Barbara Cartland
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When Anthony Clare met ‘calculating, disturbing’ Jimmy Savile
- Books
- October 25, 2020, 06:00
In August 1996, BBC Radio 4 broadcast an interview with Uri Geller, the Israeli magician, psychic and spoon-bending illusionist. Geller had done thous(...)

Five colours that will work in any home
- Interiors
- June 15, 2019, 06:00
Green is good For living rooms, while grey remains the default choice, accents of green are being introduced as a great way to add a sense of drama. (...)

Colourful collection of Princess Diana’s stepmother goes to auction
- Fine Art & Antiques
- July 8, 2017, 06:00
Raine, Countess Spencer is one of those names that seems vaguely familiar. She was a member of English ‘high society’ in the late 20th century best kn(...)

Filthy and disgusting? Thank you Jackie Collins
- People
- September 20, 2015, 16:48
Can “filthy and disgusting” be bettered as an epitaph? Maybe not. Jackie Collins, who passed away from breast cancer in LA this weekend, was thus des(...)

Alexis Stamatis: ‘I read to find myself again and to re-examine my place in the world’
- Books
- January 22, 2015, 15:00
Alexis Stamatis is a Greek novelist, poet and playwright. He is best known for his 2000 bestselling novel Bar Flaubert, which has been translated into(...)

Beauty Call: What would Helen Mirren do?
- Fashion
- July 30, 2014, 01:00
At 68, Helen Mirren is one of those women who seem to get better-looking as they age. Who can forget the famous red bikini photo? The secret behind(...)

Jilly the filly buster
- People
- May 25, 2013, 01:00
Usually when she’s quoted, it’s “Queen of the bonkbuster Jilly Cooper” or even Jilly “bonkbuster” Cooper, as if the word for naughty – but not (...)