Mary Ann Sieghart led a succession of programmes showing just why men need to wise up, talk less and listen a lot moreSpeak Up (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsWoman’s Hour (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsThe Spark (Radio 4) | BBC SoundsThis Union: The Ghost Kingdoms of En…
On my radar: Adrian Edmondson’s cultural highlights
The comedian on rediscovering Cat Stevens, an eye-opening podcast on Bangladesh and binge-watching Derry GirlsBorn in Bradford in 1957, the actor and comedian Adrian Edmondson studied drama at the University of Manchester, where he met Rik Mayall. Toge…
Jimmy Savile: The People Who Knew review – devastating and damning
A decade after Savile’s death, a new documentary shares brave, horrific testimony from victims about the ‘huge multi-institutional cover-up’ which continues to this dayUnusually for someone who presented TV and radio programmes for six decades, Jimmy S…
UK agrees to consider providing safe haven for Afghan journalists
U-turn over those who worked for British media follows outcry from newspapers and broadcastersThe foreign secretary has agreed to consider allowing Afghan journalists who worked for the British to flee to the UK if their lives are endangered by the res…
TV tonight: Suranne Jones in emotional tour de force I Am Victoria
Anxiety destroys a flawless domestic idyll in a new standalone drama. Plus: the inside story of life on board the Covid-hit Diamond Princess. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…
Britons spent third of time watching TV and online videos in 2020
Ofcom finds average UK resident spent five hours and 40 minutes a day watching video content Britons spent a third of their waking hours watching TV or online videos in 2020, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom that shows how we were d…
Mel Brooks announces his first memoir at the age of 95
All About Me!, to be published on 30 November, will cover everything from the film director’s military service to his long comedic partnership with Carl ReinerAt the age of 95, the comedian and film-maker Mel Brooks has written his first memoir. All Ab…
Cooking With Paris review – Hilton in the kitchen? Prepare to have your mind blown
The Netflix show sees the heiress whip up ‘meals’ of glitter and gold with the likes of Kim Kardashian. But can someone really go through life without knowing what a whisk is?Can anyone be truly baffled by chives, you wonder. Would anyone really not kn…
What’s on Netflix and Amazon this month – August
Our monthly rundown of the best new releases on Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, All4, Sky/Now and more in the UK Continue reading…
TV tonight: awkward confessions continue in Aisling Bea’s hilarious stealth hit
This Way Up, the nuanced and singular comedy continues. Plus: globetrotting art sleuths get to work in Fake or Fortune? Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…