4 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on Michael Palin in Venezuela: With his boyish enthusiasm, Palin's like an octogenarian Just William!

Drenched to the skin in a cave on the edge of the Amazon forest, Michael Palin is having the time of his life. The man who once tried to sell John Cleese a dead parrot it now Britain's best-loved traveller.

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26 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on Coldwater: It's brave to tackle male cowardice, but this story just isn't believable

Television has few taboos any more. Dramas about mental illness, sexual dysfunction, even child abuse, are commonplace now when they would have been unthinkable 20 years ago.

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50 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Rob and Rylan's Passage to India: A trip to Delhi? Cue hand

Rylan, the waxen-faced former X Factor contestant now on the roster of This Morning presenters, is in a class of his own. He doesn't shamelessly name drop celebrities he knows, he carpet-bombs them.

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52 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on Ricky Hatton: The Gazza of boxing who loved a fry

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: For the fans who adored his quick wit and generous spirit, his dark side was tragic to witness.

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3 d. ago Michael Palin risked safety in new travel show as he admits 'thank God I made it back'

Monty Python legend and globetrotter Sir Michael Palin is set to make a return to our TV screens for his latest voyage, but he admitted his life was on the line for viewers

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5 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Newsreader: To use Lockerbie as the backdrop for light comedy is simply unforgivable

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Either nobody bothered looking at the opening minutes of The Newsreader, or worse still, somebody did - and failed to see how grossly offensive it was.

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5 d. ago ‘The Christophers’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Bohemian London Drama

‘The Christophers’ Review: Steven Soderbergh’s Bohemian London Drama  Deadline

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6 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Rumour: Emily Atack's spiteful school mum ought to have been in Motherland

Emily Atack plays her to perfection: rude, smug, false and, underneath the facade, deeply unhappy.

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7 d. ago A dazzling cast, Spielberg as producer... so how on earth did The Thursday Murder Club become such a dreary travesty? writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS 

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Have you read it yet? That was the question on everyone's lips for a year during lockdown.

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7 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Great British Bake Off: Simple? Bake Off's biscuit challenge now requires a degree in dunking...

STEVENS: As I age, keeping up with the accelerating demands of technology can be nearly impossible - but I never thought I'd end up underqualified to eat a biscuit.

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7 d. ago The Girlfriend review: Amazon Prime's psychological thriller is not based on Victoria Beckham's feud with her daughter

Dozy Daniel is a mummy's boy who can't make up his mind what he wants to do for a living. But that doesn't matter, as long as his rich and influential parents are willing to buy him a home.

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7 d. ago ‘Held at gunpoint’: Michael Palin says Monty Python sketch saved him from terrifying Venezuelan ordeal

The Monty Python legend, 82, revealed he and his crew were held by armed guards

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7 d. ago Ian McKellen forced to cancel film premiere appearance after doctors' warning

The Lord of the Rings star was set to attend the premiere of Steven Soderbergh’s new film The Christophers

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7 d. ago Michael Palin held at gun point in terrifying ordeal in Venezuela

The comedy legend, 82, was filming a new three-part Channel 5 travelogue i when he was stopped by gun-tooting officers from the country's intelligence service.

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7 d. ago Michael Palin terrified as he's held at gunpoint by armed cops

Michael Palin was filming his new Channel 5 travelogue in Venezuela when he was detained by armed guards and held for hours before being let go for a hilarious reason

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8 d. ago Michael Palin reveals why he can't bear to let go of his beloved wife's belongings two years after her death

One of the most joyous pieces of television you'll see this year involves Sir Michael Palin, our most adventurous octogenarian, picking his way behind one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world.

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9 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: The batting's a bit off, but Freddie's new cricket kids have all the banter

Freddie Flintoff has tried doggedly to change cricket's image in his Field Of Dreams series, inspiring a bunch of lads from his home town Preston to take up the sport.

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1 week ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Educating Yorkshire on Ch4: Coffee and chocolate for breakfast? No wonder this boy's bouncing off walls

Bad behaviour and larking about in the classroom are no longer punished by a swift slap round the back of the head, thank goodness.

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1 week ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Stranded On Honeymoon Island on BBC1: This tasteless show is an insult to marriage...and all licence payers

When weddings are treated by our national broadcaster as a game show novelty, is it surprising that more than 40 per cent of UK marriages now end in divorce?

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Prince Andrew: On Trial... My verdict's in on this fake court case

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: At first, that appears a damning indictment of a man who has been accused of far worse than arrogance and bullying.

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