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His BBC One series Here We Go has single-handedly revived the family sitcom genre, and Hollywood stars love his short films. Might he be one of Britain’s most versatile comedy writers?No matter what type of comedy you are into, Tom Basden is your man...
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The streamer’s interim film head has spoken about the ‘rare’ move to scrap The Mothership, a sci-fi thriller in post-productionNetflix’s decision to scrap a nearly completed movie starring Halle Berry has been described as “a rare thing” during a pre...
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(Harmonia Mundi, two CDs)Anyone who loves fine string playing will be delightedAll British viola players of the last 100 years and more owe a huge debt to Lionel Tertis. Born in 1876 (on the same day as the great cellist Pablo Casals), Tertis became...
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Despite speculation about couple’s Netflix deal ending, company’s chief content officer says duo working on ‘bunch’ of projectsHarry and Meghan are working on a number of projects at Netflix despite speculation that the pair’s deal was in jeopardy.Du...
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The film-maker answers your questions on his famous collaborators, whether Brazil is a Christmas movie – and what he really thinks about baked beansVariety falsely announced your death in 2015 with the headline “Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam dies at X...
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Contractual dispute between Universal Music Group and social media giant results in removal of thousands of songs, and loss of marketing clout for musiciansTikTok has had music from the world’s biggest music company, Universal Music Group (UMG), remo...
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(Alpha)The Gothenburg Symphony are outstanding in this all Sibelius disc, but chief conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s fresh approach doesn’t always bring rewardsThe previous releases in Santtu-Matias Rouvali’s Sibelius series for Alpha have had a mi...
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Charing Cross theatre, LondonHunter Bird’s often madcap production, based on the 1980 western, has anodyne songs and lacks the film’s weathered perspectiveBronco Billy is one of Clint Eastwood’s ropier westerns, from a time when he was sending up his...
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Fifty years after Parton released the album Jolene, we assess a catalogue that spans country, Christianity and weirdly chilling balladsThere are Dolly Parton songs that deliver an emotional gut-punch, and there are Dolly Parton songs that play to her...