Radio 1 DJ and presenter Andy Peebles dies aged 76
Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, the last person to interview John Lennon, has died at the age of 76, his family has confirmed. He presented on BBC Radio 1…
End of hedonism? Why Britain turned its back on clubbing
Lucy Woodham & George Hemmati BBC News BBC In an old gun barrel factory in Sheffield’s industrial heartland, hundreds of people are raving under the fluorescent lights of Hope Works…
British TV industry is in crisis, says Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky
Tom Brooks-Pollock Newsnight BBC Peter Kosminsky directed Sir Mark Rylance in the first series of Wolf Hall in 2015 and the second in 2024 The director of acclaimed period drama…
The Searchers to end 68-year stint at Glastonbury
Getty Images The Searchers performed in the US at the height of Merseybeat’s popularity The Searchers will end nearly 70 years of touring with their debut at the Glastonbury Festival.…
The Scots singer selling out gigs
Kerr Mercer Kerr Mercer has had lots of support from Stargazing singer Myles Smith He is writing songs with Lewis Capaldi and swapping sweets with Teddy Swims, but anyone wanting…
Adolescence writer wants ‘radical action not role models’
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Netflix Owen Cooper has been praised for his performance as 13-year-old Jamie One of the most talked-about TV shows of recent years, Netflix’s hard-hitting drama Adolescence,…
New book sparks censorship row in France
The French government has been accused of censorship after it cancelled a book order for 800,000 copies of Beauty and the Beast, which were to be given free to children…
Comedian diagnosed with skin cancer for second time
Comedian Katherine Ryan has said she has been diagnosed with skin cancer for a second time. Speaking on her podcast, the Canadian star said she had recently had a cancerous…
Love Island star Jack Fincham wins appeal in dangerous dog case
Neve Gordon-Farleigh BBC News, Essex Instagram The courts heard Fincham’s black cane corso bit a runner in September 2022 and then attacked a woman in June 2024 A former Love…
Sports broadcasters fined £4m for colluding over freelance pay rates
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Getty Images Four of the UK’s biggest sports broadcast and production companies have been fined more than £4m for illegally colluding on freelance pay rates. The…