gleans at 5:35 PM MT, 4/25

 

'Iron Man' robotic suit is a reality

The latest Hollywood blockbuster inspired by a superhero comic is being overtaken by real-world developments in robotics.

 

 

 

The 100 best films: Is Jack still smiling?

 

 

 

English wine has always been possible

England and Wales will always have a marginal grape-growing climate although last week's harvest killed harvest hopes

• English wine chases the Olympic dream

 

 

Ray Mears on bushcraft ..and his new book

The last of the British hunter gatherers tells us how to eat for free in our native woods

 

Books 

Sebastian Faulks hails the heroic endeavours of Churchill's secret army

Booby-trapped rats and exploding cow pats; SOE fought an unconventional war

 

 

 

Growing up in England by Anthony Fletcher

The Sunday Times review by Judith Flanders: an exploration of childhood over 300 years

 

 

 

Classics - The Rough Guide to Classic Novels by Simon Mason

The Times review by Margaret Reynolds

 

 

 

Paperback - Shakespeare by Bill Bryson

The Times review by Ross Leckie