by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
The TV presenter, 64, on his Footlights days, hatred of selfies, first embarrassing bike and the joys of just lying in his hammockI grew up in a tight-knit family without much money. Once a year we’d go camping in Snowdonia or Scotland or France or A...
by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
Atlus, P Studio; Sega; PlayStation 4/5, Xbox, Nintendo SwitchThis stylish if undemanding instalment has some nice touches, but its saccharine dialogue will appeal to only the most committed Persona fansThe long-running Persona series marries Famous F...
by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
St George’s Hall, Bradford; St Paul’s Hall, HuddersfieldIan McMillan’s Rossini in ‘proper Yorkshire’ flummoxes and charms, while Huddersfield clings on at the cliff edge of experiment“Hod on theer!/ What’s all this fuddle/ Would yore mind tellin?/ Wh...
by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
Stars like Susan Sarandon and Cynthia Nixon are raising their voices in support of Palestine, but many others are paying a steep price for speaking upOn a chilly day outside the White House, tourists milled about, Secret Service agents stood guard an...
by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
The comedian on his punk years, being the ‘wurzel’ on Buzzcocks, and his late pal Sean Lock’s Strictly warningBorn in Bath in 1965, Bill Bailey is a comedian, actor and writer. Combining his multi-instrumentalism with humour, he was nominated for the...
by
Buzzers
-
3 days ago
Mark Elder, the Bergen Philharmonic and co are powerful advocates for Delius’s epic choral work, while Irish vocal group Resurgam showcase the distinctive brilliance of Weelkes• Frederick Delius’s A Mass of Life (1905), or Eine Messe des Lebens, open...
by
Buzzers
-
4 days ago
Millennia-spanning takes on history, evolution and economics are booming. But who buys these ‘grand theory’ books? And do they actually read them?Ten years ago, French economist Thomas Piketty wrote a book trying to explain the fundamental economic f...
by
Buzzers
-
4 days ago
If The Lord of the Rings had you yearning for New Zealand, or Julia Roberts on a bike made you fall in love with Bali, you’re not alone. But did you grab your passport and start packing? Meet the people who did The Lord of the Rings led Jason to New...
by
Buzzers
-
4 days ago
The actor and Loose Women panellist on getting sober, being a helicopter parent, and an unfortunate event in New YorkBorn in Tynemouth, North Tyneside, Denise Welch, 65, has acted in Byker Grove, Spender, Soldier Soldier, Coronation Street, Waterloo...
by
Buzzers
-
4 days ago
From her striking debut to The Souvenir and new release The Eternal Daughter, the British film-maker circles around loss, memory and rebirth in dramas of piercing intensityJoanna Hogg’s latest film, The Eternal Daughter (in cinemas now), is a ghost s...