It's the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, the immortal author of works such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility, among others. Across the United Kingdom, the cities where Miss Austen spent part of her short life (Bath and Winchester, for example) have dedicated all of 2025 to organizing events in her honour

Mr Fox from Jewellery Quarter decided to join us on our walks through Birmingham city centre during GutBer Travels.

In Small Hotel, Fiennes plays a once-famous television presenter whose career is on the decline. He reconnects with a now-famous Hollywood actress who was his girlfriend when she was starting out. Influenced by his mother and twin brother, Larry tries to get his life back on track at a crucial moment.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that on September 24, 1995, the BBC began broadcasting a six-part miniseries based on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. And since then, in the minds of many, Mr Darcy has a specific identity and wears a damp white shirt when he emerges from the lake.

The Globe's open-air stage is dressed in shades of green and yellow to welcome this screwball comedy, which, despite not being one of Shakespeare's most highly regarded plays, still has a special freshness, The Merry Wives of Windsor

Based on Michael Holroyd's biography of this talented family, A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and Their Remarkable Families, David Hare presented his latest play, Grace Pervades, at the Theatre Royal Bath from June 27 to July 19, 2025, before moving on to London's West End in 2026.

In Spain it is known as Día de los Inocentes, but celebrated on the first day of April in most other countries and known as April Fool's Day