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Gorillaz’s album The Mountain is full of joyful wisdom - review The album’s posthumous contributors remind us that music can keep ghosts alive and – by spinning outtake samples of vanished voices into new forms – even serve as a kind of reincarnation

The new #Gorillaz album, The Mountain, plays out like a marvellous, musical mandala... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Andi Oliver: ‘My dad broke parts of me - it's taken a long time to fix them' The Great British Menu presenter on weight-loss jabs, meeting Obama and why she's glad her dad walked out

Had a great chat with Andi Oliver ahead of the new, movie-themed series of The Great British Menu... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

Madison Beer offers some real depth beneath the pop sheen of ‘Locket’ - review The US pop singer navigates the trauma of early fame and the pain of a recent breakup on this sultry, bold third album

Reviewed the new #MadisonBeer album... www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

The madness of Prince Rogers Nelson | The Spectator Australia In June 1993, the Artist Who’d Just Decided He Didn’t Want to be Called Prince Any More handed his passport…

Reviewed John McKie's sprawling big but nugget-packed new book about #Prince ... www.spectator.com.au/2026/01/the-...

The toe-curling shame of sending a message by mistake From AutoCorrect cock-ups to wrongly directed gossip, modern communication can lead to some extremely awkward situations

Some silliness about text typos (or #phonecrabs ) ... www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...

As The Daily Telegraph has been published since 1855, I'm counting this feedback as quite an achievement.

This is timely as I found an old plastic sword from an old knight costume the other day. Put it in a bag for the charity shop then remembered the split rock by my pond and decided it needs to go there for a while instead. Will send pic when outside becomes doable!

A guy I knew once wrote a year long blog about his poos called The Captain's Log.

Twenty orgasms and banned by the BBC: The scandal of Donna Summer’s Love to Love You Baby The song made an international star of the singer, but with fame came overheated audiences and intrusive interviews

40 years after it was banned by the BBC I dug into the history of Donna Summer's breakthrough hit to find her working through a history of abuse... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/news/t...

' Funny looking duck at WWT Llanelli '
Thank you Serian Ganesh on Facebook for this rather acquatic #FoxOfTheDay !

Jane Seymour interview: Being a Bond girl ruined my career in Britain The one-time Bond girl on surviving the predatory climate of 1970s Hollywood, staying youthful and escaping the shadow of 007

Had a good chat with Jane Seymour as a new season of #HarryWild drops in the UK... www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2026/0...

Lucy Worsley: 'I'm a cold robot - but I can pass for a normal person' The author and historian talks about ignoring her online trolls, exploring the past through a feminist lens and why being scared of murder is a 'luxury fear'

Really enjoyed talking to Lucy Worsley about feminist history and her new Victorian Murder Club... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

‘He’s not such a blatant toff’: Meet the new Inspector Lynley As he takes on the role of an Oxford-educated sleuth, actor Leo Suter talks about why Britain’s obsession with class is outdated

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries are back, with much less forelock tugging and rebranded as simply #Lynley . I spoke to Leo Suter as he steps out of Vikings: Valhalla and into the aristo- copper's loafers... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

You're just tidying them up...

Martin Compston: 'Yes, I was working class, but I had anything I wanted growing up' The actor on embracing being an action hero, the return of Line of Duty and why being set on fire was fun – until the flames wouldn't go out

Had a good chat with Martin Compston about #TheRevengeClub, #RedEye and the new series of #LineOfDuty... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

R.I.P. Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner

god bless rob reiner for spinal tap

The five Joanna Trollope books you need to read The late author’s novels are often billed as ‘Aga sagas’. But her moving portrayal of life’s agonies and absurdities shouldn’t be snubbed

Remembering Joanna Trollope... www.telegraph.co.uk/books/author...

Lesley Sharp: 'My generation still have an issue with their children being gay' As she stars in a new film about a gay BDSM relationship, the actor talks growing up in a homophobic generation, finding her 'happy place' in theatre - and her difficult dog

Had a good chat with Lesley Sharp about starring in excellent new British film #Pillion and a second season of bingeable thriller #RedEye... inews.co.uk/culture/tele...

‘Nobody stepped in to help me’: Penny Lancaster on being bullied by Gregg Wallace The TV personality on her MasterChef experience, working as a special constable and life with her husband Rod Stewart

In which Penny Lancaster tells me how policing is helping her heal from the trauma of childhood sexual assault... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2025/12/0...

Martin Kemp: ‘Everybody dies. I accepted that more quickly than I thought I would’ The 64-year-old Spandau Ballet star on his near-death experience, I’m a Celebrity capers and the secrets behind his four-decade marriage

Caught up with Martin Kemp fresh from the #ImaCeleb jungle... www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/martin-...

Desperately seeking paper press-out make your own #nativity set from the 1970s. In addition to all the standard stuff it has a palm tree and a #porcupine. Please share.

Big Bang Theory's Kunal Nayyar: 'I pay random families' medical bills on GoFundMe' The actor on the how the long-running comedy role made his fortune, and starring as a South Asian Scrooge in a new Christmas film

Interviewed #bigbanhtheory star Kunal Nayyar about playing an Indian Scrooge in #christmaskarma ... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

The true story of Sydney Sweeney's 'Christy': 'My husband nearly beat me to death' The most successful female boxer in history was trapped in a violent, abusive marriage with her trainer and manager for 20 years

Interviewed the astonishing boxer Christy Martin about surviving decades of domestic abuse... inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

Russell Howard: 'My son gives me a cosmic feeling of otherworldly happiness' Ahead of his UK tour, the comedian talks about parenthood, getting through to teenagers, and addressing traumatic topics from sexual abuse to self-harm

Interviewed Russell Howard ahead of his new stand up tour, #Don'tTellTheAlhorithm inews.co.uk/culture/come...

Wicked is teaching my teenage daughter about friendship The pink-and-green Hollywood extravaganza is more than fantasy - it helps young girls navigate vicious playground dynamics and overcome their differences

Wrote about #Wicked and teen girl friendships... inews.co.uk/culture/film...

Celeste offers raw, full-bodied declarations of selfhood on ‘Woman of Faces’ There’s a collected confidence to these nine tracks that allows Celeste’s voice to step out the shadow of those early Billie Holiday comparisons, and speak distinctly to the listener’s heart

Really enjoyed the new #Celeste album www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Matthew Rhys on playing Richard Burton: ‘Buying your wife a Cartier diamond isn’t very Welsh’ The actor discusses portraying his fellow countryman, the pressure of celebrity and finding his profession ridiculous

Had a wonderfully easygoing chat with Matthew Rhys ( #TheBeastInMe ) about his sensational turn as Richard Burton in Welsh National Theatre's touring production of #PlayingBurton ... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Bonnie Langford: ‘Paddington will teach children how to behave properly’ The actress on her role in the new stage musical, why screaming and shouting ‘doesn’t work’ and the tragedy of Lena Zavaroni

Met the lovely Bonnie Langford (and her adorable dog Poppy) as she prepares to play Mrs Bird in #Paddington the musical at the Savoy Theatre... www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...

Five on why they broke up: ‘Ending the band was a humanitarian act’ The Nineties boy band on breakdowns, run-ins with Simon Cowell and why sex in pop music has gone too far

Met up with the reunited #Five as the manband hits the road... www.telegraph.co.uk/music/interv...