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Former BBC News head calls on corporation to ‘stop making lower grade stuff’

The former head of BBC News has said the corporation should focus on “fewer, bigger and better” programmes that viewers perceive as “worth the licence fee alone”. Roger Mosey also said the BBC should stop making “lower grade schedule filler” and ...

25 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Vicky McClure: Lack of funding for those affected by dementia is ‘frustrating’

Vicky McClure says the response to her BBC show Our Dementia Choir was “phenomenal” but that the ongoing lack of funding for those affected by the condition is “frustrating”. The Line of Duty actress, 39, said dementia was “almost a forgotten ...

04 Oct 2022 at 01:34

Huw Edwards: David Dimbleby is a gold-plated Rolls-Royce broadcaster

Coronation commentator Huw Edwards has remarked on veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby not being named as part of the BBC’s presenting team for the royal celebrations. Former Question Time host Dimbleby, 84, has played a central role in the ...

02 May 2023 at 00:01

Martin Clunes reveals Christmas lunch plans after ‘fattening up’ Noel the calf

Martin Clunes has revealed he and his family will be having turkey for their Christmas lunch after a calf he was “fattening up” for the occasion “didn’t quite come right”. The 61-year-old English actor, best known for his role as the ...

13 Dec 2022 at 01:01

Stephen Mangan on new role at Classic FM: My career is quite confusing

British actor turned Classic FM radio presenter Stephen Mangan has said his “career is quite confusing”. The 55-year-old London-born TV star, known for his roles in sitcoms Green Wing and Episodes, became the new host of Sunday ...

06 Feb 2024 at 00:01

Music

Bob Geldof backs climate activists who threw soup over Van Gogh painting

Bob Geldof has said the climate change protesters who threw soup over Van Gogh’s Sunflowers were “1,000% right”. The Irish musician, 71, said it had been “clever” to deface the 1888 painting while it was covered by a glass ...

25 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Entertainment

TV judge Rob Rinder says UK prisoners are ‘more dangerous’ after release

TV judge Rob Rinder has hit out at the UK prison system and claimed criminals are “more dangerous” after release. The 46-year-old recently presented Channel 4 series Britain Behind Bars: A Secret History, which looked at ...

30 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Imelda Staunton: I had to get over the fear of playing Queen in The Crown

Imelda Staunton said landing the part of the Queen in The Crown was a daunting experience. The 66-year-old actress said she had to get over her “shock and fear of playing” Her Majesty in the fifth series of the Netflix ...

01 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Martin Kemp couldn’t buy a record for years after Spandau Ballet split

Martin Kemp has said he was unable to buy a record for eight years after Spandau Ballet split up in 1990 because it made him feel “physically sick”. Kemp, 60, was the bassist in new wave band before its split in 1990, ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Music

Craig Charles opens up about ‘mixed feelings’ after Radio 2 exit

Craig Charles has revealed he has “mixed feelings” about the loss of his BBC Radio 2 show amid the broadcaster’s schedule shake-up earlier this year. The 58-year-old DJ and actor, best known for his roles in Red ...

30 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Bridgerton star says treating minority actors as box-tickers is invalidating

Bridgerton star Charithra Chandran says regarding minority actors as onscreen box-tickers is “unbelievably invalidating”. The actress who plays Edwina Sharma in series two of Netflix’s raunchy period drama said ...

15 Mar 2022 at 02:55

Movies

Dame Emma Thompson says previously attending Oscars made her ‘seriously ill’

Dame Emma Thompson has said that attending the Oscars has made her “seriously ill” in the past and she’s developed an “allergy to that part of the job”. The 63-year-old actress, known for films including Nanny ...

21 Feb 2023 at 00:01

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