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Arts Telegraph 15/09/2025 08:30:23 AM Best private schools The Chelsea Magazine Company Charles Dance: ‘The BBC is in a parlous state’ Why Ed Sheeran will never be one of the all-time greats Everything you need to know before watching the Downton Abbey finale ‘Even Jagger couldn’t get in’: Inside Blitz, the club that shaped the 1980s The best plays and musicals (in London and beyond) to book now Bill Bailey interview: ‘Why are we embarrassed about funding the arts?’ Victoria Coren Mitchell You miss Richard Osman’s authorial voice in The Thursday Murder Club film – but the cast makes up for it FILMSWhat to see at the cinema this week BOOKSThe best non-fiction of all time, ranked STREAMINGThe 31 must-watch Disney+ shows to watch RADIOThe best of the 2025 Proms to listen to now THEATREThe 25 best children’s theatre shows (in London and beyond) to book now ARTOur expert's pick of the exhibitions to see OperaThe shows to see this year John Suchet: ‘I have nightmares about being too late to read the News at Ten’ Bill Bailey interview: ‘Why are we embarrassed about funding the arts?’ What’s on TV tonight: Last Night of the Proms, Vatican concert Grace for the World, and more You miss Richard Osman’s authorial voice in The Thursday Murder Club film – but the cast makes up for it The League of Gentleman cast reunite, and more: Radio and podcasts of the week The 30 best films on Amazon Prime to watch now Thanks, Gary Lineker, for reminding us why we’re not missing you The essential Ian McEwan reading list (and what to avoid) ‘Even Jagger couldn’t get in’: Inside Blitz, the club that shaped the 1980s The best plays and musicals (in London and beyond) to book now Bill Bailey interview: ‘Why are we embarrassed about funding the arts?’ How the Forgotten Army turned jungle defeat into victory over Japan The biggest pop and rock gigs to book now, picked by our critics Charles Dance: ‘The BBC is in a parlous state’ Protests fail to dim Anna Netrebko’s star in a superb return to the Royal Opera House Kenneth Branagh’s return to the RSC is the theatrical coup of the year Last Night of the Proms, review: A programme light as puff pastry and altogether wonderful The biggest pop and rock gigs to book now, picked by our critics Why Ed Sheeran will never be one of the all-time greats The Vienna Phil deliver a frustratingly sluggish evening – and September’s best classical concerts Supertramp’s furious in-fighting failed to taint Rick Davies’s legacy Arvo Part’s music offers us salvation from today’s woozy ‘spiritual’ nonsense Velvet-voiced Mel Tormé sabotaged his own career – and had a very strange addiction What’s on TV tonight: Last Night of the Proms, Vatican concert Grace for the World, and more The League of Gentleman cast reunite, and more: Radio and podcasts of the week Thanks, Gary Lineker, for reminding us why we’re not missing you What it takes to keep the ‘real’ Downton Abbey running What’s on TV tonight: The Paper, Mitchell and Webb, and more Next stop for Gary Lineker: world domination You miss Richard Osman’s authorial voice in The Thursday Murder Club film – but the cast makes up for it What’s on tonight? 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Daily Mail 15/09/2025 08:30:11 AM A high-stakes political thriller From a pacy political drama about the young Elizabeth I to Lady Gaga in House Of Gucci, here's the best on demand TV to watch this week.         FILM: You can't always bring old fossils back to life - and here's the proof... Jurassic World: Dominion lacks any sense of jeopardy or emotional heart Just over a fortnight ago, Tom Cruise showed exactly how you breathe new cinematic life into a much-loved old classic. Alas, Jurassic World: Dominion is no Top Gun: Maverick. 29 shares Jurassic World: Dominion review: Where's the emotional heart? FICTION: From a haunting novel by Phil Rickman to This Time Tomorrow from Emma Straub and Geraldine Brooks's latest, this week's best new fiction Merrily Watkins, priest and exorcist for the diocese of Hereford, is an unusual sleuth. Covid has unleashed new terrors on her remote, rural turf - terrors apparently foretold by a Wordsworth poem. share This week's best new fiction NON-FICTION: On the run: Susan Jonusas's grisly crime saga on America's first serial killers, The Bloody Benders, is refreshing but lacks any big reveals Kansas, 1871. People keep disappearing. Land grabs, blood feuds and plain old thievery could explain why so many travellers have vanished. All the same it is odd. share Hell's Half Acre review: Where did The Bloody Benders go? MUSIC: Beatlemania? No, it's Billiemania! Billie Eilish sends fans wild as part-boss, part-life coach and all round pop star at Manchester's AO Arena Since lockdown, most crowds have been mad for it, but Billie Eilish's fans take the biscuit. 