Well, this is glamorous. Following a minor op on my legs, I spent Christmas in a pair of black surgical compression stockings ...

The Ballad of the Last Guest, expertly translated by Krishna Winston, conjures the spirit of both writers: Handke’s protagonist Gregor Werfer shares his first name with the hero of Metamorphosis; ...

Headline: WE’VE SCOT SUCH A BAD TEMPER Caption: Moaner…Victor Meldrew Richard Wilson as Victor Meldrew in the BBC comedy ‘One Foot in the Grave’. Note: used for montage with heads of Ken Gibson and ...

Victor Meldrew’s house has sold for its asking price of £337,500. The three-bedroom property in Christchurch, Dorset, was used for exterior scenes in One Foot In The Grave. It went on the market in ...

A suburban house that became familiar to millions of TV viewers as the house of Victor Meldrew in the sitcom One Foot in the Grave has gone on the market. Exterior scenes for the show were shot ...

A new social group of people have been identified. Forget the yuppy - the burning question is - are you a REAL MELDREW? The 'Meldrews' are frustrated and discontented with society. They are aged ...

THIS series toys frequently with the definition of Icon. Everywhere, the word is loosely applied, often meaning “in the public eye”, which admittedly suits our purposes from time to time. The problem ...

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Argentine Tango Addiction, Oppositional Defiance Disorder, ADHD Executive Dysfunction… there are now hundreds of mental illnesses. Kate Copstick wonders if we’re pathologising ordinary human behaviour ...

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Lucky we are that All Saints Church in Patcham has a Doom painting from the early 1200s to guide us to either heaven or hell. But as I look at the painting, I can’t help wondering who will save us, ...