The latest in our series of writers on their go-to comfort watches is a look back to Woody Allen’s smart and nimble 1993 comedySome sounds are immediately comforting. Gulls, trains, a kettle. The opening chords of I Happen to Like New York, which, de...
From quilting in Japanese prisoner camps to graffiti in Sudan via Rachel Whiteread, Maggi Hambling and Lee Miller, this documentary covers myriad artistic responses to warMargy Kinmonth’s latest feature documentary represents the third in a trilogy o...
He caused a scandal with his erotic tale of lakeside cruising. Now the French film-maker is back – with a funny yet tragic story of lofty ideals, base passions and a lusty priestThere’s a wonderfully frank clifftop scene in Misericordia, Alain Guirau...
The climate professor is justified in identifying the thinktanks, fossil fuel companies and politicians responsible for exacerbating the climate crisis but his list of remedies is underpoweredIn July 2023, prime minister Rishi Sunak and energy secret...
Catey Sexton’s documentary remembers how Covid-19 changed us all. Plus: Crongton is a bold new comedy. Here’s what to watch this evening8.30pm, BBC One“It feels like we’re in a rush to forget and move on,” says film-maker Catey Sexton, in her feature...
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The tempestuous chef trope has been done better elsewhere and this kitchen as a microcosm of exploited migrant workers is a disappointmentHere is a strangely exhausting movie, quaintly imagining the frenzied atmosphere of a New York restaurant kitche...
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The historian tackles the most world-changing events that you almost certainly didn’t know about. Plus, a hugely engaging tale of ‘radical nuns in combat boots’The first big historical event retold by David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell in their new s...
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Loch Ness Monster hunters have included the Chuckle Brothers – and even David Lean. As the Scottish icon is honoured in a new stamp and a stirring musical, we separate the classy from the crackpotIt is the UK’s largest body of fresh water, its volume...
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For 19 years he has held the powerful to account on a show that attracts huge audiences around the world. Now it is over. He discusses his anger with management, his pride in his team – and what he’ll do nextStephen Sackur makes no bones about it: he...
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The K-pop superstar on the pop hit that kickstarted her music career, and why she can no longer listen to one of her band’s biggest songsThe first song I fell in love with I’m an only child. My older cousin would come round to play at my house, and...
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The ‘extreme magician’ delivers a unique twist on the travelogue, in which he hunts out feats of magic rather than tourist attractions – and it’s surprisingly full of darkly comic momentsHe’s been hung upside down, encased himself in ice, lived in a...
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Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New YorkThe record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddledWith the smell of doom and regression in the air, perhaps it’s not surprising that the hottest ticket on...
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Sunday 23 March, Rod Laver ArenaLipa’s voice is resonant and fit and she holds her own as a dancer; while there are lulls in energy between the show’s acts, they’re forgiven when she brings the hitsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe crowd...
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Summer 2025 bookings are available now, for a traditional British seaside holiday look no further than Hero's Holiday Homes.Situated on a small and peaceful private park located in the popular seaside resort of Mablethorpe on the Lincolnshire Coast.S...