Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption The measures were introduced after Rachel Adedeji said she saw and experienced racism working on Hollyoaks The production company behind Hollyoaks is launching a guardians scheme in an effort to tackle racial inequality among the soap’s cast and crew. Lime Pictures’ measures come after some cast members claimed they had […]
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Julian Bream: Classical guitarist dies aged 87
Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream has died at his home in Wiltshire at the age of 87. The virtuoso musician performed globally during his heyday, and was renowned for his recordings of new compositions and masterclasses. He won four Grammy Awards and received 20 nominations between 1960 and 85. A self-taught musician, Bream […]
Babyteeth: The teen film tackling cancer with humour
Image copyright PicturehouseImage caption Eliza Scanlen plays Milla, 16, who has cancer and is determined it won’t cramp her lifestyle Are teen films getting more realistic when showing an experience of serious illness? The makers of Australian teen drama Babyteeth certainly hope so. Recent teen films such as The Fault in our Stars, Now is […]
Nick Cave compares cancel culture to ‘bad religion’
Image copyright PA Media Nick Cave has claimed that online cancel culture is akin to “bad religion run amuck”. Writing on his website, the Australian rock star suggested that political correctness has an “asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society”. Cancel culture” is the term for when individuals or companies face swift public […]
Museums get £630,000 funding to adapt to Covid world
Image copyright The Art FundImage caption Many museums and galleries have reopened, with masks compulsory in England and Scotland A pop-up museum in a shopping centre, exhibit boxes that are sent to schools by post and actor-guides who control social distancing – these are among the schemes that have received funding to help museums during […]
Jonathan Pryce: Netflix’s The Crown casts its final Prince Philip
Image copyright BBC/Getty ImagesImage caption Jonathan Pryce will play the Duke of Edinburgh in the 1990s and early 2000s After playing kings, a Pope, a cardinal – and The High Sparrow in Game of Thrones – actor Jonathan Pryce is adding a prince to his repertoire of high-ranking roles, taking over as Prince Philip in […]
CeeLo Green apologises to Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion for ‘salacious gesturing’ remark
Image copyright Getty Images CeeLo Green has issued an apology to Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Nicki Minaj; after appearing to criticise them for “salacious gesturing”. In a recent interview with Far Out magazine, the US singer said there should be “a time and a place for adult content” in music videos. On Wednesday, […]
Vick Hope to join BBC Radio 1’s Life Hacks
Vick Hope is joining BBC Radio 1 as co-host on the Life Hacks show. The presenter will be pairing up with Katie Thistleton on the Sunday 16:00 – 18:00 slot, which focuses on discussions and advice about issues like mental health and relationships. She’ll also be doing the Official Chart: First Look straight after, as […]
Amazon Prime donates to Fleabag stars’ theatre emergency fund
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Olivia Colman acted together in Fleabag A fund set up by two stars of Fleabag to support theatre workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic is to receive £500,000 from Amazon Prime Video. Olivia Colman and Phoebe Waller-Bridge said they were “blown away” by the “extraordinary” support. The […]
Middlemarch reissued under George Eliot’s real name
Image copyright Women’s Prize for FictionImage caption The Reclaim Her Name collection runs to 25 titles in all Novels written by women using male pen names have been reissued using the authors’ actual names. The collection includes George Eliot’s Middlemarch, which has been reissued under the author’s real name, Mary Ann Evans, for the first […]
Sumner Redstone: US media mogul dies aged 97
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Sumner Redstone famously proclaimed that “content is king” Sumner Redstone, one of the US media giants who shaped the modern entertainment industry, has died at the age of 97. Redstone took over his father’s drive-in movie theatre business National Amusements and turned it into a multi-billion dollar cinema and media […]
George Michael: Nine-metre mural to be unveiled in London
Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption George Michael died at his home on Christmas Day in 2016 A nine-metre mural of pop superstar George Michael is to be painted in the north-west London area where he grew up. British artist Dawn Mellor has been commissioned to create a permanent painting of the singer in Kingsbury. It […]