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Arts Telegraph 12/01/2026 01:50:25 AM Christmas Charity Appeal Health & Fitness Beauty & Grooming Travel & Outdoors Christmas Charity Appeal The Chelsea Magazine Company Hollywood keeps sucking the fun out of Robin Hood Jane Seymour interview: Being a Bond girl ruined my career in Britain This is the way to deal with racially divisive ‘decolonising’ attempts to rewrite history This adaptation of High Noon could never rival the classic film Sky’s sex-mad sports soap is full of charisma and cringe On North Korea, has Trump failed as badly as Obama? Christopher Harding The Beckham family feud is an utter farce WATCHThe 50 greatest British films of all time, ranked READThe books to look forward to in 2026 BOOK AHEADThe biggest pop and rock gigs to book now 2026The films to look forward to this year THEATREThe best plays and musicals to book now STREAMINGWhat to watch on Apple TV FILMSWhat to see at the cinema this week Mind Your Language and Blake’s 7: The TV shows that simply refused to die ‘You could see a heartbroken man’: Inside David Bowie’s final months The Traitors contestants: Who has left so far? On North Korea, has Trump failed as badly as Obama? What’s on TV tonight and this week: Valley of the Kings: Secret Tomb Revealed, Heated Rivalry, and more Misha Glenny takes over In Our Time, and more: radio and podcasts of the week The 20 essential vinyl records you should own Sky’s sex-mad sports soap is full of charisma and cringe These ample-bottomed ladies were once frowned upon by art snobs. They were wrong This adaptation of High Noon could never rival the classic film The best films to watch in cinemas this week, from Hamnet to Giant The Royal Opera is on a roll with this stirring Verdi revival The best opera to book now, according to our critic The best plays and musicals (in London and beyond) to book in 2026 Sheridan Smith is mesmerising in Ayckbourn’s nightmarish comedy This might well be Britain’s most awe-inspiring church, and it isn’t even a cathedral Bob Weir, founding member of Grateful Dead, dies at 78 Morrissey’s melodramatic new single sounds like a Eurovision pastiche David Bowie’s ‘pervy pants’ and the chaotic making of Labyrinth Cancelled shows and a new album: Morrissey’s secretive comeback Julian Lloyd Webber: Everyone thinks that Andrew and I are loaded. I’m not The biggest pop and rock gigs to book in 2026 The 20 essential vinyl records you should own Sky’s sex-mad sports soap is full of charisma and cringe What’s on TV tonight and this week: Valley of the Kings: Secret Tomb Revealed, Heated Rivalry, and more Misha Glenny takes over In Our Time, and more: radio and podcasts of the week The Traitors offers up yet another game-changing twist Why politically incorrect Life on Mars baffled the BBC David Bowie’s fantasy radio show is brought to life, and more: radio and podcasts of the week The Traitors contestants: Who has left so far? What’s on tonight? Explore our interactive TV guide for full listings See what’s on Why the Saudis are betting $1bn on violent cartoons Jane Seymour interview: Being a Bond girl ruined my career in Britain This Netflix romcom is One Day with a travel twist David Bowie’s ‘pervy pants’ and the chaotic making of Labyrinth Gary Cooper was a rampant lothario – and just what 1950s America needed Hollywood keeps sucking the fun out of Robin Hood The best films to watch in cinemas this week, from Hamnet to Giant This adaptation of High Noon could never rival the classic film Sheridan Smith is mesmerising in Ayckbourn’s nightmarish comedy Patricia Hodge is a gloriously daft Mrs Malaprop in this comic masterpiece The rising stars to watch in 2026 Christopher Biggins is criminally sidelined in this brash Robin Hood Catherine Tate’s smutfest panto is for adults with money to burn The best plays and musicals (in London and beyond) to book in 2026 ‘You could see a heartbroken man’: Inside David Bowie’s final months The best cosy crime to read now Helen Dunmore’s magic is kept alive in this powerful debut novel Grandad vs the fly-tippers – a story children need to hear Is the Arctic about to tip into all-out war? The 10 signs you are reading something written by AI On North Korea, has Trump failed as badly as Obama? Christopher Harding These new songs from Led Zeppelin’s bassist are anything but tame A chance to discover masterpieces that rival Mozart – plus December’s best classical concerts The UK’s 10 greatest orchestras – and the concerts to book now Five carols from your childhood we need to revive How Hitler’s pianist found refuge in a rural Scottish village The Arts Council has been totally humiliated – heads should roll Julian Lloyd Webber: Everyone thinks that Andrew and I are loaded. I’m not These ample-bottomed ladies were once frowned upon by art snobs. They were wrong For years, Beryl Cook was sidelined by Britains cultural elite. Now her work is getting a much-deserved renaissance Naysayers predicted a gloomy 2025 for the art market. How wrong they were The best art exhibitions to see in London and beyond in 2026 Baby boomers like me must relinquish our hold on the arts Sign up now for our Culture Newsletter – every Saturday In 2012, he secretly kept his wife’s dead body at home. Today, he’s a knight Morrissey’s melodramatic new single sounds like a Eurovision pastiche The Royal Opera is on a roll with this stirring Verdi revival David Bowie’s fantasy radio show is brought to life, and more: radio and podcasts of the week What’s on TV tonight and this week: A Thousand Blows returns, Hugh Laurie joins Tehran, and more A Thousand Blows returns to pummel us with a bit too much plot Hugh Laurie is at his magnetic best in TV drama Tehran Why politically incorrect Life on Mars baffled the BBC Download the Telegraph App Syndication and Commissioning Terms & Conditions Subscription Terms & Conditions The Chelsea Magazine Company

