By Julian Doyle It was sitting on the sand in Tunisia while watching the Monty Python team being crucified, during the filming of Life of Brian, when I realised something was seriously wrong with the process of crucifixion. Over the next few days,

Last year, I received a lot of media attention after saying that the iconic comedy Monty Python’s Life of Brian, which I edited, offers a more accurate representation of Jesus’ life than you can find in the Bible. This is because the Bible is

Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code caused a global stir with its claim that Leonardo da Vinci hid a secret in The Last Supper: the controversial idea that Jesus was married to Mary Magdalene. The 2003 bestseller proposed that the figure seated to

There’s an area in the north of Spain that feels nothing like the rest of the country. Trapped between the rugged Picos de Europa mountain range and the Cantabrian Sea, it’s called Asturias. From mountains to sea is a mere 50

I have spent my career trying to make the absurd believable. Editing Life of Brian, directing Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting, staging the madness of Iron Maiden’s Can I Play with Madness — my life has been defined by bringing the surreal

Thanks to the Dutch motivational speaker, Wim Hof, ice baths have long been the wellness trend for those seeking fat loss, balancing hormones, elevating mood, and bolstering the immune system. But if the very idea of plunging into freezing ice sends

As a woman of a certain age (think over 40, under 60), I am, so it would appear, the target market for every anti-ageing cream. Not a day goes by without being reminded that the multi-billion-pound skincare industry survives on pledges of

Rome is opening its Holy Doors to pilgrims and visitors as it celebrates its first Holy Year in a quarter of a century. A Holy Year, or Jubilee, is a special year of forgiveness, reconciliation, and spiritual renewal in the

Taking a digital detox — enjoying a break from the computer or phone screen, emails and social media — is regularly touted to busy executives by wellbeing experts, who say it’s the perfect way for them to recharge their own

As terms like “futureproofing”, “decarbonisation”, “offsetting” and “insetting” become part of everyday travel conversation, the lines between sustainable and regenerative tourism are blurring. Can we honestly travel guilt-free, whether for business or pleasure, without compromising our promises to environmental, economic,