67 m. ago ‘I’m welling up thinking about it’: how a comedian used humour to beat trauma – and made it into a podcast

After Mark O’Sullivan’s My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom helped him move past his childhood trauma, he’s launched a tearful, joyful new show – about creativity’s power to rebuild livesMark O’Sullivan is still buzzing from winning a Royal Television Society (RTS) award for his documentary, My Sexual Abuse: The Sitcom. “I’m grinning like a mid-party Michael Gove,” he chuckles. “It’s lovely for it to be recognised as an important and powerful piece. I just got a message from someone I knew years ago to say they’d seen the news about the award, watched the show and finally felt able to say they were also abused. That moved me to tears. Again!”Comedian and writer O’Sullivan – co-star of cult Channel 4 sitcom Lee & Dean and creator of ITV teen drama Tell Me Everything – is now launching the weekly podcast Making Lemonade. It explores the healing power of creating something positive out of negative experiences, after his own life was radically transformed by his deeply personal film, confro...

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48 h. ago Richard Chamberlain, hero of Dr Kildare and ‘king of the miniseries’, dies aged 90

The actor died on Saturday night in Waimānalo, Hawaii of complications after a stroke, his publicist saysRichard Chamberlain – full obituaryRichard Chamberlain, the hero of the 1960s television series Dr Kildare who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90.Chamberlain died on Saturday night in Waimānalo, Hawaii of complications after a stroke, according to his publicist, Harlan Boll. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nothing for Gavin & Stacey? The sheer number of omissions in the TV Baftas is ridiculous

From the Barry-Billericay finale to Wolf Hall, Pachinko and Nobody Wants This, there are far too many cruelly overlooked shows this year. But the even bigger problem? Bafta’s Adolescence issue• Stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominationsThe latest Bafta TV awards again show the range of talent across UK television. Though drama characteristically dominates, the shows with most nominations – Rivals, Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Slow Horses and Baby Reindeer – represent a range of genres and source material (from real events via a 36-year-old Jilly Cooper bonkbuster to a solo theatre show) suggesting that the 2025 voters have largely avoided historical snobbery, long a problem in these prizes.The awards also continue a belated honouring of overlooked talent. After improbably having to wait until last year for his first main Bafta nomination, David Tennant gets a rapid second, for his thrilling turn as a Richard III of the TV industry in the raunchy Cooper adaptation Ri...

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6 d. ago White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood looks all partied out as she lets her hair down at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards

The White Lotus star, 31, has taken Hollywood by storm as she thrills fans by playing Chelsea in the Thailand-based third season of the hit HBO show. She celebrated at the awards on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago James Corden makes plea to 'save' BBC after success of Netflix show Adolescence

James Corden and Ruth Jones collected the Judges' Award for their work on Gavin and Stacey at the Royal Television Society Awards, where the TV star made his feelings clear

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6 d. ago Gavin & Stacey dubbed 'greatest romantic comedy of all time' by maker of Four Weddings and Love Actually

Ruth Jones and James Corden won a prestigious television award for the unforgettable Christmas day special

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6 d. ago Danny Dyer says he's a 'Disney star now' as he wins big at Royal Television Awards

He also gave a shout out to all the working class actors and asked them not to forget where they came from.

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6 d. ago Anna Maxwell Martin confesses she's 'hammered' while accepting gong as Danny Dyer is honoured for Rivals and Gavin and Stacey lands special prize at Royal Television Society Awards

Gavin and Stacey, Rivals and Alma's Not Normal were among the big winners at the 2025 Royal Television Society Awards on Tuesday night.

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6 d. ago Zara McDermott shuns Royal Television Society Awards blue carpet as she attends first public event since her romance with Louis Tomlinson was revealed

A host of A-list celebrities gathered on the blue carpet on Tuesday evening for the Royal Television Society Awards in London. 

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6 d. ago Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones enjoy Royal Television Society Awards reunion as they delight audience by calling each other 'husband and wife' in emotional speech

Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones reunited at the Royal Television Society awards on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones enjoy Royal Society Television Awards reunion but lose out on top prize in shock snub

Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones reunited at the Royal Television Society awards on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones looks worlds away from Smithy and Nessa as they enjoy Royal Society Television Awards reunion after receiving top nomination

Gavin And Stacey stars James Corden and Ruth Jones reunited at the Royal Television Society awards on Tuesday.

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6 d. ago Aimee Lou Wood amps up the glamour in a black halterneck gown as she joins Anna Maxwell Martin and Jessica Gunning at star

Aimee Lou Wood, Anna Maxwell-Martin and Jessica Gunning were among the glitzy arrivals gracing the blue carpet at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Jade Goody's mum Jackiey brands Jeff Brazier 'a c**k' in explosive rant

Jade Goody's mum Jackiey branded Jeff Brazier "a c**k" as she secretly watched her grandson Bobby Brazier collect his first ever National Television Award.

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2 w. ago RTS to present special honour for journalists in Gaza at its Programme Awards

The award was due to be presented at the Television Journalism Awards on March 5.

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4 w. ago What you didn't see on TV at Oscars 2025: Ariana's phone holder dress and A

Fans watching the 2025 Academy Awards ceremony on television - or attempting to watch it on Hulu - only got part of the story.

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