Updated 11:36pm 23 May 2013

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The world according to Felix Dennis

Money still makes his world go round, millionaire poet Felix Dennis tells Alison Jones. Read

Rachel Allen has the recipe for success

Celebrity chef Rachel Allen talks to Alison Jones about the perils of live cooking and her love of food.Read

Grand Designs' Kevin McCloud unsure of new Library of Birmingham

TV architect Kevin McCloud has mixed views about Birmingham’s architecture. Alison Jones reports.Read

Ladybird Books art exhibition leaves a mystery

They were classic images loved by generations of children – but who did illustrate the classic Ladybird books? Alison Jones visits a new exhibition.Read

Cowboys, aliens, James Bond and Daniel Craig

Keep it under you hats but the Birmingham Post has been given an exclusive on the name of Bond 23, straight from the star himself.Read

Gardening is a drug for Richard Harris

Pharmacist Richard Harris tells Alison Jones why he is looking to horticulture for a rosier future.Read

Moving pictures on Birmingham's No.11 bus route

Photographer Merlene Dunkley captured a snapshot of the city on one famous bus route, writes Alison Jones.Read

First Light introducing British youngsters to Hollywood

Graduates of a film project in Birmingham are rubbing shoulders with Hollywood A-listers. Alison Jones reports.Read

The meaning of mid-life with Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks wrote, directed and starred in Larry Crowne, a film about a man having a midlife crisis. Alison Jones met him.Read

Planting a seed

Alison Jones meets garden guru Alan Titchmarsh who wants people to make best use of their back yards.Read

Crafty gardening which always looks good on paper

Suzi McLaughlin is ‘growing’ a unique display made entirely of paper. Alison Jones spoke to her.Read

Birmingham's thriving independent film-making scene

In Birmingham, low budget movie-making is thriving as producers and directors come up with fresh ways to realise their visions. Alison Jones reports.Read

Movie Reviews: X-Men: First Class, Senna, Prom and Last Night

Roz Laws and Alison Jones review the latest films X-Men: First Class, Senna, Prom and Last Night.Read

Crying with laughter...

When actress Rebecca Peyton met writer/director Martin Bartelt on a course at the Actors Centre in London, the two hit it off so well that Martin broached the subject of them working together.Read

Channing Tatum's painful method acting for The Eagle

Actor Channing Tatum took method acting to an uncomfortable new level on the set of The Eagle.Read

No hangover as Bradley Cooper's star continues its rise

To date Bradley Cooper’s most popular role has been in the runaway hit comedy The Hangover, where he and his reprobate friends were intent on destroying a few brain cells through the somewhat reckless combination of pills and alcohol.Read

The grand designs of William Morris

William Morris revolutionised the way Victorians decorated their homes. Alison Jones looks at the legacy of a man whose designs are back in fashion.Read

Eastern promise for Zita Sattar in West Is West

Actress Zita Sattar tells Alison Jones why she was so eager to play a 'Pakistani Nana Mouskouri lookalike'Read

Roman touch returns to Wroxeter for Channel 4 series

Constructing a first century Roman house with 21st century builders was not easy. Alison Jones talks to the expert who leapt at the chance to do it for a TV series.Read

Historic treasures at Birmingham Central Library packed up for the big move

Some of Birmingham’s most treasured possessions are being packed up to be shipped to a new home. Alison Jones reports on the tricky removal operation.Read