Top 10sBooksE Nesbit nurtured a generation’s love for railways, while Agatha Christie put murder on track – Sarah Ward picks her favourite trains in fiction
I’ve always wanted to put a railway in one of my crime novels. My grandfather was a train driver, working on the famous Great Western Railway, and the Peak District where I live is full of relics from the age of steam. From decaying signal boxes to the impressive Headstone viaduct, these landmarks are a reminder of how ubiquitous train travel once was. Read More...
Boardwalk Empire may have concluded a few years ago, but that hasn’t stopped fans from obsessing about how it all ended. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) met his end in a very fitting way. Read on to learn what fans think about the way things were concluded on the hit HBO series.
How did season 5 of ‘Boardwalk Empire’ conclude? After years of corruption and greed, the infamous Nucky was gunned down by someone he used to know, well sort of. Read More...
In the early ’60s, an American family living in the late 21st Century made its way into millions of American homes. The Jetsons was an animated series set far off into the future, and although the exact year is never explicitly mentioned, some experts estimate that the family lived in 2062.
In so many ways, The Jetsons was a pop culture phenomenon and was well ahead of its time. The tv show seemingly predicted several technological advancements which we can see today, such as robots, smartwatches, and jetpacks. Read More...
