Television & radio

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research.A report from the Sutton Trust found stark overrepresentation...

BBC confirms Gary Lineker’s departure from Match of the Day

Gary Lineker is to step down as the presenter of Match of the Day at the end of...

Greggs scoffs at reports of snub by its Christmas ad star Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson has issued an impassioned paean to the Greggs sausage roll, amid reports of a banger-based dust-up...

Sunday with Tobias Menzies: ‘ I’ve become a lot better at domestics’

Sunday plans? I’ve really got into cold-water swimming, so that’s often how I start my Sundays. I try...

‘I’m looking for a man in finance … and a gilet’: the rise of banker bro fashion

“I’m looking for a man in finance. Trust fund, 6ft 5, blue eyes.” The lyrics to Man in...

Fiona MacDonald, It’s a Knockout and Wombat host, dies aged 67 after MND diagnosis

Australian TV host Fiona MacDonald, known for her work on shows including It’s A Knockout and the children’s program Wombat, has died aged 67...

Price hikes, terrible adverts, customer crackdowns: how the joy in streaming TV died

Remember when streaming used to be exciting? Remember when, after years of trawling around HMV, spending £20 on DVDs of single seasons of television,...

Australian celebrity chef Greg Malouf, famed for Lebanese cuisine, dies at 64

The Australian celebrity chef Greg Malouf, known for his innovative Middle Eastern cuisine, has died aged 64.Malouf, of Master Chef fame, was affectionately known...

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 Muse, Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Plane Jane, Nymphia...

‘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 pressures has led to a £400m...

‘You’re a character in their world’: the impossible job of the Hollywood personal assistant

It sounds like the dream gig: working as a personal assistant to a Hollywood celebrity, becoming immersed in a rarefied world of movie sets...