ARMCHAIR travel time

A book club to help people in global disasters, a paean to slow travel in Europe, the humble breakfast in Britain, and Irish Oscar limelight

Following on from the delightful One More Croissant for the Road, Felicity Cloake turns her attention to the British Isles and the most important meal of the day – breakfast. As the Guardian’s taster-in-chief Cloake is well placed to extol the virtues, or otherwise, or ketchup versus brown sauce on our morning bacon sarnie as she travels the length and breadth of the country by bicycle. A freewheeling gastronomic tour like no other, it takes in everything from proper Scottish porridge to a desi breakfast in Birmingham and a Greggs Geordie stottie cake.

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The Banshees Of Inisherin

Nominated for Best Picture at the 2023 Oscars, The Banshees of Inisherin is set on the fictional, remote Irish island of Inisherin. So it makes sense that it was largely filmed on an actual remote Irish island – Achill Island, just off County Mayo and the Wild Atlantic May. Director Martin McDonagh wanted to create a mythical, beautiful place that was central to the film’s character, and with Achill’s mountains and deserted beaches – Keem Bay has a starring role, he achieved just that. The island of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, was also used.