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From Willoughby Chase to Black Hearts in Battersea, Joan Aiken’s tales of plucky orphans surviving in industrial Britain are a keystone of children’s literature

For decades, diehard fans have joined together to read Herman Melville’s 600-page novel aloud in exotic locations

Next-day options for busy bees and forgetful fiends

INTERVIEW: The Irish powerhouse is voicing the headteacher with a heart of gold in Richard Curtis’s new animation ‘That Christmas’. She sits down with Helen Coffey to talk falling in and out of love with acting, the joys of hitting her sixties – and why she’s not quite full of…

From Christmassy Regency houses and steam train rides to the best grub and places to stay, here’s how to have a high time in Hants this winter

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From best-selling romances to non-fiction marvels

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The anarchic show that spawned the team behind sitcom treasure Ghosts is being given a Bafta for its ‘extraordinary impact’. Here are its 15 greatest moments

They won't tell you off for slacking exactly, but they will give you data to prove you weren't in 'high-focus' mode for as long today –and it'll make you see how readily we make things too hard for ourselves.

By travelling car-free we became fully immersed in the area’s quieter attractions, with cosy stays and great food throughout