[ad_1] The final instalment of FX’s hit historical drama Shōgun, aired on 23 April, delivered a powerful finale which left viewers wanting more. The show, set in early 17th century Japan is based on the bestselling novel by James Clavel. Its protagonist, an English navigator called John Backthorne (played by Peaky Blinder’s Cosmo Jarvis), finds…
[ad_1] The PR guru Matthew Freud, who was married to Rupert Murdoch’s daughter Elisabeth, has warned Sir Keir Starmer against chasing an election endorsement from The Sun. In a rare broadcast interview Mr Freud, the influential communications chief who advises prime ministers and celebrities, said democracy is being undermined by politicians seeking to win the…
[ad_1] The outcome of an investigation into Huw Edwards’s behaviour at the BBC is unlikely to be revealed after the presenter resigned from the corporation on “medical advice”. Insiders have expressed relief that the saga over the presenter, whose expected departure was first revealed by i last November, is finally over, allowing the broadcaster to…
[ad_1] How best to describe the quirky US documentary series How To with John Wilson? Perhaps Wilson himself could have a go. “Um, well, I think that like a lot of comedy, you know, it has a way of sublimating all these really kind of dark, anxious feelings into something palatable,” he says in that…
[ad_1] A fear of flying is pretty widespread, even if it only reveals itself during rocky bouts of turbulence; it’s why thrillers unfolding on a plane have an advantage over those set on a ship or a train. ITV1’s propulsive new series Red Eye exploited this airborne anxiety to the full – right down to…
[ad_1] Holly Williams’s second novel The Start of Something chronicles instances of intimacy, harder than ever to come by in the internet age, and asks universal questions about loneliness, identity and love. Set around Manchester and Sheffield, it tells 10 individual stories via their interconnected sexual encounters, spanning existential crises and fresh heartbreak as well…
[ad_1] Standing in the sweeping grounds of Norfolk’s Houghton Hall on a blustery day in early April, Antony Gormley is explaining something. Unlike most famous people, the British artist is taller than you expect – although I should have known exactly how tall he was, given the number of his self-modelled cast-iron statues I’ve seen…
[ad_1] Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album The Tortured Poets Department has broken new records for Spotify, the streaming giant has said. Her critically-acclaimed new album became Spotify’s most-streamed album in a single day on Friday while Ms Swift became the most-streamed artist in a single day in the company’s history. Further records were also broken…
[ad_1] Jo Hamya’s first novel Three Rooms (2021) was a buzzy debut about work, housing, and women’s ambition that tackled contemporary hot-potato topics including race, class, privilege and inequality. Her second, The Hypocrite, examines an excruciating father-daughter tussle playing out on stage and confirms her as a fine chronicler of modern anxieties. I have rarely…
[ad_1] Mammoth, a British sitcom created by Mike Bubbins, centres around the life of PE teacher Tony Mammoth. The show’s pilot was first released in 2021 as part of a trial series by BBC Wales, which led to the commissioning of three more episodes in 2023. The story kicks off on New Year’s Eve in…
