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Jill Paton Walsh: Knowledge of Angels author dies at 83
She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1994 and was awarded a CBE for services to literature. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
The singer facing death threats in Afghanistan
Aryana Sayeed is Afghanistan’s biggest female pop star. During Taliban rule, almost all music was banned in the country, and women still face a lot of criticism for performing. Aryana has used her role as a judge on singing competitions there to inspire other women to follow their passion for......
Gordon Haskell: How Wonderful You Are singer dies aged 74
However, his 2001 track How Wonderful You Are became a surprise hit, reaching number two in the UK singles chart. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Roadkill reviews: Critics heap praise on Hugh Laurie’s performance
The Telegraph’s Anita Singh was one of those, describing Laurie as “great, just as he was in The Night Manager. It’s a charismatic performance and he gets under the skin of Laurence”. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Strictly Come Dancing: Launch show seen by 8.6 million viewers
The judges sat at their own mini-podiums although Bruno Tonioli was missing as he is also a judge on US show Dancing with the Stars. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Saturday Night Live: Adele ‘excited’ and ‘terrified’ to host
US audiences are, of course, fairly au fait with the star already, after her 2015 album, 25, won album of the year at the Grammys. Remember? Yes you do, that was the night she tearfully dedicated the award to “the artist of my life” Beyonce, who was looking on lovingly......
Leslie, 100, relives holidays by painting
A 100-year-old man has been reliving his holidays by painting them during the pandemic. Leslie Posnett lives alone in sheltered accommodation in Leicestershire and coronavirus restrictions have meant he has had few visitors. But the World War Two veteran has kept himself occupied by recreating paintings from his old sketch......
Meet Merck Mercuriadis, the man who has spent $1bn on old hits
The Church is among the investors in a company that has been snapping up the rights to classic songs. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Military Wives Choirs and The Hepworth Wakefield get share of £76m fund
The cash grants for arts venues and organisations is part of the government’s Cultural Recovery Fund. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Ammonite: Who was the real Mary Anning?
In a romantic Victorian-era drama, Kate Winslet plays the role of fossilist Mary Anning. Who was she? BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Headie One tops album chart with debut album, Edna
“Those kind of situations was my normality years ago,” he told The Guardian, referring to three previous jail terms from his youth. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
The Manic Street Preachers helped disabled singer Ali Hirscz pay for surgery
After Covid-19 robbed her of income from live music, she had to ask fans to help raise the money for the operation. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Tony Awards: Alanis Morissette musical leads reduced nomination field
Broadway theatres have been shut since March, a fact reflected by this year’s pared-down nominations. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
DJ Sideman says BBC cannot push race issues ‘under the rug’
The DJ, who quit the BBC over a racist slur in a news report, says it must improve its diversity. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Matt Baker to return to The One Show for Rickshaw Challenge
Matt Baker, the former presenter of The One Show, is to return to the BBC programme to take part in its annual charity Rickshaw Challenge. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Brian Conley: It ‘means so much’ to be getting back on stage as Scrooge
Brian Conley is to play Scrooge in one of the UK’s biggest stage shows since lockdown. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
The closed Edinburgh cinema costing £20,000 a month to run
BBC Scotland has a peek inside the Dominion to find out from the usually private family owners what it takes to operate an empty cinema. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Victoria Wood biography explores her ‘painful’ childhood
The authorised account of the comedian’s life reveals the troubled origins of her public genius. BBC – For more and to sign up click here...
Parkour group celebrates a decade of success
The parkour group STORROR has spent the last decade building its YouTube audience, and now has more than 6.5m subscribers for their striking videos. Filmed in cities around the world, the group was recently asked to construct stunts and have performed in an action film by director Michael Bay. The......