James Norton’s most harrowing role: ‘I was a mess, having panic attacks’ He talks bullying, break-ups and how starring in A Little Life was an ordeal that left him a ‘catatonic mess’ | ✍️ Jonathan Dean Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

As Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy reaches its television finale, its director pays tribute to his dear friend | ✍️ Johanna Thomas-Corr Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/tv-rad…

Ridley Scott: ‘I’ve already started drawing Gladiator III’ The director talks about being an ‘antisocial old geezer’ and why TV is too violent | ✍️ Jonathan Dean Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/film/a…

Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double David Holmes describes the moment he broke his spine filming — and how his life unravelled Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Mark Haddon on Status Quo, brain fog and turning down an OBE | ✍️ Jake Helm Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/books/…

Very fun speaking to James Ivory about his wonderful films, the chaos behind the scenes, an incident with Hugh Grant’s “toothpaste” and trying to outlive Harvey Weinstein

Lots of excellent and entertaining anecdotes and quotes in this piece on Band Aid at 40, from Status Quo, Bob Geldof, Bananarama and more

Puccini’s showstopper brought opera to the masses thanks to Pavarotti. Neil Fisher traces the history of a classical masterpiece turned football anthem Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/classi…

Angelina Jolie: Diva? I’m a hard worker The Hollywood actress talks fame, family and why playing legendary opera star Maria Callas in a new film was just the therapy she needed | ✍️ Susannah Butter Click below for the full article 👇 thetimes.com/culture/film/a…

Amid constant fights, infidelity, and financial woes, James Ivory and his partner, Ismail Merchant, created the most elegant films of the era. Susannah Butter Merchant Ivory trib.al/j4bTV6A

Fantastic piece by Geoff Dyer, who is always great on Los Angeles. His final paragraph really nails the way LA teeters between danger and charm, darkness and serenity.

This cinema HAS to be saved. One of the few places left that runs on passion and soul. Don’t let film culture die before your eyes

The reason why Take That were at the BAFTAs - and more on Anora, from its director, Mikey Madison and the sex workers who informed it thetimes.com/article/10d5c3…

Saoirse Ronan was robbed at the BAFTAs. But v chic dress. Here she is taking about The Outrun thetimes.com/article/d4ef9a…

My bike has been stolen, wah. Unlikely but if you see a pale blue, much loved (dirty) Whyte Carnaby around let me know

Beware of going out with journalists! That’s one moral of the entertaining and relatable Consider Yourself Kissed by Jessica Stanley. Review here thetimes.com/article/b6ecbb…

Interviewed top playwright Beth Steel about Till the Stars Come Down coming to the west end (with the Russian from White Lotus). She talks leaving school at 16, why Reform won in her hometown and wedding drama thetimes.com/article/2e6893…

Masterful reporting and amazing human stories that read more like fiction - I reviewed Four Mothers by Abigail Leonard, following 4 women around the world through their first year of parenthood. Good on the socioeconomic reasons why it’s so bad in the US thetimes.com/article/2d4a7a…

Also features what it’s like being polyamorous with a newborn…

Chat GPT volunteered to show me a picture of how to bandage my injured toe and this is what it came up with. I asked why the thumb and it said good spot, I’ll try again. Attempt two also had a thumb but no nail