Director Richard Eyre's 1997 National Theatre production of King Lear was acclaimed as one of the interpretations of the century. But would it ever translate to TV? As the result is finally released on DVD, he takes us behind the scenes.

Last week Sony announced that it would be ceasing production of PSone after an astonishing eleven years. I thought we couldn't let this landmark pass without a moist-eyed stroll down memory lane, so here are eleven things the original PlayStation did for us... in my opinion. You are, of course,…

In the Foreign Office's strategic plan I see a face of Britain that I can be proud of - were it not for Iraq

The long, traffic-clogged trip from John F Kennedy airport into the centre of New York - often undertaken in a state of jetlag - has a way of tempering the excitement of arrival.Now, though, visitors with enough money can evade both that trip and lengthy security queues on the way…

Later this month Robert De Niro's Tribeca film festival will host the world premiere of United 93, the first mainstream Hollywood film to tackle the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Directed by British film-maker Paul Greengrass, who made The Bourne Supremacy, the film is a real-time, partly improvised reconstruction of events…

See how Paul O'Grady did on his Channel 4 debut...we watched it in case you couldn't.