Since it is Halloween, we thought that we would leave our Edwardian butler in charge for the rest of the day. The 72-inch figure moves his head and blinks his eyes. He will respond to your needs with ...

Michael Gove is making an impact as Education Secretary and may one day achieve still higher office, but there is no escaping the fact that he has missed his true calling in life. Strictly he should ...

The sumptuous new period drama, which begins tomorrow, painstakingly recreates life in a grand Edwardian house - right down to the butler's bell-board... Last year, I was in discussion about writing a ...