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...

BBC promises ‘innovative’ return for Casualty in Christmas special

Casualty is to return to TV screens for an “innovative” Christmas special, the BBC has revealed. The news was announced in a cryptic teaser...

Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain look back at Soccer AM: ‘We fought like siblings. She couldn’t stand me and I couldn’t stand her’

Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain in 2000 and 2024.Tim Lovejoy and Helen Chamberlain in 2000 and 2024. Later photograph: Simon Webb/the Guardian. Styling: Andie...

Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman dies aged 92

The Danger Mouse writer Brian Trueman has died aged 92, his representative confirmed to the PA news agency.His son Jonathan Trueman announced the death...

Sunday with Susannah Constantine: ‘I wake up every morning with anxiety. I always have’

Lie in or up early? I’m always an early bird, up at 6.30am. I wake every morning with anxiety – I have done all...

Broadcaster Emma Barnett: ‘My role is to be OK with not being liked; but that’s something I’ve had to develop’

Emma Barnett in 1991 and 2024Emma Barnett in 1991 and 2024. Later photograph: Pål Hansen. Styling: Andie Redman. Hair and makeup: Alice Theobald using...