Hand In Glove was written in January 1983, between the Smiths’ second and third gigs. The song introduced the world to the brilliant partnership of singer and wordsmith Steven Patrick Morrissey – 23 at the time – and the incendiary, lyrical guitarist Johnny Marr – then only 19 (main picture: Marr today). ...read
EVENT COLUMNISTS
- PIERS MORGAN: 'Don't I get a kiss goodbye?' laughed Gerard Butler We embraced like members of Seal Team Six do after a long, gruelling operation
- CHRIS EVANS: Citroen's 'anti-retro' rival to the Mini is zippy and fun. If only it was more rewarding to drive
- CRAIG BROWN: Up, up and awry: The colourful history of ballooning that is a product of love
GOING OUT: 5TH MAY 2013 - CLICK FOR DETAILS
Whether you're a gadabout or a layout, here are some tempting cultural treats for the week
National Theatre until May 15
Reading Tuesday, tour ends June 6, visit: http://tinyurl.com/JackDee-Tickets
Cinemas nationwide
Manchester Wednesday. Tour ends May 16, visit: http://tinyurl.com/EmmylouHarris-Tickets
Tour ends May 14, visit: http://tinyurl.com/Event-NigelKennedyConcert
Aberdeen tomorrow, tour ends July 7, visit: http://tinyurl.com/NoisesOff-ticket
Tour ends May 27
STAYING IN: 5TH MAY 2013 - CLICK FOR DETAILS
Out tomorrow, visit: http://tinyurl.com/NoahAndTheWhale-CD
£19.99, out tomorrow, visit: http://tinyurl.com/BillyLiar50thAnniversary-DVD
Sky Arts 1, 9pm Thursday
Sky Box Office from Monday
£16.99, out Thursday
ITV, 10pm tonight
TOM PARKER BOWLES ON FOOD
Red in tooth and crab claw: Authentic Sichuan cuisine? In Manchester?
Seductively soft slices of boiled beef wallow in a fiery quagmire of oil, dried bird's-eye chillies, Sichuan pepper and floppy, sodden vegetation. It's one of the world's great dishes, fierce enough to bring beads of perspiration to the brow. But curiously refined, too, like a dragon playing the flute. ...read
OLLY SMITH ON WINE
My crafty pint cost £5,000
Can beer ever be as complex as wine? Absolutely. Just as there are everyday bottles of vino that are simple and fruity, you can find beers with stunning layers of fine flavours. Despite having only four basic ingredients - water, grain, hops and yeast - there are some beers with flavours that are as endless as they are enthralling. ...read
TECH
BlackBerry boldly resurrects the physical keyboard on its super-fast Q10 in a brilliant return to form
With the new BlackBerry Q10, the kings of keyboard phones have calmly strolled back in and reclaimed their crown. My typing was cured instantly. The new, ‘proper’ BlackBerry is by far the fastest, best typing machine you can fit in a pocket – now with modern luxuries such as apps and a browser that actually works, both of which were notably absent on the Golden Age BlackBerrys I still grow misty-eyed about. ...read
CHRIS EVANS ON CARS
Citroen's 'anti-retro' rival to the Mini is zippy and fun. If only it was more rewarding to drive
To drive, the DS3 is like a pretty but grumpy French waitress, wondering why she's serving you as opposed to the other way round. And though some people will like the way Citroën's improved soundproofing makes it seem more like you're not in a car, I hated it. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: MY LIFE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES
'Don't I get a kiss goodbye?' laughed Gerard Butler
American custom dictates that all TV news anchors take a VIP guest to the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Last year, I escorted the delightful Goldie Hawn. This year, I opted for a man currently starring in a smash-hit movie - Olympus Has Fallen - as a Secret Service agent who saves the White House from North Korean terrorists. ...read
THE CRITICS
Show of the week: Factory frolic will have you in stitches
The Pajama Game is a swell, spirited reminder of why, back in the mid-Fifties, everyone was singing the songs of Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. George Abbott’s romance is set in the Sleep-Tite Pajama Factory in Iowa where the labourers’ demand for a seven-and-a-half cent raise has just been rejected. ...read
DESERT ISLAND PICS
LAST WEEK'S EVENT
I'm definitely middle class...OK maybe I'm upper middle class': From Sherlock to Star Trek, Benedict Cumberbatch on his meteoric rise to stardom
Harrow, Sherlock... and now Star Trek? The actor on his remarkable warp-speed career, the carjacking that almost killed him – and his walk-on part in London’s 7/7 bombing. ...read