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<p>‘I think people are missing the relationships they had with ER, or 24, or NYPD Blue. It was something you could rely on’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘After 24, the roles I anticipated didn’t come’

The actor who gave us Jack Bauer talks to Louis Chilton about his new Christmas comedy ‘Tinsel Town’, the ‘ironic’ state of modern television, and why his acting style is so starkly different from that of his father

<p>Compston has starred in ‘Line of Duty’ since 2012</p>

Interview

Martin Compston on Line of Duty, Revenge Club and life in Las Vegas

<p>Best of: Oscar Isaac in ‘Frankenstein’, Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Die My Love’, Emma Stone in ‘Bugonia’, and Chase Infiniti in ‘One Battle After Another’</p>

Best of 2025

The 15 best films of 2025, from Mickey 17 to One Battle After Another

<p>Nnena Kalu (centre) is announced the winner of the Turner Prize 2025</p>

Comment

Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize win is momentous in more ways than one

Features & Reviews

<p>Richard Osman</p>

McCrum on Books

The sad truth about Richard Osman and the books you should buy instead

Doctor Who spin-off The War Between is bland without the Time Lord

<p>Russell Tovey is starring in ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’</p>

Interview

Russell Tovey: ‘We all have a responsibility to choose empathy’

<p>Balvinder Sopal's Musicals Week performance</p>

Comment

Strictly’s dance-off queen Balvinder Sopal has so much to be proud of

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘I’m as actory as they get’: Billy Crudup was amused by the idea of playing a Method actor in ‘Jay Kelly’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Billy Crudup: ‘America is becoming an increasingly lawless community’

The Saturday Interview

Josh Brolin: ‘I shouldn’t have ended up where I ended up’

Rising Stars

<p>Petticrew stars in a classic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles</p>

Interview

Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

Tom Blyth

Interview

Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me I don’t act to get attention’

<p>Sadler won the Best Scripted Comedy Bafta for her show</p>

Interview

Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

Zara Larsson is the latest guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to support slot for Tate McRae

Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations with Bret McKenzie

Bret McKenzie reveals how Ian McKellen made him break character

News

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>

The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

100-year-old Dick Van Dyke reveals he goes to gym three times a week

Strictly judge breaks silence on Johannes Radebe rumoured exit

Strictly judge issues message to Katya Jones after tearful elimination

Sigourney Weaver teases upcoming role in beloved video game adaptation

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Entertainment deals

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Best iPad deals for November 2025, selected by an expert

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lifestyle

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tv

Stranger Things creators hint finale episode will feature song that's never been in a TV show before

celebrities

Amanda Seyfried fans react after she refused to apologise for Charlie Kirk comments

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Trump's rambling speech 'like a slot machine' as Jimmy Kimmel says he's 'not all there'

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