

Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.
Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.

PIle ’em high… and perhaps take some binoculars to see the brushstrokes in that painting 10 feet above your head

Get the green thumb in your life something they will actually use

Murder may be easy, but watching this is hard

What makes a festive fragrance? Melanie McDonagh discovers the most evocative scents to wear now

The younger royals are a poor substitute for some titans of the 20th century, but Peter Morgan has managed to pull off a decent ending to this saga

With authors such as Katherine Rundell, Julia Donaldson and Frank Cottrell Boyce, these are the most brilliant gifts for the smaller readers in your life