Daily Mail 12/01/2026 01:50:13 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 Subscription Terms & Conditions Do not sell or share my personal information Additional Cookie Information Daily Mail Subscriptions Help & FAQs

Independent 12/01/2026 01:50:25 AM Malachi Kirby: ‘Forest Whitaker came over and held me. I was shaking’ Pierce Brosnan: ‘I’m 72 – I can feel the tick of time moving on for me’ Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny Hollingworth on her shimmering new album The Traitors is a reminder to never underestimate an older woman High Noon is a thoughtful Western with vital moments missing Industry season four is unflinching, merciless five-star television Heated Rivalry’s obsessive fans have sucked the fun out of the show Oscar-primed Hamnet isn’t as manipulative as its critics claim Sheridan Smith’s wit can’t disguise the frivolity of Woman in Mind People of colour keep leaving Traitors early. We need to talk about why Riot grrrls, rap and Irish folk: the new music that will dominate 2026 Wooden acting and clunky scripts stop Lynley from being great comeback Ten commandments for a superior arts experience in 2026 ‘New Bond’ Callum Turner is very believable casting for 007 Irish newcomers Cardinals on faith and the scars of British violence How did The Lord of the Rings end up so beloved by the right wing? Mika: ‘Scrutiny over my sexuality was kind of brutal’ ‘Truthfully, you can never be a good parent’: Inside Sentimental Value, the year’s frankest, most emotional film Archie Madekwe: ‘It’s easy to get lost in the bigger picture – that’s when you fall into narcissism’ Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’ Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me I don’t act to get attention’ Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’ KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’ Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’ Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to support slot for Tate McRae Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies at 78 Lorraine Kelly mourns father’s death with heartfelt tribute Masked Singer’s Yak unmasked as punk rock legend Traitors star Fiona thanks fans after dramatic betrayal The Thing actor T.K. Carter dies aged 69 after 911 call Golden Globes 2026: Full list of nominees Washington National Opera to leave Kennedy Center after Trump takeover 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

Guardian 12/01/2026 01:50:27 AM International edition The 15 best Xbox Series S/X games to play in 2026 The 15 best PS5 games to play in 2026 Explore all newsletters Google Privacy Policy Most viewed in culture Most viewed Across the guardian Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious Eddie Izzard: ‘I once ran 90km in just under 12 hours. That was a tough day’ Succession creator Jesse Armstrong says he struggles with impostor syndrome ‘Bring me a gigantic Gladiator who can cradle me like a baby!’: behind the scenes of the most joyous show on TV Mass surveillance, the metaverse, making America ‘great again’: the novelists who predicted our present Golden Globes 2026: who will win and who should win the film awards? From Hamnet to Bridget Christie: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead Industry to Blue Velvet: the week in rave reviews Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens Is Jessie dating Jack? Is Fiona Reece’s mum? How everyone might be related on The Traitors US urges its citizens to flee Venezuela amid reports of paramilitaries ‘History will tell’: as US pressure grows, Cuba edges closer to collapse amid mass exodus Do the tiny, boring exercises: how to really look after your hips Heated Rivalry review – these physically perfect people have so much sex it’s tedious Service door of Crans-Montana bar where 40 died in fire was locked from inside, owner says Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds Eddie Izzard: ‘I once ran 90km in just under 12 hours. That was a tough day’ Watched, scared and trapped in an Australian visa nightmare, Kiran is one of India’s ‘abandoned brides’ David Lammy: JD Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘unacceptable’ Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78 2026 culture preview Sign up for our email Complaints & corrections