Reflecting on the latter years of his friendship with Terry Jones, Sir Michael Palin says that even as dementia took many ...

An incredible new map captures a stunning snapshot of the Roman Empire's vast transportation system as it was nearly 2,000 ...

The benefit of fragmentation is the central idea of Scheidel’s Escape from Rome, published in 2019. The idea was not new. But ...

Original scripts for the hit comedy TV series Fawlty Towers are set to be auctioned off and may fetch more than £1,000 each. The annotated scripts for the show - widely regarded as one of the best ...

So if you are feeling the winter blues approaching, why not book a short stay in the company of the staff and guests at the ...

Simon Rattle, the British former conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, will return to Germany to take up the baton with Munich's Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 2023, in a major blow to the ...

On your next day out, our travel team urges you to swap glitzy city skyscrapers for storied castles, and giant shopping malls for expansive fortresses, as you discover the secrets and legends hidden i ...

Before Fawlty Towers, Connie appeared in Dickens of London, Monty Python's Flying Circus and How To Irritate People. Following the BBC show, she went on to star in various TV shows and films, ...

Again, comedy is subjective, and there’s no such thing as a movie that’s equally funny to all audiences, but some of the ...

Her work is lauded by international critics. Foreign collectors and museums covet her rare prints. Yet, at 76, the French photographer remains a discreet artist in her own country. For 40 years, she ...