3 h. ago ‘Melancholy magic’: how Judi Dench and a host of stars came under the spell of the greatest comedy in history

The Twelfth Night Reunion gathers some of the grandest names in British theatre, including Simon Callow and Stephen Fry, to explain why Shakespeare’s play continues to bewitch audiencesMany of us decline into our dotage. Actors slip into their anecdotage. Two of the best programmes in the rather arid TV Christmas schedules featured Judi Dench touchingly reminiscing about her love of Shakespeare. The great dame is also one of the glittering ensemble in The Twelfth Night Reunion, a one-off event conceived and hosted by Gyles Brandreth and recorded at the Orange Tree in Richmond, London, a year ago, where a group of actors share their memories of the play.Now available on YouTube, it is like an upmarket version of The Graham Norton Show with two heart-stopping moments.The Twelfth Night Reunion is on YouTube Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Kemi Badenoch says Donald Trump's US was 'morally right' to snatch 'brutal' Venezuelan dictator Maduro from his lair in daring raid

The Conservative leader cited her upbringing in military-ruled Nigeria as she backed the shock move by the United States at the weekend.

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5 d. ago The VERY awkward moment Laura Dern tells a story about her close friend Taylor Swift whilst sat inches from pop star's ex Tom Hiddleston on The Graham Norton show couch

The actor briefly dated the singer for three months back in 2016, with Tom famously seen sporting an I Love TS T-shirt during one of their many loved-up outings. 

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5 d. ago Graham Norton takes swipe at Donald Trump minutes into BBC New Year's Eve show

Graham Norton made jokes about Donald Trump and Melania during his BBC New Year's Eve show

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5 d. ago Graham Norton skewers Donald Trump in brutal swipe minutes into New Year's Eve show

The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show on BBC One, which featured actors Will Arnett and Owen Cooper as guests, looked back at the highlights - and low points - of 2025

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5 d. ago BBC The Graham Norton Show New Year's Eve special guests and when it is recorded

Graham Norton returns to host his hit BBC New Year's Eve show with a star-studded guestlist - but is it live?

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7 d. ago Claudia Winkleman set to host her own primetime BBC chat show

The show is being produced by So Television, the company behind The Graham Norton Show

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7 d. ago BBC confirms Claudia Winkleman's new celebrity chat show with 'the biggest names in showbiz' hitting screens next year

The 53-year-old and co-star Tess Daly, 56, who presented the show together from 2014, announced that they were quitting the dance competition in October.

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7 d. ago Claudia Winkleman ‘over the moon’ as new BBC chat show announced

The BBC has announced that the 53-year-old will host its new talk show, The Claudia Winkleman Show.

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7 d. ago Claudia Winkleman rewarded with her own BBC chat show after leaving Strictly

Winkleman’s new show will be produced by the same team behind ‘The Graham Norton Show’

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1 week ago Bari Weiss yanking a 60 Minutes story is censorship by oligarchy | Margaret Sullivan

Weiss ought to cut her losses, green-light the piece, and try to start acting like an editor – not like a cog in the machine of authoritarian politics and oligarchyOne tries to give people the benefit of the doubt. But now, when it comes to Bari Weiss as the editor in chief of CBS News, there is no longer any doubt. A broadcast-news neophyte, Weiss has no business in that exalted role. She proved that beyond any remaining doubt last weekend, pulling a powerful and important piece of journalism just days before it was due to air, charging that it wasn’t ready. Whatever her claims about the story’s supposed flaws, this looks like a clear case of censorship-by-editor to protect the interests of powerful, rich and influential people.The 60 Minutes piece – about the brutal conditions at an El Salvador prison where the Trump administration has sent Venezuelan migrants without due process – had already been thoroughly edited, fact-checked and sent through the network’s standards desk and i...

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2 w. ago Epstein survivors call out Trump’s justice department for ‘extreme redactions’ in latest file release – live

The statement says the release was ‘a fraction of the files, and what we received was riddled with abnormal and extreme redactions with no explanation’Schumer to ask Senate to back legal action over partial Epstein files releaseCNN reports that some CBS staffers are “threatening to quit” over the controversial cancellation of a 60 Minutes investigation into the brutal CECOT prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants.Editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’s decision to pull the story – taken last night three hours before broadcast - has been blasted by members of Congress and the veteran correspondent involved, Sharyn Alfonsi, who had interviewed people deported by the Trump administration to the notorious mega-prison about the “brutal and torturous conditions” they faced. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment on El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison

Backlash after broadcaster announces investigation, due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’CBS News is facing a backlash, including from one of its own correspondents, after it cancelled a 60 Minutes investigation into a brutal prison in El Salvador where the Trump administration has deported hundreds of migrants.The episode of its flagship program about the Cecot mega-prison was due to air on Sunday night. However, in an “editor’s note” posted on X, the broadcaster’s official account announced that “the lineup for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report ‘Inside Cecot’ will air in a future broadcast.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago CBS News delays 60 Minutes segment featuring investigation into El Salvador’s Cecot megaprison

Backlash after broadcaster announces the program, which was due to air on Sunday night, ‘needs additional reporting’CBS News is facing a backlash from one of its own correspondents, and others, after it cancelled an upcoming 60 Minutes investigation into El Salvador’s brutal Cecot megaprison to which the Trump administration deported hundreds of migrants.The episode of its flagship program was due to air on Sunday night. However, in an “editors note” posted on X, the broadcaster’s official account announced that “the lineup for tonight’s edition of 60 Minutes has been updated. Our report ‘Inside Cecot’ will air in a future broadcast.” Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Sky News makes brutal Donald Trump dig as it skewers his mystery announcement

Donald Trump, the US President, had teased the world about an address from the White House however he didn't provide any further information — and it was an anticlimax

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3 w. ago Sheridan Smith reveals how one acidic Graham Norton quip sparked her massive public meltdown

The actress's mental health hit rock bottom while she was playing Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, with the show cancelled mid-performance.

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3 w. ago Graham Norton's life off screen and brutal stabbing that left him for dead

Graham Norton is back on our TV screens tonight with another edition of his BBC chat show but what do we know about the Irish star's life life off screen?

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3 w. ago Kate Winslet reveals the OUTRAGEOUS request she received from Eminem on Saturday Night Live

Kate Winslet shocked viewers of The Graham Norton Show by revealing an outrageous question Eminem asked her on Saturday Night Live.

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3 w. ago Losing grip on games is worry for Guardiola despite City finding way past Madrid

Youthful side struggles off the ball and head coach knows more control is needed to take big prizes this season“Some things were happening,” Josko Gvardiol said, with glorious understatement, as he reflected on the chaos of Manchester City’s start at Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The defender had been guilty of a lapse at the very outset, caught in possession, Madrid suddenly in and running. Then, there was the penalty that was not.It was a reckless swipe in the third minute by Matheus Nunes on Vinícius Júnior, the referee, Clément Turpin, pointing to the spot only for the VAR to step in and rule that the offence was fractionally outside the area. City’s heads spun and a tone was set. The opening half-hour was an uncomfortable experience for them and by the time that spell had ended, Madrid were 1-0 up through Rodrygo and looking good for a much-needed victory. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The sinister conspiracy theory behind Trump’s blistering attacks on Europe

Trump’s brutal attacks on Europe, which follow his new international policy claims that Europe faces ‘civilisation erasure’, are a boost to far right and conspiracy theorists, says world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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