28 h. ago BRIAN VINER reviews Mr Burton: A masterclass from Toby Jones as the teacher who made Richard Burton a star

Richard Burton was born at home in Pontrhydyfen, near Port Talbot, and was buried under the world's gaze in Celigny, near Geneva.

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40 h. ago Richard Osman jokes 'he's not that knowledgeable' in cheeky jibe at BBC co

Richard Osman has taken a cheeky swipe at his BBC co-star Amol Rajan during a recent podcast appearance as he addressed his knowledge on the hit quiz show University Challenge

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69 h. ago Mr Burton review – the teacher who inspired and encouraged screen legend Richard Burton

Toby Jones plays the spaniel-eyed schoolmaster setting Harry Lawtey’s needy young pupil on course for haughty international stardomThe career of Richard Burton seemed mythic at the time, and more so in retrospect. In Pedro Almodóvar’s latest movie The Room Next Door, Julianne Moore’s character is even shown reading Erotic Vagrancy, Roger Lewis’s account of Burton’s then-adulterous relationship with Elizabeth Taylor in the early 60s, the title taken from Pope John XXIII’s extraordinary denunciation: “You will finish in an erotic vagrancy, without end or without a safe port.” In fact, the nearest thing Burton ever had to a safe port was his inspirational English teacher Philip Burton in Port Talbot, south Wales, whose own frustrated dreams of the theatre were poured into the bright young miner’s son Richard Jenkins, coaching him in acting and even making him his legal ward and getting him to change his surname to Burton to facilitate the teacher’s sponsorship of his Oxford scholarship...

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3 d. ago Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond set for Amazon Prime Video special

The special will see the returning trio of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond star in an instalment from director Phil Churchward, who previously worked on Top Gear and The Grand Tour

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5 d. ago Actor Richard Chamberlain, star of Dr Kildare and Shogun, dies aged 90

Chamberlain became an instant favourite with his classic good looks and romantic style

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5 d. ago Richard Chamberlain dead: Dr Kildare and The Three Musketeers star dies as fan pay tribute

Richard Chamberlain, who was best known for playing the title role in the 1960s medical TV show Dr Kildare, has died at the age of 90, his publicist has confirmed

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5 d. ago Iconic Dr Kildare and Three Musketeers star Richard Chamberlain dies aged 90

Actor Richard Chamberlain, who shot to fame in the 1960s as the lead in TV hit Dr Kildare and starred in the beloved Musketeers film trilogy, has passed away aged 90

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6 d. ago ‘His genius is elusive’: Harry Lawtey and Toby Jones on bringing Richard Burton back to the screen

In new film Mr Burton, the Industry star plays a young Richard Burton, with Jones as the mentor who helped him find his acting chops. The duo discuss trying to understand a cultural icon – and how to nail that voiceSandringham Road lies in the east of Cardiff; a quiet run of Edwardian terrace houses overlooking Roath Mill Gardens. On a late July day, when the air is warm and the park spills out over its railings, Toby Jones and Harry Lawtey sit on the pavement, wearing matching striped pyjamas. The pair are some way into the filming of Mr Burton, an account of the early life of Richard Burton. Lawtey plays the actor in his younger years, when he was known as Richard Jenkins, and Jones is Philip Burton, the teacher who fostered his young student’s talent. So close would their bond grow that Jenkins would become Burton’s legal ward and take his surname. “Without Philip Burton there would never have been a Richard Burton,” Elizabeth Taylor once wrote. “That great rolling voice that cra...

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1 week ago ITV Protection viewers only just realising where they’ve seen DI Richard Bewley star before

ITV viewers have shared their shock after recognising DI Richard Bewley actor from an iconic BBC sitcom

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2 w. ago BRIAN VINER reviews The Alto Knights: It's a mob hit (but why do we need two De Niros?)

BRIAN VINER: With the help of facial prosthetics to distinguish between them, the veteran actor plays a pair of real-life New York Mob bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese

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2 w. ago Snow White review: This painful and pallid remake was cursed from the start

Disney executives, it is reasonable to assume, did not whistle while they worked on Snow White, the latest live-action remake of one of old Walt's classic animations.

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2 w. ago ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley told off by Susanna Reid as he makes cheeky remark

Good Morning Britain hosts Richard Madeley and Susanna Reid were chatting to Jamie Laing today when things took a naughty turn as Richard was scolded by his co-star.

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2 w. ago Danny Jones' I'm a Celeb star left squirming over 'kiss' with Maura Higgins

Danny Jones' I'm A Celeb co-star Melvin Odoom was quizzed about the McFly star's kiss with Maura Higgins as he stood in for Richard Arnold on GMB on Monday.

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2 w. ago Richard Madeley issues show announcement as Good Morning Britain star replaced

Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley announced that showbiz correspondent Richard Arnold would not be joining him and Susanna Reid on the ITV show on Monday.

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2 w. ago ITV Good Morning Britain's Richard Madeley shares announcement as co

Richard Madeley announced that his co-star Richard Arnold would not be joining them on Monday's show, with a reality star stepping in to cover for him.

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3 w. ago BRIAN VINER reviews Black Bag: This spy thriller is just too clever for its own good

On the last day of Cheltenham, here's an equine expression to describe, or rather not describe, director Steven Soderbergh: the prolific fellow is anything but a one-trick pony.

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