Tim Dowling
Tim Dowling is a journalist for the Guardian. He writes a weekly column for Weekend magazine
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream review: Doctor Who-ish but rather goodThere was much grumbling in advance of Russell T Davies’s TV adaptation, with predictions of political correctness gone mad, but it was a spirited, triumphant performance. Plus, Alan Partridge on the ‘schasm’ between rich and poor
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Tim Dowling: the band’s back on the road – and the talk turns to health
Tim Dowling's Weekend column Tim Dowling: the band’s back on the road – and the talk turns to health
‘In a band containing so many men of a certain age, it’s hard to own an illness; someone else will have had it worse than you’ -
Yes, Bear Grylls can make fire. But could he survive in the kitchen?Our ideas of what manhood should be are still based on bushcraft. It’s time we developed a notion of masculinity for the modern world
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Tim Dowling: 'Grownups bring wine when they're invited to supper'‘You usually text me to remind me to bring wine,’ Constance says, rolling a fag. ‘It’s your fault’
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Caravanner of the Year review – who knew awnings were divorce in a bag?It may be a weird concept with confusing metrics, but this show is really about couples – and on the whole, they’re a contented bunch. Plus: the Bedfordshire force has a topical problem in 24 Hours in Police Custody
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Tim Dowling: my wife’s never had to tell me to take things easy beforeThe amount of wine I’ve drunk to counteract the clockwise spin of everything is possibly responsible for the gentle anticlockwise motion I’m experiencing – a slight miscalculation
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It’s clear: the world wants Bernie SandersThe votes of overseas Democrats like me have given Hillary Clinton something to think about. Does leaving the US make us more liberal?
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Tim Dowling: the floor’s tilting – or is it my age?I may be ill but there’s no way I’m going to sit in the car while my wife goes shopping. Old men sit in the car by themselves, staring at the horizon
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David Cameron’s 2016 crib sheet: ‘Remember, you are not a diehard Leicester fan’A 2014 briefing gave the prime minister the facts for everything from the price of milk to who was at No 1. So what might his current cheat sheet look like?
Tim Dowling's Weekend column Tim Dowling: I’m getting a new bike for my birthday. Or am I?