MARIA DUARTE, LEO BOIX and ANGUS REID review Brides, Dead of Winter, A Night Like This, and The Librarians

Trailblazer: Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, The First Feminist to Change Our World
by Jane Robinson
Doubleday £11.58
OH MY goodness, here’s another game changer from the past who didn’t fit the bill regarding gender, establishment ideology, power elites, patriarchy, who has been erased by most historians writing his-story!
Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was born in 1827 and during her lifespan of 64 years, pioneered and developed far reaching concepts regarding feminism, women’s rights, equal opportunities, diversity, inclusion and mental health awareness.

SYLVIA HIKINS relishes a comedy that dives deep into Liverpool’s divided loyalties

SYLVIA HIKINS recommends a sweeping survey of the world's biggest desert and the people who live there

SYLVIA HIKINS casts an eye across the contemporary art brought to a city founded on colonialism and empire

SYLVIA HIKINS is bowled over by a wonderful show that both entertains and educates