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Desperately seeking paper press-out make your own #nativity set from the 1970s. In addition to all the standard stuff it has a palm tree and a #porcupine. Please share.

Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar: 'I pay random families' medical bills on GoFundMe' The actor on the how the long-running comedy role made his fortune, and starring as a South Asian Scrooge in a new Christmas film

Interviewed #bigbanhtheory star Kunal Nayyar about playing an Indian Scrooge in #christmaskarma ... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

The true story of Sydney Sweeney's 'Christy': 'My husband nearly beat me to death' The most successful female boxer in history was trapped in a violent, abusive marriage with her trainer and manager for 20 years

Interviewed the astonishing boxer Christy Martin about surviving decades of domestic abuse... inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Russell Howard: 'My son gives me a cosmic feeling of otherworldly happiness' Ahead of his UK tour, the comedian talks about parenthood, getting through to teenagers, and addressing traumatic topics from sexual abuse to self-harm

Interviewed Russell Howard ahead of his new stand up tour, #Don'tTellTheAlhorithm inews.co.uk/culture/come...

Wicked is teaching my teenage daughter about friendship The pink-and-green Hollywood extravaganza is more than fantasy - it helps young girls navigate vicious playground dynamics and overcome their differences

Wrote about #Wicked and teen girl friendships... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

Celeste offers raw, full-bodied declarations of selfhood on ‘Woman of Faces’ There’s a collected confidence to these nine tracks that allows Celeste’s voice to step out the shadow of those early Billie Holiday comparisons, and speak distinctly to the listener’s heart

Really enjoyed the new #Celeste album www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Matthew Rhys on playing Richard Burton: ‘Buying your wife a Cartier diamond isn’t very Welsh’ The actor discusses portraying his fellow countryman, the pressure of celebrity and finding his profession ridiculous

Had a wonderfully easygoing chat with Matthew Rhys ( #TheBeastInMe ) about his sensational turn as Richard Burton in Welsh National Theatre's touring production of #PlayingBurton ... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Bonnie Langford: ‘Paddington will teach children how to behave properly’ The actress on her role in the new stage musical, why screaming and shouting ‘doesn’t work’ and the tragedy of Lena Zavaroni

Met the lovely Bonnie Langford (and her adorable dog Poppy) as she prepares to play Mrs Bird in #Paddington the musical at the Savoy Theatre... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Five on why they broke up: ‘Ending the band was a humanitarian act’ The Nineties boy band on breakdowns, run-ins with Simon Cowell and why sex in pop music has gone too far

Met up with the reunited #Five as the manband hits the road... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...

Demi Lovato plugs into an ecstatic-chaotic mood on It’s Not That Deep –review If the hooks and vocal commitment feel so steel-cored, it’s perhaps because the pop star is hanging onto them for dear life

Enjoyed the new DemI Lovato... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Lily Allen’s compelling new album is like eavesdropping on a gory divorce story West End Girl – Allen’s first album in seven years – offers the star’s take on the jaw-dropping breakdown of her marriage

Pretty, inventive tunes for pegging out the fascinating/ horrifying dirty laundry on the new Lily Allen album, #WestEndGirl ... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/l...

Stephen Mangan: 'We don't live for ever - my mum's death taught me that when I was young' The actor and presenter on why he’d never agree to be a sitter on ‘Portrait Artist of the Year’, how he can’t turn down a quiz show and why marital infidelity sounds too stressful

In which I fluster poor Steven Mangan by telling him that loads of Portrait Artist of the Year viewers fancy him... inews.co.uk/culture/step...

Tame Impala’s new album Deadbeat is imposter syndrome meets disco – review Kevin Parker’s latest record begins with what might be the best opening track of the year, as he makes mountains out of social awkwardness molehills

Reviewed the new Tame Impala album... imposter syndrome does disco?! www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Fish and chips was Britain’s national dish. Now it’s an unaffordable luxury The cost of the classic meal has hit the £20-mark in parts of the UK. What is making this Friday favourite so expensive?

Met the fish and chip shop owners arguing that, while prices have risen, so has quality... www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-dri...

