Why you shouldn't keep elephants
On 15 September 1885, the world’s most famous elephant, Jumbo, was killed by a train. Jumbo, the star attraction at…
Why worship Prince Philip?
In this travelogue, Matthew Baylis, the novelist and TV critic and former Eastenders screenwriter, goes to Tanna, a Melanesian island,…
Clumsy and heavy, Goliath never stood a chance
When we think of David and Goliath, we think of a young man, not very big, who has a fight…
Sane New World, by Ruby Wax - a review
Ruby Wax, who is best known as a comedian, dedicates this book ‘to my mind, which at one point left…
