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Sacha Baron Cohen, Rebel Wilson and the grim truth about his tasteless comedy Grimsby
Long before its stars’ latest war of words, the 2016 box office bomb united northerners, Trump supporters and audiences in revulsion
Comment and analysis
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The BBC’s battle for audio will only hurt loyal listeners
The Corporation wants to reign supreme in a growing sector – but it must do this with ingenuity, not by aping the success of its rivals
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Hitchcock was a dirty old man – but I’ll still watch this gripping classic
I’d happily never see the director’s vile Hollywood films again. But Suspicion, propped up by superb British stars, is the exception
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The Arts Council’s report is right: opera doesn’t have to be this expensive
ACE’s analysis of UK opera has been heavily criticised but it’s true – as it says – that just a few companies use up the available subsidy
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No more birdsong! Moving The Archers! What is Radio 4 playing at?
Listeners have been left furious by scheduling decisions at Radio 4, but at least its controller wasn’t hiding – unlike some colleagues
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Behind the music
Rock's untold stories, from band-splitting feuds to the greatest performances of all time
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Tonight's TV
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What’s on TV tonight: Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, and more
Your complete guide to the week’s television, films and sport, across terrestrial and digital platforms
Screen Secrets
A regular series telling the stories behind film and TV's greatest hits – and most fascinating flops
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Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, review: a devastating cry for help for Britain’s carers
This third and final chapter in Derek Draper’s story – he died in January – served as a testament to Garraway’s love and resilience
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Mothers’ Instinct: Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain can’t save this duff suburban psychodrama
This thriller about two Sixties neighbours who fall out following a tragedy frustratingly refuses to go for broke
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Five minutes reading a day keeps the blues away, says Queen’s first book club study
Period of reading is as valuable to mental wellbeing as walking 10,000 steps and eating five portions of fruit and vegetables
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A knight of the realm who turned traitor, and was hanged
Roger Casement rejected the Empire, allied with Germany and, as Roland Philipps’s superb study Broken Archangel shows, paid dearly
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Donna Ashworth: ‘I write for the masses – you can’t criticise me for that’
It’s rare for poets to make money from their work, but one – who went viral during lockdown – has bucked the trend
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How Prohibition turned everyone into a criminal
Strike Up the Band is a spirited chronicle of the Roaring Twenties in New York City, but it fails to develop an integrated narrative
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John Miller, architect who brought a restrained modernism to Tate Britain and other galleries – obituary
He was inspired by Britain Can Make It, a 1946 exhibition at the V&A that positioned Britain at the forefront of global industrial design
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The 10 biggest art exhibitions to book tickets for in Spring 2024
From the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery to plate settings resembling vulvas, these are ten shows not to miss
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Paris 1874: Inventing Impressionism, Musée d’Orsay: at last, the truth about the Impressionists – they were a mess
This myth-demolishing show offers a fresh evaluation of the first Impressionist exhibition that opened in the French capital
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The Biba Story, 1964-1975: an enthralling return to the shop that defined the 60s
The Fashion and Textile Museum’s exhibition explores how the visionary Barbara Hulanicki created the world’s first lifestyle label
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Opening Night: Sheridan Smith enthralls, but this play is a pretentious, convoluted mess
This musical adaptation of John Cassavetes’s film 1977 film lurches from one so-so number to the next
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Kate Garraway: Derek’s Story, review: a devastating cry for help for Britain’s carers
This third and final chapter in Derek Draper’s story – he died in January – served as a testament to Garraway’s love and resilience
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The BBC’s battle for audio will only hurt loyal listeners
The Corporation wants to reign supreme in a growing sector – but it must do this with ingenuity, not by aping the success of its rivals
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Hawkwind’s Dave Brock: ‘They phone me up every day to check I haven’t died’
On tour again, the Hawkwind frontman talks about the Blitz, sacking Lemmy and why ill health won’t stop him
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The 10 biggest new TV shows to watch in spring 2024
From Andrew Scott in Ripley to Robert Downey Jr’s first post-Oscar role, these are the shows everyone will be talking about this year
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Mothers’ Instinct: Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain can’t save this duff suburban psychodrama
This thriller about two Sixties neighbours who fall out following a tragedy frustratingly refuses to go for broke
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Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces, review: from star to failure – and back again
Steve Martin looks forward and back in this interesting but superficial two-part documentary that should afford more insight than it does
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10cc: like the Beach Boys doing Frank Zappa by way of Reeves and Mortimer
At the Royal Albert Hall, the veteran rock band demonstrated their English eccentricity – and proved they’re still full of surprises
