Anthony Horowitz, the novelist and screenwriter, chooses six villainous dinner companions from the past.I’ve always imagined that it would be fun to assemble some of history’s worst villains. At least the conversation would be lively. So here are six of them, three of each sex to keep the…
In this age of austerity, the return of Foyle's War couldn't be more timely.Foyle’s War is back. At last, I’m officially allowed to say it. We’re doing three more episodes for ITV, to be aired in 2013. There’s one slight problem, which is we’ve now run out of war and…
The title of this talk is, "Do We Need Publishers Any More?". I was going to call it "Thank Christ We Don't Need Bloody Publishers Any More" – but I felt that sounded too partisan.Relationships between writers and publishers are of course very strange and change all the…
Research for his latest novel took Anthony Horowitz deep into the Antarctic Circle to immerse himself in one of the last great wildernesses on earth.That really was one of the most spectacular and exhilarating hours of my life. I’m writing about it immediately afterwards, in my cabin on…
I am exhausted, frazzled, dirty, stressed out and jet-lagged. Obviously I’ve just come back from holiday.Why do airports have to be such horrible places? I flew into Heathrow’s Terminal 5, which has been brilliantly designed to ensure that I actually did more hiking there than I managed…
The black telephone box and other Clerkenwell mysteries.Enid Blyton had a knack of spinning a mystery out of a seemingly inconsequential event. So, for example, a midnight delivery to the local grocery shop might well lead to a gang of Nazi spies trying to infiltrate the UK. Well, here are two…
This is a picture of me taken at Rugby School when I was about 15. By then, I was just beginning to get used to the place – and finally putting the memories of my hated prep school behind me. My first school was a kindergarten in Stanmore, London, but my memory of it is very sketchy. After a…
The prolific author explains the enduring appeal of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson and why he has dares to write a new Baker Street storyCan you name the author of the following books: Micah Clarke, The Starke Monroe Letters, Sir Nigel, The Firm of Girdlestone, The Parasite, The Tragedy of the…
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