Why does Dan Brown STILL insist The Da Vinci Code is based on a true story? Asks DOMINIC SANDBROOK

DOMINIC SANDBROOK: So begins Dan Brown's thriller The Da Vinci Code, one of this century's most remarkable publishing sensations, which was released 20 years ago this week, on March 18, 2003.

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