah Orr                                    … Read more

Craig Brown reviews a book examining the golden age of luxury travel

Trains, Planes, Ships & Cars: The Golden Age 1900-1941 James Hamilton-Paterson Head of Zeus £30 Rating: Ah, the Golden Age of Travel! This is not a book to be read while you are standing cooped-up on a crowded staircase for ten minutes as part of Ryanair’s ‘Priority Boarding’. In James Hamilton-Paterson’s judgment, the Golden Age … Read more

Here are some of the best vegan wines on the market

With the rise of campaigns like ‘Veganuary’ there are now plenty of great-tasting wines that don’t contain animal-derived ingredients. Here are some of the best By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:03 GMT, 25 January 2020 | Updated: 16:26 GMT, 26 January 2020 Animal products in wine? Do some wines really … Read more