18 h. ago The Guardian view on Turner and Constable: radical in different ways | Editorial

Capturing the changing landscapes of the 18th century, the rivals transformed British art. The climate emergency gives new urgency to their workJMW Turner appears on £20 notes and gives his name to Britain’s most avant garde contemporary art prize. John Constable’s work adorns countless mugs and jigsaws. Both are emblematic English artists, but in the popular imagination, Turner is perceived as daring and dazzling, Constable as nice but a little bit dull. In a Radio 4 poll to find the nation’s favourite painting, Turner’s The Fighting Temeraire – which even features in the James Bond film Skyfall – won. Constable’s The Hay Wain came second. Born only a year later, Constable was always playing catch-up: Turner became a member of the Royal Academy at 27, while Constable had to wait until he was 52.To mark the 250th anniversary of their births, Tate Britain is putting on the first major exhibition to display the two titans head to head. Shakespeare and Marlowe, Mozart and Salieri, Van ...

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24 h. ago The Dua Lipa effect: the new 'red hot' favourite to play James Bond

Bookies flip the script as a once-outsider quietly takes pole position in the 007 race

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3 d. ago Judi Dench's eye condition explained as James Bond star 'loses her independence'

Actress Judi Dench has been living with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) for over a decade and says the eye condition has taken a toll on her sight and independence

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5 d. ago Martin Compston loves doing his own stunts so he can 'feel like James Bond'

The 41-year-old 'lives for' tough action scenes in shows like the returning Line of Duty, The Rig, and Red Eye.

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6 d. ago I'm a Celebrity star Martin Kemp's wife admits fears over James Bond audition

Shirlie Kemp has revealed she had concerns when the Spandau Ballet singer auditioned to play 007

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7 d. ago I'm A Celeb star Martin Kemp's wife explains why she didn't want him to be James Bond

Martin Kemp surprised his I'm A Celeb campmates this week when he revealed he was up to play James Bond when he was younger, but he eventually lost out to Pierce Brosnan

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7 d. ago I’m a Celeb star Martin Kemp’s wife Shirley reveals why she DIDN’T want him to be James Bond

MARTIN Kemp’s wife Shirley has confessed she didn’t want him to be cast as James Bond after the I’m a Celebrity star revealed he was in the running.  Earlier this week Martin, 64, left his I’m a Celeb campmates stunned when he told how he’d been in the running to be 007 - but lost...

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8 d. ago Dick Van Dyke reveals he turned down James Bond offer: ‘Have you heard my British accent?’

Actor reflected on his career, from highlights to missed opportunities, ahead of his 100th birthday in December

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8 d. ago Steven Knight breaks his silence on the James Bond script and jokingly teases who Daniel Craig's replacement could be

The British screenwriter, 65, broke his silence on how the James Bond script is going as he appeared on talkSPORT on Thursday.

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8 d. ago ‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond

As the veteran actor turns 100 he reveals that he was approached to play the British spy in the early 60s, but realised his accent wouldn’t have been up to scratchFor more than six decades, the actor Dick Van Dyke has been pilloried for his attempts at a British accent in Mary Poppins (1964). Now, the actor who has since apologised for the “most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema” as chimney sweep Bert in the Disney classic has revealed he was in the running to play another UK icon on screen: James Bond.Speaking on the Today TV programme in the US, Van Dyke, who turns 100 next month, said that Bond producer Albert Broccoli approached him to ask if he fancied the role of the British spy in his first big screen outing. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Daniel Craig almost missed out on Knives Out role: ‘We had a lot of people say no’

Actor wasn’t initially available to play Benoit Blanc because he was filming James Bond

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9 d. ago Daniel Craig almost missed out on Benoit Blanc role: ‘We had a lot of people say no’

Actor wasn’t initially available for ‘Knives Out’ films because he was filming James Bond

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9 d. ago Dick Van Dyke, 99, breaks silence on the legendary role he now regrets turning down

Dick Van Dyke nearly added '007' to his legendary résumé, but says a hilariously bad British accent kept him from stepping into the role.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan, 72, reveals he is open to playing a retired spy in James Bond but role of 007 is 'another man's job'

The 007 screen star explained how he wishes to age gracefully in a striking new cover shoot and interview ahead of being honoured at the GQ Men Of The Year event in London on Tuesday night.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan hints at return to James Bond but with major twist

Irish actor Pierce Brosnan is well known for his suave depiction of MI5 agent James Bond and has now admitted he could return to the franchise if the timing was right

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan, 72, reveals why he's given up performing stunts and vows to continue acting until his 'very last breath' as he poses for striking GQ shoot

The 007 screen star explained how he wishes to age gracefully in a striking new cover shoot and interview ahead of being honoured at the GQ Men Of The Year event in London on Tuesday night.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan hints at future James Bond role: ‘It’s going to be exciting to see what happens’

‘Sometimes you entertain it and sometimes you just move on’ said the star

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan says he could ‘entertain’ playing a retired spy in James Bond

The Irish star played 007 from 1995 to 2002.

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1 week ago Next James Bond Leading Contender Odds: Here are the 14 actors in the running to play 007

It can’t be much longer until we find out who will be the next James Bond - and there’s a new hot favourite.

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1 week ago Rosamund Pike reveals she thought she accidentally waxed Pierce Brosnan's chest during racy Die Another Day sex scene

The actress, 46, revealed she panicked she had accidentally waxed Pierce Brosnan 's chest while filming their sex scene in James Bond 's Die Another Day.

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