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Anne Tyler: If I could buy all of my first four novels and destroy them I would

Author Anne Tyler has revealed she is “embarrassed” by some of her early work and said she would like to destroy all the copies of her first four novels. The 80-year-old has produced 23 novels during her lifetime, including the Pulitzer ...

20 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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Jamie Dornan grateful to father who insisted mother’s death would not define him

Jamie Dornan said he is grateful to his late father for insisting he could live a “fulfilled, positive and happy life” despite the death of his mother during his teenage years. The Tourist star Dornan, 41, said he was “thankful” to his ...

28 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Writing was very difficult after success of novel One Day, says David Nicholls

Author David Nicholls has said “it was very difficult to write for a couple of years” after the publication of his best-selling romance novel One Day. The book, which was adapted for the screen in 2011 and recently made into a Netflix ...

21 Jul 2024 at 00:01

‘Delight’ as Lauren Laverne set to return to BBC work after cancer diagnosis

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne is set to return to working at the corporation this month following a cancer diagnosis. Laverne, 46, will begin recording episodes of The One Show and BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs in November after ...

17 Nov 2024 at 12:24

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Bill Nighy and Jane McDonald among stars featuring on BBC radio festive schedule

British actor Bill Nighy and singer Jane McDonald are among a host of famous faces billed to feature on the BBC radio schedule over the Christmas season. Academy Award nominee Nighy, 73, will sit in for Iggy Pop on BBC Radio 6 ...

27 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Movies

Alan Cumming reveals how suffering abuse from his father taught him to act

Alan Cumming has said suffering abuse at the hands of his father taught him “good qualities” for becoming an actor. The 57-year-old Scottish star, best known for roles in Emma and Goldeneye, recalled on Desert Island Discs ...

20 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Music

Kirsty Young discusses chronic pain condition on Desert Island Discs return

Kirsty Young has recalled how having to step away from broadcasting for a few years due to her chronic pain condition caused her to question her own identity, saying “you lose your sense of self”. The 54-year-old hosted ...

25 Dec 2022 at 08:05

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Lauren Laverne describes ‘tough week’ amid cancer diagnosis

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne said it has been a “tough week” for her family after being diagnosed with cancer. The Desert Island Disc host confirmed she is expected to make a “full recovery” after announcing her cancer ...

23 Aug 2024 at 02:10

Movies

Cate Blanchett: Female-led films no longer described as ‘fashionable things’

Cate Blanchett says that women playing lead roles in films has “stopped being talked about like it’s a fashionable thing” but that the matter still needs to be kept “unfortunately politicised”. The actress said “big ...

11 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Jay Blades on how The Repair Shop ‘fixed’ him after difficult childhood

Jay Blades has said The Repair Shop team “fixed” him by bringing him into another family after a difficult childhood which saw him experience neglect, racism and violence. The furniture restorer and host of the ...

25 Sept 2022 at 18:22

Entertainment

Marina Abramovic on ‘violent’ childhood: My parents slept next to their pistols

Artist Marina Abramovic has said she had a “very violent” childhood and that her parents “slept with their pistols next to their bed”. The 77-year-old Serbian artist grew up in Belgrade, which was then in ...

03 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Entertainment

Royal Ballet star Marianela Nunez says she learned English by watching Friends

Royal Ballet star Marianela Nunez says she learned English by watching Friends videos rented from Blockbuster after moving to England aged 15. The 42-year-old left her native Argentina to join the ...

29 Dec 2024 at 10:40

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