Children’s TV favourite Bagpuss to reawaken for new film
Bagpuss, the saggy old cloth cat who starred in one of Britain's best-loved children's TV shows, is set to appear in a new film that will see him awaken in…
Anastacia: Arnold Schwarzenegger made me sing the same song 12 times
Mark SavageMusic correspondentNora JekerAnastacia spent years singing at corporate events before hitting the big time with her single I'm Outta Love"When they first see me, they just think I'm four…
Graham Linehan: I don’t regret my online posts
Lucy ManningSpecial correspondent,Helen BushbyCulture reporter andVinnie O'DowdBBC reporterBBCFather Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has told BBC News he stands by his posts on X which led to his arrest last week,…
MasterChef: Grace Dent and Anna Haugh to replace Gregg Wallace and John Torode on BBC show
Food critic Grace Dent and chef Anna Haugh are the new hosts of MasterChef, after Gregg Wallace and John Torode were sacked.Dent has appeared regularly as a guest on MasterChef,…
Ian McEwan on why humankind ‘will scrape through’
Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesIan McEwan won the Booker Prize in 1998 with Amsterdam while another of his works, Atonement, was turned into an Oscar-winning filmIan McEwan has shared his hopes…
Radio 1 Live Lounge: Louis Tomlinson and Lewis Capaldi on line-up
Louis Tomlinson and Lewis Capaldi have been revealed as two of the big names joining Radio 1's Live Lounge month.Reneé Rapp, Demi Lovato and Robbie Williams are also on the…
‘His work outlived the noise’: Tarun Tahiliani on the legacy of Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani
Last Wednesday, while packing for a flight to Dubai, I tossed the Financial Times magazine into my bag as something to read on the plane. It turned out to be…
New Banksy mural appears at Royal Courts of Justice
A new mural by elusive street artist Banksy has appeared on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in central London.It depicts a judge in a traditional wig…
Portrait of Shakespeare’s possible lover found in collection
A portrait believed to be William Shakespeare's possible lover has been discovered in a private collection.Warwick art historian Elizabeth Goldring uncovered the lost portrait of Shakespeare's patron Henry Wriothesley, 3rd…
Billy Porter pulls out of Cabaret on Broadway with sepsis
Billy Porter has pulled out of Broadway musical Cabaret because of "a serious case of sepsis", according to the show's producers.Doctors are confident that the US actor, who has been…