A Suitable Boy Sunday, BBC1 Rating: Prodigal Son Tuesday, Sky One Rating: A Suitable Boy is the BBC’s much-anticipated adaptation of Vikram Seth’s 1,349-page, 592,552-word novel, which is one of those big books I always said I’d read but never have. (I have, as it happens, quite a long list of big books I always … Read more
Fans FINALLY return to watch live British sport with 1,000 spectators in attendance for Surrey’s friendly against Middlesex… as The Oval hosts the first test event with social distancing guidelines in place Alternate rows were used and advisory signs were on show for a friendly match There were limited number of members in assigned seats … Read more
Folklore, Taylor Swift’s surprise album is more sorrowful, intimate bedroom pop than folk, but it’s her most grown-up album to date… and her best By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 25 July 2020 Taylor Swift … Read more
Summerland Cert: 12A, 1hr 39mins Rating: Proxima … Read more
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian Friday, BBC2 Rating: Imagine… Lemn Sissay: The Memory Of Me Thursday, BBC1 Rating: This week we said goodbye to the Aussie thriller The Secrets She Keeps and welcomed the French thriller The Last Wave, about a huge wave that causes the disappearance of surfers who later return changed. A camper adventure: … Read more
From The Joe Wicks Podcast to Homo Sapiens with Alan Cumming, The Pargetter Triptych and The Town That Didn’t Stare, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 25 July 2020 The Joe Wicks Podcast The lockdown has made a king of Joe Wicks, the fitness … Read more
THE VENUE THE DUCHESS OF SUSSEX AND PRINCESS EUGENIE: ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL The Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie both tied the knot in lavish ceremonies at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank leave St George’s Chapel, Windsor on their wedding day The Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie both tied … Read more
AMAZON PRIME How To Build A Girl In 2014, Caitlin Moran’s novel How To Build A Girl became a bestseller. Based loosely on her own experiences, it tells the story of teenager Johanna Morrigan, who decides to reinvent herself as rock music critic Dolly Wilde, complete with outlandish clothes, dyed hair and a top hat. … Read more
From Alex Horne on My Mate Bought A Toaster to Crowdscience, Backlisted and Jacob Hawley’s no-nonsense Job Centre, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 July 2020 My Mate Bought A Toaster What does your Amazon purchase history say about you? An uncomfortable amount, … Read more
From Emma Donoghue’s impressive novel to Sea Wife by Amity Gaige, an epic by John Boyne and William Shaw’s best yet, this week’s best new fiction By Max Davidson and Anthony Gardner and Eithne Farry For Event Magazine and John Williams Published: 22:02 BST, 18 July 2020 | Updated: 22:02 BST, 18 July 2020 The … Read more