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From the Sherlock Holmes spin-offs to The Sheep Detectives, DIY sleuths are on the case all over TV and cinema. But where did the trope of the outsider who outsmarts the professionals come from – and how do these depictions compare to reality?On Television you don’t...
Sleuthing sheep, Young Sherlock and a new Poirot: how amateur detectives took over our screens
From the Sherlock Holmes spin-offs to The Sheep Detectives, DIY sleuths are on the case all over TV and cinema. But where did the trope of the outsider who outsmarts the professionals come from – and how do these depictions compare to reality?On Television you don’t...
I’ve seen what the death of major industry did to Britain. Without a good revival plan, Burnham cannot succeed | John Harris
Collieries turned into retail parks, manufacturing in the doldrums. The problem is vast, but at least the PM-in-waiting sees it: and in that there is hopeIn the autumn of 2005, Tony Blair gave one of his most unhinged and fascinating speeches as prime minister. “I...
Appalachia, London N1: ‘The chicken is like Sunday dinner on performance steroids’ – restaurant review | Grace Dent on restaurants
This is no theme bar, and not remotely a joke: they really are doing proper Appalachian regional cooking on a side road near Old StreetAppalachia, newly opened near Old Street, London, is unlike anywhere else in town. It serves grits, pork rinds, collard greens, kilt...