As the cold sting of winter finally starts to fade, so the literary festival season edges closer. An addition to the line-up this year is a five-day celebration of the legendary saga of Beowulf. How ...

What have they done to Beowulf, everyone’s least favorite Old English epic about a hero’s battles with a monster, the monster’s mother and an annoying dragon who turns up 50 years later? Director ...

Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands, one of the most expensive dramas made by ITV, is aimed at rivalling Game of Thrones. The TV series, which cost around £17m, is inspired by the original epic poem ...