The self-described ‘Big Mouth’ brought a rock’n’roll ethos to the manufactured Girls AloudFor the release of Girls Aloud’s signature 2004 single Love Machine, the girlband juggernaut’s long-term graphic designers Form created a fictional magazine cover…
Channel 4 opens new HQ in Leeds as it fights against privatisation
Bosses hope move away from London will soften government attempts to sell off broadcasterChannel 4 will open its national headquarters in Leeds on Monday as it fights against a government threatening to sell it off to the highest bidder.About 200 of th…
Sarah Harding, singer with Girls Aloud, dies aged 39 from breast cancer
Fans and figures from show business pay tribute to pop star who was diagnosed in August 2020 and wrote memoir during her illnessThe pop singer and TV personality Sarah Harding, who had 21 UK Top 10 singles as a member of Girls Aloud, has died aged 39 f…
Autumn TV: our experts pick the best of the new season
From major new dramas featuring Olivia Colman and Stephen Graham to Peter Jackson’s Beatles series and the return of Succession, here are the must-see shows for the coming monthsAngela BlackITV, date tbcITV has a reputation for delivering taut, female-…
Joshua Jackson: ‘Patrick Stewart relit my fire’
The Dawson’s Creek star on turning bad in Dr Death, becoming a pandemic parent, and how the veteran actor helped his careerThe Canadian-American actor Joshua Jackson, 43, made his name playing Pacey Witter in teen drama Dawson’s Creek. Subsequent TV sh…
The Hunt for a Killer review – Nordic noir nail-biter with a true crime twist
BBC Four’s latest import is a sensationalism-free reimagining of a 1989 Swedish murder case, which trades aspirational design and superhuman sleuths to look deep into societal woesBBC Four helped kick off Nordic noir’s British boom in 2008 when it aire…
From Italy to an Oxford library: a new home for Antonio Carluccio’s secrets
Vast collection of notes and recipes by the chef who taught Britain to love Italian food goes on display at BrookesThere was a time when buying “fresh pasta” simply meant picking up a pack of dry spaghetti rather than a tin from the shelf.Just a few de…
Jeremy Kyle received treatment for anxiety after TV show was axed
Talkshow host says he felt ‘hunted’ and ‘scapegoated’ following death of guest Steve Dymond in 2019Jeremy Kyle has said he received treatment for anxiety because he felt “hunted” and “scapegoated” after his TV show was cancelled in 2019 following the d…
Meera Syal: ‘I was a Midlands wench outside the house and a good Indian girl at home’
The comedian, 60, talks about growing up wild in the Black Country, marrying her on-screen grandson and finally being able to be a grumpy old womanMy childhood was unusual, an Indian family plonked in the middle of the Black Country. I was a Midlands w…
Ready to Mingle: are we suffering from TV dating show fatigue?
ITV2’s complicated new series sees a single mingler pick one of 12 possible suitors, some of whom are already taken. It’s exhaustingRight, that’s it, it’s finally happened. The doctor just called and confirmed. I have Reality TV Dating Show Fatigue, a …