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Don't panic! Just discuss the life and works of Douglas Adams instead.

People often have their favourite novels, but favourite short stories sometimes get overlooked. You read a short story in a book and something about it affects you in such a way that you never forgot it! Share your favourite short stories and the authors who wrote them here.....

There's been a few of these over the years.... The above book covered some of them and was very entertaining. Now whatever did happen to those diaries Hitler wrote?

Regularly voted one of the most popular companions of all time, Mela..... Oh, no. Hang on.... That's Sarah Jane Smith. Ermm. So what does everyone make of Melanie ("Mel") Bush from Pease Pottage? Is it love? Or hate? And, either way, why?

Your thoughts on the works of William Shakespeare?

This thread started as a general thread about Harlan and his work - and it still is. But recently I have been reading his book "WATCHING", which is full of essays - as opposed to reviews - about many different films. I thought it might be interesting to see what films he loved and what films...

Your favourite books and stories from the pen of Charles Dickens...? And what are your favourite adaptions of his works?

What are your favourite books, short stories, poems and film adaptions of Mister Poe's work?

Lenny Bruce, Elvis Presley, John Lennon..... They all were targeted by his pen in blockbuster, tell-all biographies. Was he being brave in taking on these icons and just showing them to be flawed human beings via literary myth-busting? Or was the almighty dollar all that mattered to him in...

Any Holmes buffs out there? What is it about Holmes that appeals to you?

Herbert George Wells[3][4] (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946), usually referred to as H. G. Wells, was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, including even a book on war...

Your thoughts and views on this classic novel.... Has it ever been faithfully adapted? Is that even possible?

The Catcher in the Rye is a 1951 novel by J. D. Salinger.[3] A classic novel originally published for adults, it has since become popular with adolescent readers for its themes of teenage angst and alienation.[4][5] It has been translated into almost all of the world's major languages.[6] Around...

The Heart of Darkness: Joseph Conrad Your thoughts and views on this classic book......

Your thoughts on this show...... Investigative journalist Sarah Jane Smith, with the help of her adopted son, his friends, and an intelligent supercomputer, combats evil alien forces here on Earth.

Stephen King hated Stanley Kubrick's adaption of The Shining. Which of the two men was right? And which is better? Book or film?

Is it still relevant? and what of Orwell's other works, including Animal Farm etc.?

Was Jesus an actual historical, flesh and blood, person? Or a myth? And what is the evidence either way?

Your thoughts on this movie..... In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.

Your thoughts on this movie.... King Kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot MechaKong is unable to do the task. This leads to the machine and the real Kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level Japan.