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The Weekend's Viewing: Melancholy Isaacs prevents a case of cosiness
Monday 20 May 2013
Case Histories, Sun, BBC1 / Sincerely, F Scott Fitzgerald: a Culture Show Special, Sat, BBC2
Review: CS Lewis, A Life, By Alistair Mcgrath
Sunday 12 May 2013
More light on the man inside the wardrobe
'Someone had to do it' - Steve Coogan admits to strip club research for The Look Of Love
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Steve Coogan tonight admitted he visited a lot of strip clubs to research his latest role as porn baron Paul Raymond.
If all the world's a movie set, WC Fields is just the man to play me
Tuesday 16 April 2013
Life on Marsden
Norman Bates's mother finally gets her chance on screen
Friday 15 March 2013
Alice Jones' Arts Diary
Michael Cera, Sarah Silverman, and friends found a new YouTube channel
Friday 15 March 2013
Alice Jones' Arts Diary
'I don't want a poofter to play me in a film': Sir Stirling Moss is embroiled in homophobia row after 'offensive' comments
Thursday 14 March 2013
Moss criticised by campaigners who described his comments as 'offensive'
Isabella Blow's life to be dramatised by Sex Addict playwright Tim Fountain
Thursday 07 March 2013
Alice Jones' Arts Diary
Jarvis Cocker, Lionel Shriver and Claire Tomalin to headline Southbank's London Literature Festival
Tuesday 05 March 2013
Jarvis Cocker might seem an unlikely contender to headline a literature festival, but it seems the former Pulp frontman really does have a thirst for knowledge.
Supplementary pills get juice-fast diet in trouble
Sunday 17 February 2013
It is the detox diet favoured by supermodels and socialites. Natalia Vodianova, Poppy Delevingne and Tali Lennox (daughter of Annie), are all fans of the "juice fast" system which allows for supplementary pills to be eaten – and little else – over the course of three or five days.
The 10 Best non-fiction audio books
Wednesday 13 February 2013
With these, you can learn about Ancient Rome, Victorian murders or modern sexism all without turning a page.
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What, let gays get married? We must be bonkers
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'Something passed underneath us, quite close': Airbus A320 has close encounter with UFO
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Rocky Horror star Tim Curry 'suffers major stroke'
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Lord of the Sings: Sir Christopher Lee, 91, to release heavy metal album
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Exclusive: Woolwich killings suspect Michael Adebolajo was inspired by cleric banned from UK after urging followers to behead enemies of Islam
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