'It's been so special' – Lineker's final Match of the Day sign-off
Gary Lineker signs off his final Match of the Day appearance by thanking his colleagues and viewers after 25 years of presenting the show. Source link
Mumford & Sons provide festival finale
Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat, reporting from Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool Getty Images Mumford & Sons provided a rousing finale at Radio 1’s Big Weekend Mumford & Sons closed…
Gavin & Stacey’s Ruth Jones gets award
Actress and writer Ruth Jones has been awarded this year’s Hay Festival medal for drama. The Gavin and Stacey co-creator was honoured in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, where she was speaking about…
Upcoming Shane Meadows film a ‘visual love letter’ to Skegness
John Byford Shane Meadows (right) stopped during filming to chat to local artist John Byford An upcoming Shane Meadows film will be a “visual love letter” to his favourite holiday…
Creative giant of BBC TV, on screen and off
Paul Glynn Culture reporter Alamy As the face of documentary series like Arena, Imagine and Omnibus, Alan Yentob was usually seen interviewing the biggest names in the arts and entertainment.…
BBC arts broadcaster dies aged 78
Paul Glynn Culture reporter David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images Alan Yentob, the long-serving BBC arts broadcaster and documentary-maker, has died aged 78. Yentob profiled and interviewed a wide range of…
Timothy Spall pairs crime with comedy in BBC drama
Natalie Grice & Ryan Leston BBC News BBC Studios/Simon Ridgway The beauty of some of the Welsh filming locations for Death Valley made an impression on Timothy Spall When the…
Sam Fender caps off Saturday in Liverpool
Manish Pandey BBC Newsbeat, reporting from Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool PA Media Sam Fender’s set contained crowd favourites including Hypersonic Missiles Headliner Sam Fender closed out the Saturday…
Iranian director Jafar Panahi speaks out against regime after Palme d’Or win
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Reuters Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has previously been put in prison and banned from film-making in his home country, spoke out against the restrictions of…
Stanley Kubrick’s Hertfordshire home up for sale
Danny Fullbrook BBC News, Hertfordshire AFP/Getty Images Stanley Kubrick produced and edited films at the Hertfordshire house The house where Stanley Kubrick lived while working on iconic films is up…