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Tristram Powell obituary

TV director who made dramas by some of the top screenwriters of the 1980s and 90s, such as Alan Bennett and Alan Plater

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: an explosive stunt show especially for Die Hard fans

Would John McClane really have survived? A show puts his lethal stunts to the test. Plus: Katherine Jenkins warms us up for Christmas. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Went to London, Took the Dog by Nina Stibbe review – more larks in London

Twenty years after leaving the capital, the diarist returns for a funny-sad adult gap year

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - What’s the rudest thing you can do on a train in London? I think I know

First came the chicken. She needed to go to that butchers in Holland Park to get it, he said. No, no, Waitrose wouldn’t do. He was as adamant as an Old Testament prophet on that score. A Waitrose chicken won’t cut the mustard. Oh and it has to be cooked…

Evening Standard

Candy at the Park Theatre review: inconclusive and insubstantial - Alan Bennett has a lot to answer for

This soliloquy about a man who falls in love with his best mate’s drag persona goes nowhere

Evening Standard

Janet Dale obituary

Other lives: Actor whose long career spanned the RSC, popular TV soaps and series, and several films

The Guardian - UK

Malcolm Mowbray obituary

Film-maker who directed the 1984 classic A Private Function, starring Michael Palin and Maggie Smith

The Guardian - UK

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Speak to Me by Paula Cocozza review – a modern love triangle

Sharp observations steal the show in this surprisingly poignant tale of marital meltdown featuring wife, husband – and a mobile phone

The Guardian - UK

Groucho Club irritates some regulars by disbanding membership committee

Others say it was ‘time for a change’

Evening Standard

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

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

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‘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 Independent 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 Guardian - UK

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

Manchester Evening News

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

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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

Daily Mirror

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

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

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