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Sean Langan's Kidnap Ordeal

(28-06-2008)
Sean Langan faced the ultimate test -- and passed

Father's Day

(15-06-2008)
Toby salutes his dad on Father's Day

Full Time Dad

(14-06-2008)
Being a dad is like working at Wernham-Hogg

It's not such a hard life being an Hon

(17-05-2008)
Is having a title an asset or a handicap?

The Perils of Being Bald

(20-04-2008)
Just how bad is it being a slap head?

My Garden Office

(19-04-2008)
Toby decides to build a garden office. Big mistake.

Sean Langan: My Hero

(22-03-2008)

Most Embarrassing Journey

(18-03-2008)
Toby recalls a tricky encounter with Glen Hoddle

80th Annual Academy Awards

(25-02-2008)
Why were the Oscars such a damp squib?

The Party's Over in Tinseltown

(23-02-2008)
Are the 80th Annual Academy Awards a last hurrah?

Sexual Harassment

(23-02-2008)
When does flirting become sexual harassment?

Failing Upwards

(15-02-2008)
Toby explains how to fail upwards

The Office Clown

(26-01-2008)
Toby cautions against joking around in the office

The Alternative Oscars

(09-01-2008)
What, no Oscars? Toby suggests some alternatives

Jury Service

(21-10-2007)
Toby weighs up the pros and cons of Jury Service

Children's films

(21-10-2007)
Films kids will love

The Office

(20-10-2007)

Parkour Training

(28-09-2007)
Watch a video of Toby attempting to do Parkour

The 3.10 to Yuma

(16-09-2007)
How does The 3:10 to Yuma compare to the original?

England, my England

(16-09-2007)
Toby is disappointed with England's recent victory

Ava Maria!

(22-08-2007)
Toby's attempt to hire a housekeeper did not go according to plan

Knocked Up

(29-07-2007)
Is Knocked Up as good as everyone says?

Competitive Dad

(22-07-2007)

Where Are All the Rightwing Playwrights?

(16-07-2007)
Why are there so few rightwing playwrights?

The Year of the Threequel

(03-07-2007)

Intelligence Squared Debate

(21-06-2007)

Children as status symbols

(16-06-2007)
Is a fourth child the ultimate status symbol? Or a perfect excuse to give up?

Slumming It

(03-06-2007)
Can Princess Diana succeed in resurrecting Tina Brown's career?

The End of the Sopranos

(20-05-2007)

After Dinner Disaster

(20-05-2007)
Toby occasionally gets asked to give after-dinner speeches -- with predictably disastrous results

Londoner's Diary

(18-05-2007)

Proud to be Bald

(18-05-2007)

Back to School

(21-04-2007)

The Rise and Fall of the British Accent

(21-03-2007)

Defending Jane

(18-03-2007)
Click here to read Toby's eulogy to Jane Austen in the Sunday Telegraph

Las Vegas: The Power and the Gaudy

(04-03-2007)
Click here to read Toby's tribute to Las Vegas in the Sunday Telegraph

Murder in Shepherd's Bush

(16-03-2007)

The Brown-Noser's Guide to Success

(24-02-2007)

Sundance 07

(03-02-2007)

The Beckhams in LA

(16-01-2007)
Click here to read Toby's advice to the Beckhams on how to survive in LA

The social climber's case for going green

(25-11-2006)

Exit, Stage Right

(16-12-2006)

A bad review can ruin your breakfast, but you shouldn't let it spoil your lunch

(25-11-2006)
Click here to read a Guardian piece by Toby about surviving bad reviews

Simon Cowell is right--sometimes you've just got to accept that you haven't got what it takes

(28-10-2006)

Ever been fired? So have I. Many Times. The secret is to take it on the chin and come out fighting

(30-10-2006)

My interview from hell with Lynn Barber

(02-09-2006)

My Week

(25-06-2006)
Read Toby's piece in the Observer about the difficulties of trying to stage a play about the Royals

Londoner's Diary

(19-08-2005)
Click here to read Toby's Diary in ES about why 25-year-olds can't properly experience a mid-life crisis

The Spectator Party

(29-07-2005)

'Flirt with the young, gorgeous au pair? Me?'

(24-07-2005)

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