Anna Fisher, the first mother in space: ‘People said I was terrible for leaving my child behind’ In 1984, with a 14-month-old at home, the astronaut took off on the Space Shuttle Discovery – now she shares her story

Interviewed astronaut Anna Fisher about the excellent new BBC documentary #OnceUponaTimeinSpace. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/10/1...

The Matrix’s Laurence Fishburne: ‘I have no problem following a woman’s lead’ The actor on the ‘manosphere’, filming Apocalypse Now and Netflix’s The Witcher

Mixed it with Morpheus... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/10/1...

Met Steve Backshall, in his socks... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

Matilda’s Tim Minchin: ‘We don’t want a generation of shamed men’ The comedian on Gen-Z gender politics, modern censorship and 15 years of Matilda the Musical

Coffee with the excellent Tim Minchin... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

The Hack’s Rosalie Craig: ‘Rebekah Brooks is charm, charm, charm offensive’ As 'The Hack' lands on ITVX, the actor talks studying the phone hacking scandal, working with 'Happy Valley' creator Sally Wainwright, and her new show that centers life post-menopause

Spoke to musical theatre star Rosalie Craid about great new TV roles in ITV's #TheHack and new BBC Sally Wainwright show #RiotWomen inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Siân Brooke: 'Blue Lights made me appreciate what my policeman dad had to deal with' As the acclaimed Belfast-set police drama returns to BBC One, the actress talks about the power of TV to connect people and being mentored by Sheila Hancock

#BlueLights is back. I spoke to star Sian Brooke... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Olivia Dean de-complicates romance on her new album The Art of Loving - review Dean’s appealing message about dropping the games and relaxing into kindness runs through every song on this record, from beginning to end

This is the intelligent, de-escalating album the world needs this month... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

All Creatures Great and Small's Rachel Shenton: 'The Herriots had a beautiful love' The actress talks insider family dynamics from the writer's children, her first day on set with a bull - and why soaps are the best training for actors

Spoke to the marvellous Rachel Shenton about the new season of my favourite comfort TV, #AllCreaturesGreatandSmall ... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

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Miriam Margolyes: ‘Arnold Schwarzenegger farted loudly, purposefully, and malevolently in my face’ The Harry Potter actress discusses her unfiltered new memoir, her distain for Nigel Farage, and how to correctly pronounce Anusol

Met Miriam... inews.co.uk/culture/book...

A simple life fraught with difficulties: Ruth, by Kate Riley, reviewed ‘The only solution for anger at your husband is to bake him a pie,’ says the eponymous heroine of Kate Riley’s first (and, she claims, last) novel, Ruth. ‘She heard it first from her mother and unders...

Some wonderful, original writing in Kate Riley's first (and, she says, last) novel #Ruth about a woman's life in a Christian communist community.... www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-si...

Hard relate to this mood.

The new David Bowie Centre lets you get close enough to smell him Containing 90,000 sacred relics from Bowie’s career, the V&A East's new collection is a shrine to the chameleonic rock star

My review of the V&A's #Bowie Centre... inews.co.uk/culture/musi...

Olivia Cooke: 'Sex scenes shouldn't make you feel like a chunk of yourself has been taken' As she stars in new thriller The Girlfriend, the actor reveals why a House of the Dragon stunt made her feel sick, her 'melancholic' childhood and why intimacy coordinators are so important on set

Had a jolly natter with Oldham's own Olivia Cooke (Slow Horses, House of the Dragon) about her delectably bingeable new Prime Video series #TheGirlfriend ... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Olympic equestrian Abi Lyle: ‘I survived my abusive partner – then he murdered my friend’ The dressage competitor opens up about dating Jonathan Creswell, the jockey who strangled Katie Simpson to death

Interviewed the impressive Olympic Equestrian Abi Lyle about surviving domestic violence at the hands of a man who went on to kill another woman, as detailed in Death of a Showjumper on Sky. www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/abi-lyl...

Big Thief’s new album Double Infinity is another instant classic – review Despite the departure of their longtime bassist, the indie band manage to find positive answers to their intelligently posed questions

Loved this from @bigthiefmusic.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...