“You can update it,” claims producer Alison Gilby, “but themes don’t date.”
It was filmed on the Ladywood estate in Birmingham last summer with the firm support of the City Council. After a special dispensation from Equity, it features the enthusiastic participation of 130 local residents. “There’s a lot of talent in Ladywood,” reckons [...]

My father picks up his bag and we walk, still without talking, out of the terminal.Once outside, he takes one of my hands in his I feel his fingers tremble “Do you mind?” he says. “Could I?” I don’t take my hand away.”It isn’t brown,” I say of his suit as we get in the [...]

Performance rates only 11th, spaciousness 14th, fuel consumption 15th. With owners, comfort gets the top rating, according to Fiat, followed by style, roadholding and quietness. Again, roominess, performance and economy are well down the list. Fiat came to these conclusions by asking people who buy medium-sized cars. Having established what was wanted, it set about [...]

If you cried, no one was allowed to pick you up.”By they he means the baby nurse, my mother and grandmother “They didn’t even let me say goodbye,” he says. He puts his hand under my chin and turns my face towards his.My mother is watching him. At one point she opens her mouth as [...]

So when Thibaudet came to study this music, the answers to all his questions – the key to unlocking its myriad colours – were there in black and white. The slow movement of the concerto was to be played “as simply as possible – a pure, singing line”. No rubato, “no butter in the sauce”, [...]