Words | Virginia Blackburn Fans of the silver screen now have another reason to pursue their hobby – in some cases, that silver can be turned to gold Film memorabilia has become big business. In December 2006, the black evening dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s sold for £467,000 through Christie’s, while Bonhams sold the late Sir Alec Guinness’s [...]

Words: Sophy Grimshaw. Photography: Corbis From exploring reefs and wrecks to diving under ice, there are plenty of novel ways to get wet ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES Reef diving is one of the best ways to glimpse a huge variety of underwater flora and fauna in their natural habitat, and at Cades Reef, a seven-mile stretch of colourful coral on the southwest coast [...]

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Welcome to bmi’s new inflight entertainment listings guide You’ll find the latest blockbusters, an excellent selection of TV and audio programmes and games that will keep you amused for hours on many of our flights. Our listings are now categorised by system a, b, c, d for flights from the UK and a, b, c, d for flights to the UK depending on what aircraft you’re flying on [...]

Interview | Alistair Duncan Actress Monica Bellucci knows about beauty – and it’s Europe’s charms that still seduce her, despite her rise in Hollywood SHE MAY BE one of the few contemporary Italian actresses to have made it in Hollywood, but don’t think for a moment that Monica Bellucci sees her future as being in anywhere other than Europe. “I’m very European,” she maintains. “There’s a [...]

Words | Sophy Grimshaw With his striking angles and close-ups, Russian photographer Alexander Rodchenko was radically ahead of his time EVEN IF YOU are not immediately familiar with the name of the Russian photographer and artist Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956), many of you will still recognise his iconic 1924 advertising poster for the Moscow publishing house Gosizdat (part pictured left). The influence [...]

Words | Rosa JAckson Think you know French food? Well think again – because in the kitchens of Lyon they’re talking about a culinary revolution Should you find yourself in Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport in the next couple of months, you are in for a very pleasant surprise. For it is here that Nicolas Le Bec, the Lyon-based culinary whizkid and proud possessor [...]

Chicago may have shaped the modern skyscraper back in the 1890s, but with a new wave of 21st-century structures currently going up, the city is anything but done building Words | Sally Howard IT’S A TOUGH call designing new architecture for a city that’s essentially a living architectural museum,” says Richard Tomlinson. But when it’s the managing partner of the architecture firm charged [...]

Interview | Gareth A Davies How do you inspire young girls on the sports field and beyond? Put glamorous Olympic champion Kelly Holmes at the helm, of course DAME KELLY HOLMES was inspired as a 10-year-old by Sebastian Coe’s Olympic feats in the early 1980s. Look around in British sport, though, and little has changed in 20 years – there’s still a resounding dearth of [...]

Interview: Sophy Grimshaw ANDREA RISEBOROUGH MAY BE FAMILIAR TO SOME FROM HER STARRING ROLE IN PARTY ANIMALS, BBC2’S HIT DRAMA ABOUT YOUNG WESTMINSTER WORKERS. NOW, SHE’S PLAYING THE IRON LADY HERSELF IN THE NEW, HOTLY ANTICIPATED BBC FILM ABOUT THE YOUNG MARGARET THATCHER, THE LONG WALK TO FINCHLEY We keep seeing you playing political parts – is this by accident or design? [...]

Words: Sophy Grimshaw Check in… tune out Be pummelled, be polished and be pampered at some of the world’s most luxurious hotel spas Pink pamper Females who are feeling flush can enjoy the new two-night, £290 “Pink Lady” package at the Culloden Estate & Spa near Belfast. Included is pink champagne, a buffet lunch, selected beauty treatments and use of the swimming pool, jacuzzi and steam room. Culloden Estate & Spa, Holywood, Belfast, [...]

Words | Joanna Hunter From the 1920s to the 1970s Sir Norman Hartnell created famously glamorous, trend-setting dresses for British royalty and high society. His influence can still be seen today, including at this month’s London Fashion Week THE LATE FRENCH couturier Christian Dior said: “Whenever I try to think of something particularly beautiful, I think always of those lovely dresses [...]