48 shares Billie Eilish review: Beatlemania? No, it's Billiemania! THEATRE: Cool Britannia? The satirical Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera at Park Theatre is a raucous New Labour spoof that's not afraid of a cheap laugh This is a raucous spoof musical at the expense of New Labour and the embarrassing era of Cool Britannia. 42 shares Tony! The Tony Blair Rock Opera review: A raucous New Labour spoof CLASSICAL: Just magical! From spellbinding choreography to enchanting sets and splendid singing, Orfeo at Garsington Opera is a special evening indeed Monteverdi's Orfeo is perhaps the first-ever opera. It has a lot to answer for, hasn't it? Certainly it's the earliest opera to be regularly performed. 13 shares Orfeo review: A special evening indeed MUSIC: Satisfaction? It's guaranteed! The Rolling Stones have still got it as the band embarks on their 60th anniversary tour in Madrid Do you remember the first time you saw The Rolling Stones? Mine was a midsummer night at the old Wembley Stadium 40 years ago. 8 shares The Rolling Stones review: Satisfaction? It's guaranteed! THEATRE: Amy Adams is more fusty matron than faded magnolia as she makes her stage debut in the stodgy The Glass Menagerie at Duke of York's Amy Adams is the latest Hollywood star to crop up in the West End, making her stage debut here. Alas, for all her screen attributes she unleashes few thrills. 6 shares The Glass Menagerie review: Amy Adams unleashes few thrills DEBORAH ROSS: Keeley's drama is sooo slow I just had to switch off... sharpish The Midwich Cuckoos is an updated retelling of the classic John Wyndham novel, which I first read at school, along with Chocky and The Day Of The Triffids. share DEBORAH ROSS: Keeley's drama is sooo slow I just had to switch off CRAIG BROWN: How a bereft son turned his grief into an art form: William Leith's reflections on the chasm between him and his dying father are not macabre but rather darkly comic and exhilarating No faffing about: William Leith gets straight to the point. 'Ten seconds before my father's death,' reads the first sentence, 'I have a premonition...' share CRAIG BROWN: How a bereft son turned his grief into an art form FILM: Jessie Buckley is a joy in folk-horror Men, but I can't shake the feeling it's made for laughs and Harry Enfield's comedy character is rather distracting Here Alex Garland is with his third film, Men, an exemplar of the popular folk-horror genre, very much in the tradition of The Wicker Man and Midsommar. 1 share Men review: Jessie Buckley is a joy but is it just made for laughs? ART: The creations on display in the Barbican's Postwar Modern are proof that dark times make for devastatingly good, and understandably bleak, art If you're the sort of person who goes to an exhibition for a bit of escapism and to look at pretty pictures, this show really isn't for you. 1 share Postwar Modern review: Dark times make for devastatingly good art CLASSICAL: The orchestra was spellbinding in Samson Et Dalila at the Royal Opera House, but the violent production sadly has very little going for it I appreciate that Samson Et Dalila is a nasty and violent story of lust, betrayal, torture and death, but it surely can be done - indeed has been done - a bit more stylishly than here. 2 shares Samson Et Dalila review: It could, and should, have been more FICTION: From Holly Williams's engaging debut to The Sidekick by Benjamin Markovits, a bittersweet marvel from Miriam Toews and Lesley Thomson's latest, this week's best new fiction This sparky novel may be framed as a letter from nine-year-old Swiv to her absent father, but at heart it's a paean to the might of matriarchies. 1 share This week's best new fiction NON-FICTION: The nasty truth about Lenin: Antony Beevor doesn't fully explore the USSR's birth, but he still produces a well-researched volume In 1914 a small, nasty man was arrested as an enemy alien in a remote corner of the Austrian empire. Six years later that same man was the murderous ruler of one sixth of the Earth's surface. 16 shares Russia: Revolution And Civil War review: The nasty truth about Lenin Daily Mail Subscriptions Help & FAQs Subscription Terms & Conditions Do not sell or share my personal information

