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The host of BBC Radio 2's Early Breakfast Show admitted he has had "wobbles", adding: "I just don't feel like it's a thing I'm able to do." It will see him travel almost 400 miles (643km), setting off from Glasgow and…
The trio agreed that upon their return, what they made next would have to challenge and excite them. The upcoming album — which was first previews last month with new single "Roses" — is described as a "self-consciously…
The track arrives alongside a music video that captures the reality of racial profiling at the hands of the police, incorporating a tribute to Christoper Alder, who died in police custody in Hull in 1998 — with his death…
Its impact was immediate (Radiohead famously copied his methods for the drums on ‘Airbag’, the opening track of ‘OK Computer’) and enduring, with generations of hip hop artists tracing a stylistic lineage to Shadow’s…
Death in Paradise is of course getting its annual Christmas special, and while it hasn't yet been confirmed, one could also be in the offing for Beyond Paradise . Meanwhile, there's also a third season of Australia-set…
The Glasgow band took a step back in 2023 after touring their album ‘Screen Violence’ , which hit the UK Top 10 – and won critical plaudits – on is release. Since then, the band – Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin…
The first three episodes will be released on iPlayer the same day as a partial boxset for those who want to dive straight in. The six-part series marks the return of Sir David Attenborough as narrator, with an original…
The 95-minute film is fronted by actor and writer Mat Fraser and presenter and disability rights activist Sophie Morgan, and the broadcaster has described it as a "complex, emotional and often harrowing film". At the…
On the eve of the release of his new film, Ali G: Who Iz I ?, Baron Cohen described satire as "more important than ever", adding that "along the way, some people, instead of laughing, wince or worse, take offence."…
The Grammy-nominated artist, who has worked with the likes of Beyoncé, Zara Larsson and Madonna, was due to start a run of shows for his latest album Bulldozer!! next month. In a statement shared on Instagram, the…