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Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hit

A host of famous faces will perform at The Fayre of St James this week

Change the way you enjoy literature by listening to the classics

Stephen Fry and a host of other celebrities have signed a letter asking for TfL to change its 5G signage, which they claim ‘could be dangerous for children’

The iconic British quiz show is back with host Sandi Toksvig. Here's how to watch QI season 22 ready for when it starts on Sunday, October 27.

Stephen Fry is among those who’ve enjoyed the new page-turner

In one of their typically literary sketches, 1990s comedy duo Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie asked if Adolf Hitler’s fanatical racist oratory would have been as charismatic if delivered in English.

With his distinctive narration, the author-actor brings warmth and humour to his retelling of Homer’s epic, the last in his Greek myth series

From immortalised classical epics to lesser-known myths

Stephen Fry’s Odyssey is the final instalment in his retellings of Greek myth that began with Mythos. Here, Fry tells us, we move away from the turbulent creation of the gods and the swashbuckling heroes of old, into “a profoundly human story”: a tale of one man’s journey home “to…

The last in Fry’s four-book retelling of the Greek myths is relatable and full of humour