Independent 15/09/2025 08:30:23 AM Annie Lennox: ‘I wanted to perform as a woman, not as a piece of meat’ Hollywood’s boycott of Israeli film groups means more than you think The march of The Penguin: How a Batman spin-off became Emmy catnip Meet the Americans who can’t get enough of Downton Abbey The flaw with Charlie Sheen’s memoir is the tragedy of his own life Ed Sheeran’s Play is a musical buffet lacking a signature dish JADE – That’s Showbiz Baby, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Perimenopop Spinal Tap 2 is startlingly unfunny Samara Weaving: ‘Being in a horror film shook the anxiety out of me’ aka Charlie Sheen is fascinating look at how it all came crashing down David Bowie Centre juxtaposes the momentous and quirkily trivial How the queen of memoir ended up plotting to murder her girlfriend Russia, sex apps, and the bizarre twilight years of Woody Allen Task is a sophisticated thriller from Mare of Easttown creator Task’s Tom Pelphrey: ‘Getting the accent was keeping me up at night’ The best fiction, non-fiction, and memoir to read this September Sabrina Impacciatore: ‘I felt ugly, insecure, never enough’ Pierce Brosnan: ‘A seventysomething Bond? They know where to find me’ Broadway’s Cabaret halted after actor suffers health emergency Simpsons actor gives blunt answer when asked if he still enjoys show Davina McCall confirms secret engagement to partner New MasterChef judge says he doesn’t ‘want to ruffle any feathers’ Emmy nominations 2025: Full list of nominees Ellen DeGeneres accused of causing California car crash in new lawsuit Scary Movie 6 star won’t care if film ‘offends people’ Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’ James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’ Nickel Boys’ Brandon Wilson: ‘There’s no logic to racial structures’ Queer’s Drew Starkey on Daniel Craig: ‘We were so comfortable with our love scenes’ 15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster The most overrated films of the 21st century 17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury 13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift Taylor Swift’s lawyer denies she ‘agreed’ to Baldoni-Lively deposition John Boyega asks for role in Star Wars parody Spaceballs 2 Taylor Swift will not be deposed in Baldoni/ Lively lawsuit Sean Penn says he was ‘conned’ by Putin in first meeting Jennifer Lopez missed out on iconic musical role for auditioning late Mark Hamill nearly turned latest role because of gun violence Sean Penn says he was ‘conned’ by Putin in first meeting Jennifer Lopez missed out on iconic musical role for auditioning late Mark Hamill nearly turned latest role because of gun violence Grey’s Anatomy fans rejoice as ‘five-star’ series lands on ITVX Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s wife goes public for first time since his death Maher says people must ‘stop debating who is worse’ after Kirk death Frankie Muniz turned down chance to host SNL to meet childhood crush Ego Nwodim exits SNL after seven seasons amid cast shake-up Dave Portnoy says Trump had ‘huge part’ in Charlie Kirk’s death Steve Coogan compares key Alan Partridge trait to Keir Starmer Polly Holliday death: Parent Trap and Mrs Doubtfire star dies, aged 88 Whoopi Goldberg says Bruce Willis ‘guided’ her through fame Henry Cavill injury pushes Highlander remake back Chris Pratt leads celebrity reactions to Charlie Kirk shooting Rob Reiner reveals Spinal Tap line that Paul McCartney came up with Steven Spielberg thought his ‘career was over’ halfway through film Chris Pratt leads celebrity reactions to Charlie Kirk shooting Rob Reiner reveals Spinal Tap line that Paul McCartney came up with Steven Spielberg thought his ‘career was over’ halfway through film Viv Prince death: Celebrated Pretty Things drummer dies, aged 84 Cat Stevens reflects on near-death experience with ‘the dark abyss’ Mötley Crüe singer had a stroke and had to ‘learn to walk again’ David Bowie’s favourite songs revealed as new exhibition opens Scottish star Nina Nesbitt surprises Kent venue with secret set Garth Brooks to headline London festival after denying rape allegation David Bowie’s favourite songs revealed as new exhibition opens Scottish star Nina Nesbitt surprises Kent venue with secret set Garth Brooks to headline London festival after denying rape allegation

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