Alexander Larman

It is disheartening to find that Oasis tickets were rising in cost on the day thanks to so-called ‘dynamic pricing’

A lively new study of the warrior king by Dan Jones; a wartime espionage thriller from Jane Thynne; and an engaging novel about Byron’s spurned mistress

(Photo: Getty) Given my unequivocal feelings about the Oasis reunion, I was, apparently, one of the few people in Britain who was not

Amusingly, there is now some debate in the media as to which set of Prince Harry’s friends is more loyal to the Duke.

Harry's friends, a loyal and helpfully media-savvy bunch though they doubtlessly are, might be amusing themselves by making contradictory and attention-grabbing claims. But for all the media excitement that these pronouncements lead to, it is tempting to take them with a large helping of (no doubt America Riviera Orchard-sourced) salt. Unless hell freezes over, Harry is not coming back to Britain full-time. And many may breathe a deep sigh of relief at that.

First the Stones disowned Brown Sugar; now Cher has retired her 1973 hit Half-Breed thanks to its dated lyrics. When will this madness end?

The news that Ridley Scott has released his most recent film, the Joaquin Phoenix-starring Napoleon , in an extended director's cut that runs to an awe-inspiring 205 minutes, has been met with a mixed response.

Aged 85, and having weathered a health scare that saw him fall offstage, McKellen undoubtedly feels that he has a right to say what he likes.

Of all the people who might come forward to attack the memory of the late, lamented Queen Elizabeth II, Sir Ian McKellen — known for his role as Gandalf in

Hollywood today is a sanitised and frankly boring place, devoid of the hellraisers of yore.