Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind.

Listening to Chris Moyles on Radio 1 is the most miserable thing any human being can do, but attending awards ceremonies isn't far behind.

After you've read a novel, you only retain a vague memory of its contents. You remember the atmosphere, the odd image or phrase or vivid cameo.

Every generation of children has its private hero.

It was Julie Burchill who decreed that, beyond a certain age, a man should not be seen in a leather jacket.

The real change that paintings undergo is in the perceptions of the viewer.

I couldn't really see the point of having lunch unless it started at 1:00 and ended a week later in Monte Carlo.