Doctor Who: Eve of the Daleks, review: funny, scary, inventive and the best episode in years
New Year, New Who. Happily, Doctor Who (BBC One) began 2022 with a bang. A demolition blast and a spectacular pyrotechnic display, to be precise. Hour-long special…
Ignore the hysteria: 2022 will be the year we get back to normal
As is my custom, I will devote this first column of the new year to negative predictions: things that will not happen in 2022. First must be…
The story behind the ‘broken Britain’ New Year’s Eve picture that went viral
Covering New Year’s Eve as a photographer always generates something different. Rather than the usual misery, there’s a feeling of genuine joy and energy. A good shot…
Dear Richard: ‘There’s no Christmas food my family can all enjoy at the same time’
Dear Richard, After a challenging few months I am delighted to be looking forward to a big family Christmas this year. We’ve ordered the necessary food and…
Dear Richard: ‘I’ve lied to my mother about why I’m missing the family Christmas this year’
Dear Richard, The lockdown Christmas last year was the best one I’ve had in a long time: no squabbling aunts or dry turkey. Instead, my boyfriend and…
How to celebrate Hogmanay in Scotland this year
At midnight the revellers join hands to sing Auld Lang Syne as a spectacular fireworks display explodes from the ramparts of Edinburgh Castle, and this year there…