Culture

British-made Netflix shows most popular on platform so far in 2024

Netflix has revealed that British-made shows have proved to be the most popular with audiences on its global streaming service so far this year.Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive of Netflix,...

Emmys 2024 red carpet: Ayo Edebiri, Meryl Streep, Andrew Scott and more – in pictures

Drag Race stars Mirage, Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion, Sapphira Cristál, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Geneva Karr, Xunami...

Sunday with Lindsay Duncan: ‘I lie on the sofa and read the paper’

How do you spend Sundays? Absolutely in the pursuit of pleasure, in our case: food. We hire a...

Boston bust-up as bandmates brawl at Jane’s Addiction reunion gig

In the scene from Back to the Future where Michael J Fox plays Johnny B Goode on stage...

‘Survive to 2025’: UK TV production firms fight to stay afloat in slump

The UK’s TV production sector has adopted the mantra “survive to 2025” as a perfect storm of market...

It’s the way they sell ’em: standups across UK turn to merchandise for extra cash

Comedian Paddy Young sold caps at last year’s Edinburgh festival fringe emblazoned with his memorable show title: Hungry, Horny, Scared. They were a hit....

Oasis fans frustrated by technical issues in battle to nab reunion show tickets

Did Oasis sell out yesterday? Definitely in Dublin. Maybe in Manchester. It was hard to tell. Fans struggled to buy the million or so tickets...

US rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage mid-performance

The US rapper Fatman Scoop has died after he collapsed mid-performance during a free concert in Connecticut on Friday night, according to reports. The New...

Oasis warn that gig tickets resold at inflated prices will be cancelled

Oasis have issued a warning to people against reselling tickets for their reunion tour – or buying those resold tickets – on the secondary...

Austrian town gets its lederhosen in a twist over modern art

I’m walking through the town of Bad Aussee, in Austria’s alpine Salzkammergut region, where I’m expecting a vision of depravity to emerge through the...

‘I couldn’t believe it was my son who did it’: Boy, 4, smashes bronze age jar in Israel museum

A rare bronze age jar – its history stretching back at least 3,500 years – had long graced the entrance of the Hecht Museum...