Features

<p>Gary Lineker has focused more on building his own media company in recent years, mainly producing podcasts </p>

Match of the Day will miss Lineker far more than he will miss the show

Gary Lineker is leaving ‘MOTD’ at the end of this season, after a glittering 25-year tenure as the host of the BBC’s flagship football show. Nick Hilton looks back at the pundit’s highs and lows, from predatory striker to top broadcaster and media mogul

<p>Pop princes: Blue, Take That and Five (L-R) stole hearts in the boyband boom of the Nineties </p>

in focus

Inside the dark world of Nineties boybands

<p>Tame: Coleen Rooney, Barry McGuigan and Oti Mabuse are heading into the jungle soon </p>

I’m a Celeb has made a big casting mistake. The show won’t be the same

<p>On tour: Barlow is having the time (and wine) of his life on his latest trip</p>

in focus

Gary Barlow – the inadvertent icon of ‘hun culture’

Features & Reviews

<p>A pop-culture-infused catechism: Linda Fiorentino, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Chris Rock on the poster art for ‘Dogma’ </p>

flashbacks

How the outrageous comedy Dogma became practically impossible to see

<p>Cunning characters: ‘Wolf Hall’ shows how canny many of the women close to Henry VIII had to be to have a hope of survival </p>

in focus

‘Gossip is a currency’: The lives of Tudor women in Wolf Hall

<p>Heir apparent: Paul Mescal in Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator II’ </p>

Gladiator 2 is thrilling – but Paul Mescal is no Russell Crowe

<p>Readers’ history: Orlando Reade’s new book explores the response to ‘Paradise Lost’ over the centuries </p>

the reading list

The book unearthing the subversive history of Paradise Lost

<p>Scottish band Brògeal: ‘We feel very strongly about our country and its culture'</p>

new sensations

Scottish band Brògeal: ‘It’d be a cop-out to copy English bands’

comment

Why there’s no Strictly routine more powerful than a Couple’s Choice

<p>Robin Campbell: ‘They always talk about Oasis and how big they are, but they can’t catch a cold outside of England, really’ </p>

the saturday interview

UB40: We should be as big as Oasis – we’ve sold twice as many records

<p>King of the Hall: Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as Henry VIII</p>

Riveting, dynamic and bloody good fun – Wolf Hall is back

<p>A Bond from the blue: Daniel Craig as 007 in ‘No Time to Die’</p>

state of the arts

Daniel Craig doesn’t care about the next Bond – by now, who does?

<p>Edward Fox in ‘The Day of the Jackal’ </p>

Inside Film

Why remake it? Day of the Jackal’s 1973 movie is a perfect adaptation

<p>Terrible two: Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans in ‘Red One’ </p>

comment

Chris Evans is squandering his movie stardom with films like Red One

<p>Chart attacks: Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Liam Gallagher of Oasis and Ariana Grande</p>

the countdown

13 hit songs hated by the musicians who wrote them

The Saturday Interview

<p>‘I did quite a lot of weapons prep, but I didn’t delve into the dark web and try to find an expensive assassin’ </p>

the saturday interview

Eddie Redmayne: ‘I won a prize for worst performance of the year’

The Saturday Interview

David Oyelowo: ‘Like a lot of immigrants, my dad was all about work’

News

Rising Stars

<p>Sophie Thatcher: ‘I’m sick of looking at myself on screen looking scared’ </p>

Interview

Heretic’s Sophie Thatcher on Hugh Grant: ‘There is no sugar-coating with him’

<p>‘I’m clinically nostalgic’ </p>

Interview

My Old Ass star Maisy Stella: ‘Justin Bieber had to approve my scene’

<p>‘We’re just trying to give a truthful depiction of what we see’ </p>

Interview

Tosin Cole: ‘Supacell highlights issues Black people go through’

<p>‘Doing this show was weirdly healing’ </p>

Interview

Geek Girl’s Emily Carey: ‘Teenage girls are very insecure people’

Independent TV

<p>Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy trailer</p>

Watch: First Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy trailer

The View defends Nicole Scherzinger over Russell Brand’s election hat

Revealed: Meet the I’m A Celebrity class of 2024

<p>Strictly star breaks down live on air as partner reveals one regret.</p>

Strictly star breaks down live air as partner reveals one show regret

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Apple TV+

Slow Horses series 4 is swaggering and truly distinctive

Italy Venice Film Festival Opening Ceremony Red Carpet

Alfonso Cuarón, Cate Blanchett bring ‘Disclaimer’ to Film Festival

Film - Coup!

In ‘COUP!’ find a sharp ‘comedy of menace,’ with Peter Sarsgaard and Billy Magnussen

<p>Season 1 was told in real-time over the course of a seven-hour flight </p>

Hijack season 2 is coming to Apple TV+, here’s what we know so far

What to watch

37 horror movies that will actually scare you

<p>Netflix has a huge catalogue of dramas, sitcoms, cartoons and sci-fi series </p>

The best shows to watch on Netflix

<p>Amazon hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’, ‘The Boys’, ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Invincible’</p>

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Prime Video

<p>Netflix hits (clockwise from top right): ‘Malcolm & Marie’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Extraction’</p>

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

<p>Scratch the surface or Orlando’s theme park scene and discover a world of culture and adventure experiences </p>

Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

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Film

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sport

Mike Tyson explains why he’s fighting Jake Paul – and it isn’t for the money

Mike Tyson explains why he’s fighting Jake Paul – and it isn’t for the money

science-tech

'Future Earth' discovered by scientists hints at the humbling fate of our planet

celebrities

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson admits to peeing in water bottles on film sets

science-tech

Early humans interbred with three different extinct species, scientists discover

viral

T. rex launches Natural History Museum’s sustainable Christmas jumper

viral

T. rex launches Natural History Museum’s sustainable Christmas jumper

science-tech

Scientists discover brain neuron which could help to mask hunger signals

viral

Elon Musk branded 'First Lady Elonia' for inseparable relationship with Donald Trump

Sponsored

Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Is your business ready for the UK’s transition out of the EU?

Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration