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Alan Bennett says he’s no fan of acclaimed modern TV, and hints at retirement

‘Things that are lauded to the skies I cannot see the virtue of’ he said

Evening Standard

Among Others: Friendships and Encounters by Michael Frayn review – heartfelt pen portraits

The playwright’s evocative series of essays profiles some of the brightest figures he’s met in his life, from Alan Bennett and Bamber Gascoigne to childhood friends and first loves

The Guardian - UK

Ever feel like your life is a performance? Everyone does – and a 1959 book explains roles, scripts and hiding backstage

Our cultural touchstones series looks at books that have made an impact.

The Conversation

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Allelujah review – starry but jarring film of Alan Bennett’s hospital play

Judi Dench, Jennifer Saunders, Derek Jacobi star in this faithful yet uneven adaptation

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t sort out the NHS without sorting elderly care’: Richard Eyre on his new geriatric ward film and the government’s state of ‘panic’

The great stage director talks to Louis Chilton about taking on Alan Bennett’s ‘Allelujah’ and the crisis of morality at its heart

The Independent UK

‘We fetishised being young – it’s just stupid!’: Judi Dench and Richard Eyre on ageing, Covid and saving the NHS

Shot in 2021, a film of Allelujah, Alan Bennett’s 2018 play set on a geriatric ward, is released next month. How relevant does it remain? Its stars, including Jennifer Saunders and Bally Gill, share their thoughts during production – and more than a year later

The Guardian - UK

From Skepta to David Bowie – the celebrities who turned down New Year’s Honours

Whether for political, personal or professional reasons, not everyone considers the annual awards an 'honour'

The Independent UK

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The Infernal Machine review – unconvincing reclusive writer thriller

Guy Pearce plays a British author with a troubled past holed up in the US in Andrew Hunt’s convoluted tale

The Guardian - UK

Former ITV Corrie star's glam look gets two word response from on-screen daughter Millie Gibson as she looks so different at charity ball

Kel Allen looked a world away from her troubled character Laura Neelan at Denise Welch's charity ball

Manchester Evening News

TV tonight: Emily Blunt’s bloody, beautiful western The English lands at last

This sweeping drama by Hugo Blick sees a vengeful English aristocrat hunt down her son’s killer in the Old West. Plus: the boisterous football fans who’ve formed a choir

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Tom Allen: ‘All high ceremony is camp. In a way, church is like Drag Race’

The Bake Off regular on the complexity of grief, the importance of dressing well and why he’s always fancied himself as a vicar

The Guardian - UK

Causeway to Enola Holmes 2: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Jennifer Lawrence plays a soldier sent home to recover from injuries sustained in Afghanistan, while Millie Bobby Brown is back as the youthful sleuth

The Guardian - UK

Jonathan Stedall obituary

Documentary-maker who covered politics, historical figures and great railway journeys in his nearly three decades at the BBC

The Guardian - UK

Brother of Moors murder victim blasts amateur sleuth saying he should apologise

Author Russell Edwards claimed to have found the body of Moors murders victim Keith Bennett, but Greater Manchester Police called off their search after no human remains were found

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Manchester Evening News

Brother of Moors Murders victim Keith Bennett describes 'anger and pain' amid row with the author who sparked failed police dig for remains

Alan Bennett has hit out at author and amateur sleuth Russell Edwards

The Guardian - UK

Search ends for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett after no remains found

Police say week-long examination on Saddleworth Moor revealed no evidence of human remains

The Guardian - UK

Doubts engulf dig to find body of Moors murder victim Keith Edwards

Body not found after week on Saddleworth Moor as forensic scientists question evidence provided by amateur investigator

The Guardian - UK

Doubts over evidence behind futile dig for Moors murder victim Keith Bennett

No remains found after week on Saddleworth Moor as forensic scientists question information provided by amateur investigator

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Manchester Evening News

Police ramp up meticulous search for remains of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett - but no bones have yet been uncovered

Police have widened the search area and sent soil samples for analysis

The Guardian - UK

From Blackadder to Blackstuff to Blobby: 100 years of the BBC, part seven

Some of the greatest ever TV airs, Saturday nights get a Crinkley Bottom takeover – and the new comedy royalty are crowned

Manchester Evening News

The brother of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett says he is 'frustrated, annoyed, confused' as latest dig enters day five after information from amateur sleuth

Alan Bennett praised police but suggested the amateur sleuth who sparked the latest dig should return to the moors to help officers with a precise location

Daily Record

Brother of Moors Murder victim furious over claims a child’s remains have been found

Alan Bennett, 66, brother of murder victim Keith Bennett, has hit out after nothing has been found at a site where a writer insisted he discovered a skull.

The Independent UK

Brother of Moors murder victim voices frustration over police search

Police started a dig in search of victim after author claimed to have discovered a likely grave for the boy

The Guardian - UK

Moors murder: Keith Bennett’s brother voices frustration over search

Alan Bennett says he has been left ‘confused’ by author’s claims to have found body after dig yields no results

The Guardian - UK

Police yet to find remains of Moors murder victim Keith Bennett in dig

Amateur sleuth claims to have come across the body of the boy murdered by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley

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