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<p>In the new documentary ‘Michael Jackson: The Trial’, the late singer talks about abuse at the hands of his father, Joe, and how he was exposed to strippers in nightclubs as a young child</p>

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Inside Channel 4’s chilling, extraordinary Michael Jackson: The Trial

As a new series delves into the King of Pop’s circus-like 2005 abuse trial, Tom Fordy speaks to a former close friend of the singer, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, prosecutor Ron Zonen, and documentary producer Tom Anstiss

Shelving Field of Dreams? The BBC has lost its most heartwarming show

<p> Alec Guinness as George Smiley</p>

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Missing The Night Manager already? You need this le Carré adaptation

<p>Dead or alive? Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) was bleeding out as the series two finale concluded</p>

The Night Manager writer and director reveal all about that big finale

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<p>Marvel-lous work: Yahya Adbul-Mateen II in 'Wonder Man'</p>

Wonder Man is Marvel’s best in years – sadly, it no longer matters

Nigella Lawson, Queen of the Innuendo, will save Bake Off

<p>Myha'la: ‘As a younger version of myself, I was trying to get it right and be perfect every time’</p>

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Why Industry superstar Myha’la won’t kiss her co-stars anymore

<p>Zoe Ball, who recently scaled back many of her work commitments after braving a gruelling few years in her personal life, appears genuinely (if tentatively) enthusiastic about the prospect of potentially hosting ’Strictly Come Dancing’</p>

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Strictly needs Zoe Ball – but does she need Strictly?

Interviews

<p>‘I’ve got some kind of dysmorphia’: Jonathan Pryce stars in new Sky crime series ‘Under Salt Marsh’</p>

Jonathan Pryce: ‘Does Ricky Gervais watch his own work? He shouldn’t’

<p>Peter Claffey: ‘I got a decent bit of bullying when I was a kid. I was sort of weird-looking; wobbly; uncoordinated’</p>

Interview

Peter Claffey on going from pro rugby to the Game of Thrones spinoff

<p>Malachi Kirby: ‘Most of the characters that I’ve played have been traumatised. Weirdly, that is my comfort zone’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Malachi Kirby: ‘The cameras were off at this point, but I was shaking’

<p>Josh Finan: ‘There’s a certain amount of pressure that builds up in your body over the days’</p>

Rising Stars

Josh Finan on his searing prison drama Waiting for the Out

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<p>The cast of ‘The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer’ 2026</p>

Star-studded contestants for Celebrity Bake Off 2026 named

<p>Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton, Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek in episode 401 of Bridgerton</p>

Bridgerton’s season four romance is its best in years. Here’s why

<p>Gregory Anthony Zecca, who is the stepson of Dog the Bounty Hunter, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child</p>

Dog the Bounty Hunter’s stepson arrested over fatal shooting of son

<p>Jon Stewart has called the release of the Epstein files ‘Groundhog Day’</p>

Jon Stewart reacts to ‘offensive’ mention in Jeffrey Epstein files

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