Warning: this article will contain the ‘n-word’, and other similar words, because, put simply, it’s about the ‘n-word’. It relates to the recent story about the BBC editing out a scene of an episode of the repeated series of ‘Fawlty Towers’ because of censorship. Now I don’t like that word, and never have […]

Since it parachuted onto Mars last September, the American space agency NASA has made the most of the success of the Curiosity rover as it explores the inhospitable Martian terrain around its landing site. While it has achieved some notable exploratory firsts, Curiosity is potentially harming the very human trait […]

For all you English students out there who thought that the new Great Expectations film and it’s all-star cast was going to be the nerdy highlight of your Christmas break, think again. Having read the book and seen the BBC adaptation of Dickens’s charming tale at Christmas last year, I […]

The 2012 Formula One season gave us eight different Grand Prix winners driving for six different teams, and a season long duel for the title crown between Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. How will the season be remembered? In this feature, we pick the best, most memorable and worst moments […]

I was shocked to discover that one of my favourite Saturday night shows, Merlin, is running its final series this year. The plug has been pulled on the show, despite enjoying continually high viewing ratings of almost 7 million every week. Is it the right time for the series to […]

Sebastian Vettel became the youngest ever triple Formula One World Champion today after a scintillating climax to the 2012 season at the Brazilian Grand Prix. The destiny of the championship see-sawed repeatedly during the race, which saw Britain’s Jenson Button win in seriously damp conditions. The race began only seconds […]

British duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button locked out the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s championship-deciding Brazilian Grand Prix. The two Mclaren drivers were separated by only five-hundredths of a second and start side-by-side at the front of the grid for the last time in the same team. […]

Formula One arrives in exotic Sao Paulo this weekend for the final Grand Prix of the 2012 season. Nine months ago the action got underway on the streets of Melbourne in Australia and since then we’ve had eight different drivers winning with six different teams. Now there is just one […]