Jessica Mitford
The problem with books podcasts
The Rest Is History has a new spin-off podcast called The Book Club. If you listen to the former, you’ll…
Guilt and gingerbread
Though many of her distinguished forebears campaigned vigorously against privilege and conservative elitism, they were still too posh for Toynbee’s comfort
From Spike Milligan — and Marge Simpson — with love, light, peace and great respect
This book is a serious bit of kit. Its hard covers measure 28.9 by 21 centimetres, and it weighs 1.62…
A noble undertaking
By looking after the dead, funeral directors allow the living to love and mourn them
