Words, food and love

This week on CW, Nicky Charlish reviews Tony Thorne’s Jolly Wicked, Actually, and considers whether our language makes us who we are, or simply reflects how we change over time. And Namit Arora explores the very different cuisines of India and China, marvelling at the malleability of the human palate. Meanwhile Jo Herlihy writes about Bright Star, Jane Campion’s new film about the love life of poet John Keats, and reflects on the very different attitudes to publc and private that prevailed in the early 19th century.

20 November 2009