Autumn 1996. One of the brightest stars in the world of British publishing, Marcus Hearn, overcome with jealousy over the

Well this did look good. This was glamour. A colonnaded palace in burning white, gardened by exotic plants and azure

FILMING IN TUNISIA II Tozeur is an oasis. Now I’ve seen those beer ads. I know what an oasis is.

FILMING IN TUNISIA III “From here, we’re on foot.” I’d sort of gathered that might be the case, since even

FILMING IN TUNISIA IV Sun rise in Mos Eisley Few have thrilled to that experience. Few have wanted to. But

A lie-in It had been a while. The occasional sunrise can be spectacular. A succession is exhausting. We had seen