Is your playlist in need of some refreshment? We have some suggestions. Taylor Swift — Evermore Surprise! Again! Taylor Swift’s lockdown adventures continued with the news that she has a recorded second secretly written album. Evermore is the “sister

Is there nothing that Stranger Things star, actress, producer, Human Services student (nope, no idea), make-up and skincare mogul Millie Bobby Brown cannot do? Well, yes, in fact one of the things she cannot do is write a novel, something that she ha

“When it comes to culture — fashion culture, art culture — we are in this incredibly insane moment of self censorship,” says 38-year-old fashion designer Jonathan Anderson. “I think we are too scared to have dialogue, too scared to be controversial —

If there’s one thing the British press and public adore more than a scandal, it’s a sense of irony. Seeing just desserts dished out upholds the belief that justice prevails in the end. Police officers behind bars, comedians becoming the butt of the j

Peep Show had such a small audience when it first aired that Channel 4 almost cancelled it but, if there was not love for two misfits sharing a Croydon flat in 2003, there certainly is now. Sam Bain and Jesse Armstrong’s comedy introduced the world t

The  clocks have gone back, the weather’s grim - it’s the perfect season for hibernating in front of the television, or a night at the cinema. Here are the films and TV shows on our cultural radar this week… Wolfwalkers I can’t remember the last time

Granted, the holiday season is officially over, but that means it’s time for evenings spent hunkered down in pubs, tonnes of stews, and weekends doing indoor-y cultural stuff. And London is, as ever, absolutely packed with things to do — whether that

A man in a beige suit walks across a bare, undecorated stage, the backstage junk and scaffolding exposed and strip-lit. He places a Eighties boom-box on the floor and tells the crowd: “I’ve got a tape I wanna play you”. He presses play and, head-bobb

Let’s face it: sex education lessons in the UK are a mixed bag. Far from the sensitive, in-depth chats they should be, they’re still usually run by whichever unlucky member of staff has the misfortune of drawing the short straw (often the PE teacher,

Over the course of four years, Sex Education has created numerous stars (hello, Ncuti Gatwa and Emma Mackey), gallons of cringe and more graphic moments moments than any other mainstream show on the streamers. But now, sadly, it is time to say goodby

Even if you are thoroughly tired of classic dance tracks being sampled for rap beats or sped up for TikTok, it would be a mistake to say music was better 20 years ago. A quick look through the 2003 charts will show you that this - the year I musicall

The weather is getting darker and rainier by the second and there is a whiff of Autumnal cosiness, and even spookiness, in the air, indicating that October and Halloween are now just around the corner. To usher in the fast-approaching witchy season,

Thrillingly, there’s just a month now to wait until the third season of Only Murders in the Building is released on Disney+. Anticipation is sky high: the show has not only picked up a number of prestigious award nominations (its first season earned

They grow up so fast. From relatively humble beginnings in January 2019, Sex Education has gone onto become a world-conquering phenomenon. It has launched the careers of several fresh-faced actors (some have gone stratospheric), has helped normalise

It’s a remake you never thought you needed, but now feel excited about: Fawlty Towers is getting a reboot more than 40 years after it was first aired. 83-year-old John Cleese will be returning as hotelier Basil Fawlty, and this time will be joined by

This week Netflix shared some very exciting news: Sex Education will be returning for a fourth season. “This is what you’ve been waiting 4. we’re back bébés. welcoming @danjlevy as Mr Molloy,” said the TV Show’s official Twitter. “Dan joins a returni

From hard rock to punk, new wave, indie and Britpop, British bands have defined entire genres and influenced millions of rock fans over the years. The UK music scene has produced some of the world’s most iconic bands and artists, whose work remains j

It’s taken six years of planning, and is three years late, but finally, this epic Royal Academy show is opening. Originally slated for 2020, but postponed due to the pandemic — of all the Covid delays, cancellations and closures, one for a show where

“Behind every great fortune is a great crime.” So Michael Wolff told the New York Times, paraphrasing Balzac in 2021, three years into becoming an overnight sensation after publishing his explosive tell-all documenting the dysfunctional world of Dona

“To be honest I’m always astounded anyone gets a film made,” says Kristy Matheson, the tiny but zealous 40-something Australian who is the new director of the BFI London Film Festival, which celebrates its 67th edition in October. “You need so many

Speculation about who is going to be the next James Bond reemerges every time any young, tallish actor makes an impression in a role that requires wearing a suit. When Daniel Craig’s long-awaited Bond swansong landed, one of the first things we thoug

Fire and Fury, the 2018 book by American journalist Michael Wolff, was always destined to become a New York Times number one bestseller, revealing one hair-raising anecdote after another from life inside the Trump White House. “Although full of start

In his office in Harrods, the late Mohamed Fayed would sit and stare at a photo of Princess Diana, framed in pride of place on the wall. It was the one of her sitting alone on the diving board of his luxury yacht. “Look at her, Baldy,” he would say.

The new book ‘Elon Musk’ by Walter Isaacson, is a biography based on interviews with Musk himself and many of his key family, friends and collaborators, and it’s been making headlines around the world for the revelations into the Tesla/Space X nerd-g

For fans of the TV show Neighbours, there’s only one thing worth talking about this week: the much-anticipated debut of the show’s reboot. “The buzz is phenomenal,” says Stefan Dennis, one of the regulars of the Australian soap that ran for decades b

The first full-length trailer for Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom landed last week, gearing up fans for the December release of the second part of the underwater superhero film, starring Jason Momoa and Amber Heard. The sequel follows Momoa’s character

A new, three-part crime documentary about the murder of British journalist Jill Dando will be landing on Netflix on September 26, and it’s set to unpack the shocking case. Dando’s murder in 1999 still lingers in the memories of many Britons. Not only

“We are always thinking about right now,” says Clint Dyer, deputy artistic director of the National Theatre, “but we have stayed current because we have looked forward.” He is talking about the extraordinary Death of England series – three plays at

Postmasters wrongfully convicted in the Horizon IT scandal will be offered £600,000 to settle their claims, the Government has announced. Business minister Kevin Hollinrake said those affected had suffered “for too long” and so should be able to sett

When the chance for me to be involved in an exhibition about Black British culture came up a few years ago, I jumped at it. I’d spent much of my career involved in fashion — the first article I’d written was in the third issue of i-D magazine when I