It is difficult to avoid reference to epic fantasy series Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland these days. The guide on the Belfast tour bus proudly announced Titanic Studios in the capital’s rejuvenated docklands as the “home of Game of Thrones” and that was only the start of the Game of […]
When I travelled in Russia one of my priorities was going on a literary walking tour in Moscow because I have a great love for Russian fiction. So with a bit of research I made up a literary tour of Moscow, which is focused mainly in the leafy quarter southwest of Tverskaya. […]
When I entered the grand ballroom in the Catherine Palace, just outside St Petersburg, Russia, I was captivated by the idea of swirling around this space wearing exquisite silks and jewels like Natasha Rostov in War and Peace. In 2016 Lily James got to live out my fantasy on TV! […]