Deadly Victorian diseases are on the rise

Difficulty accessing routine NHS vaccinations, or choosing to stay away from the health service throughout the pandemic, may have also impacted these admissions, he said.  “Even though…

Britain is poorer for rejecting the spirit of the Victorians

Congratulations to the Rhondda Tunnel Society. This doughty group of campaigners was formed in 2014 with the modest objective of relocating a carved stone near the entrance…

Lessons of a story no one would now dare write

We in the media tell our audiences about the times we live in. That is our job. But it is difficult to understand the story of our…

We can save the Victorian beauty of our traditional high streets 

Let us walk down a local high street in the noisy hubbub of a Victorian summer just over a century ago. Costermongers hawk their wares; children stare…

Christopher Nolan’s greatest trick: the dark magic of The Prestige

Christopher Nolan is mainstream cinema’s prince of darkness. From his 2000 breakout Memento, a nihilistic, time-turning revenge fantasy; through three gritty, decaying Batman movies (tied, indelibly, to…