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Sue Barker: I left Wimbledon on my own terms instead of being pushed out

Sue Barker has said she wanted to leave Wimbledon on her “own terms” rather than be “pushed out the door”, as she referenced her exit from A Question Of Sport after 24 years. The former professional tennis player, 66, bid a tearful farewell to ...

18 Sept 2022 at 01:01

News

Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia choir performs to launch Power of Music report

Vicky McClure’s Our Dementia Choir has performed in London to highlight a report which said music can play a “powerful” role in improving the lives of dementia patients. The choir sang three songs – including I’m A Believer and Stand By Me – ...

20 Apr 2022 at 19:25

It made me more complete: David Harewood reflects on psychotic breakdown

English actor and presenter David Harewood has said his experience of a psychotic breakdown ultimately “made me more complete”. Harewood, 56, found widespread fame playing CIA director David Estes in the US drama series Homeland. Speaking ...

29 May 2022 at 01:01

Movies

Steven Spielberg ‘truly regrets’ decimation of shark population due to Jaws

Steven Spielberg said he “truly regrets” the “decimation of the shark population” following the success of his 1975 film Jaws. Joining Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs he discussed his successful directing career, ...

18 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Music

Kendrick Lamar wins BBC Radio 6 Music’s album of the year

Mr Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar has been named BBC Radio 6 Music’s album of the year. The 35-year-old US rapper, born in Compton, California, fended off competition from acts including Arctic Monkeys with The Car and ...

29 Nov 2022 at 12:01

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 nearly 500 ...

25 Dec 2022 at 08:05

Entertainment

Edward Enninful: My first British Vogue was a love letter to Great Britain

Edward Enninful has recalled how his first edition of British Vogue had been a “love letter to Great Britain”, despite facing racist backlash over his appointment to the role. The stylist and editor said his “manifesto” had been ...

04 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Bradley Walsh reveals how his father influenced his relationship with son Barney

TV presenter Bradley Walsh has spoken about his relationship with his father and how parenting his own son was a “different ball game entirely”. Walsh, 61, presents hit ITV quiz show The Chase and also stars alongside his ...

15 May 2022 at 01:25

Entertainment

Booker Prize shortlist author Deborah Levy ‘inspired to write by schoolteacher’

Booker Prize-nominated author Deborah Levy has told how she was inspired to write by a schoolteacher in South Africa. The novelist, 62, whose books Hot Milk and Swimming Home both made the Booker Prize shortlist, lost ...

16 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Movies

Simon Pegg says he ‘makes fun’ of Tom Cruise for being so famous

Simon Pegg says he “makes fun” of Tom Cruise for being so famous, but is careful not to abuse the “privileged access” he has to the Hollywood star. The British actor and comedian said the two shared an “easy ...

14 May 2023 at 00:01

Uplifting

‘From the Travelodge to the O2’: Lizzo thanks Lauren Laverne for start in the UK

Pop star Lizzo thanked Lauren Laverne in front of a sold-out crowd in London – praising the BBC presenter for playing her record on Radio 6 as the singer excitedly told the audience she went from the ...

16 Mar 2023 at 10:56

Liz Carr: I have huge anxiety about being told I was not going to live long

Liz Carr has said, since being told in her early teens that she was not going to live very long, she still has “huge anxiety”. The 50-year-old actress, known for playing forensic examiner Clarissa ...

19 Mar 2023 at 00:01

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