This madcap variety show sees its titular lead direct proceedings from her control desk. Rachel, her co-star sister and their mum explain what it reveals about disability in the UKRachel O’Mahony doesn’t give two hoots that her evolving stage production got five stars from the Guardian. The show may...
Friends, enemies and lovers animate more than 60 years of the author’s remarkable correspondence John Updike had the mind of a middling middle-class postwar American male, and the prose style of a literary genius. Such a lord of language was he that even the notoriously grudging Vladimir Nabokov aff...
Former Beatle and artists including Sam Fender, Kate Bush and Hans Zimmer record silent LP Is This What We WantAt two minutes 45 seconds it’s about the same length as With a Little Help From My Friends. But Paul McCartney’s first new recording in five years lacks the sing-along tune and jaunty guita...
This story of emancipated young women escaping draconian social strictures brims with enthusiasm and features a cameo from Phoebe Waller-BridgeBased on a true story, Bill Guttentag’s rousing drama attests to the resilience of women who dare to dream despite draconian social strictures. The film foll...
After serving time in jail, actor Allison Mack opens up about her experiences in a group with links to sex trafficking. Plus, a deep dive into Jane Austen Continue reading...
James Blake speaks to young men about ‘taking the red pill’. Plus: Celebrity MasterChef returns with added Grace Dent. Here’s what to watch this evening10pm, BBC ThreeJames Blake meets the online community of alpha influencer Hamza Ahmed. “No one respects the nice guy,” says Shayne, who “took the re...
He played china mugs, bells, rattles and car horns for everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to Benjamin Britten – and once got Laurence Olivier to bang a broomstick. We go behind the scenes of a Radio 3 celebrationSaturday night and the Britten Studio at Snape Maltings is filling up with 300 chattering pu...
Toxic male behaviour of David Szalay’s protagonist reflects real-world concerns about a ‘crisis of masculinity’In the immediate aftermath of David Szalay’s book Flesh winning the Booker prize, one feature of the novel stood out: how often the protagonist utters the word “OK”.The 500 times István gru...
One of the most prolific and popular actors of his generation, he reflects on therapy, homophobia, why he suspects now is the worst time in history for trans people, and his secret life as a geekRussell Tovey’s best characters often seem to have it all together, typically as a barrier to further int...
With a consultation taking place this week for one of them - the Assembly Rooms
Over The Wall Camp has been given a £375,000 funding boost
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has issued a warning to people who may be eligible for the Warm Home Discount Scheme
The Met Office has warned that Brits should keep an eye on the forecast as weather warnings for snow and ice could be issued over the next couple of days
Jet2, easyJet, and TUI are among nine airlines launching new flights from the UK next year - and they're heading to a range of destinations around the world
Trees at risk of falling into the busy route near Matlock Bath