BAFTA nominee to star in Adrian Mole reboot as first look revealed Oliver Savell will play the character in the new BBC adaptation of Sue Townsend’s beloved novel The Independent UK · Apr 14
First-look image revealed for The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ The best-selling book by Sue Townsend will be adapted for the screen by One Day author David Nicholls. Evening Standard · Apr 14
From Peepo! to Middlemarch: 25 books to read before you turn 25 An unmissable book for every year of your early life – with recommendations from Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell and more The Guardian - UK · Apr 11
Admit it — soap is the most chic and perfect present No, it’s not boring — soap is useful, lovely to look at and universally pleasing, says Melanie McDonagh Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2025
David Nicholls to adapt The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ for BBC One Day author leading writing team bringing one of the best-known literary creations of the 1980s to life The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2025
Bookish: How Reading Shapes Our Lives by Lucy Mangan review – never lost for words The TV critic’s sequel to her memoir Bookworm recounts a life shaped by literature with plenty of Sue Townsend snark The Guardian - UK · Mar 16, 2025
Death of paralyzed Columbine survivor is ruled a homicide, raising death toll from 1999 school massacre to 14 Anne Marie Hochhalter once wrote a letter to one of the assailtants’ mothers, telling her she chooses not to be ‘bitter’ The Independent UK · Mar 14, 2025
Columbine Survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter Passes Away At 43 Anne Marie Hochhalter, a Columbine shooting survivor, passed away at 43, leaving a legacy of forgiveness, compassion, and resilience. Top News · Feb 19, 2025
Columbine shooting survivor dies 26 years after being paralyzed in massacre Anne Marie Hochhalter, ‘pillar of strength for ... so many’ after being shot in back in 1999, dies from natural causes The Guardian - US · Feb 19, 2025
Columbine Survivor Who Forgave Gunman’s Mother Tragically Dies at 43 In today’s turbulent media landscape, quality reporting remains essential. "From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Fashion Central · Feb 19, 2025
Columbine survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter, who forgave gunman's mother, dies at 43 Anne Marie Hochhalter, who was partially paralyzed in the Columbine High School shooting but found the strength to forgive one of the gunman’s parents, has died The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
40 best books to read before you die, from Great Expectations to Wolf Hall Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2023
40 best books to read before you die, from Wolf Hall to Wuthering Heights Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Lights, camera, corgis! How movies tackled the enigma that was Elizabeth II Wise, witty, patient, crisp, faintly martyred or skydiving with James Bond … our film critic looks at how cinema portrayed the monarch – and recalls the night she put him on the spot at Windsor Castle The Guardian - UK · Sep 12, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2022 Idealised, gilded or defaced, Queen Elizabeth's image dominated our age From Beaton to Warhol, from the Sex Pistols to the coins in our pockets, the Queen’s face has been everywhere
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022 On stage and when we met at the theatre, the Queen was a figure of quiet wisdom and humour The monarch was sympathetically depicted by dramatists and at a 1999 production of Oklahoma! her eyes lit up when she recalled her own theatrical outings
The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022 New Britain, same as the old one: the legacy of the second Elizabethan era The Queen’s accession seemed to herald a fresh start for Britain. But as politics became more squalid, her bland persona was a good match for the monarchy’s survival instinct, says playwright David Hare
The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2022 40 best books to read before you die, from Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022 The 40 best novels to read before you die OLD Losing yourself in a great novel is one of life’s joys. Here our critics Ceri Radford and Chris Harvey pick the books you need to read
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022 One Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe review – a droll take on female friendship The Love, Nina author’s new novel has all its predecessors’ gossipy bookishness and quirky charm