From the BBC’s useful new Coronavirus Global Update to Mel Giedroyc Is Quilting and Blackout, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 Coronavirus Global Update Covid-19 may have come from China but its spread has been horrifyingly global. This useful new BBC … Read more
Ludicrously good value wines to kick off British Summer Time By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 28 March 2020 British Summer Time kicks off today and there are plenty of wines to cool and crack. Even better, I’ve found bunches of them … Read more
Frank Skinner in fabulous form and more riveting Radio shows 1. Cracking castaways, from Hitchcock to Beckham Over 2,000 Desert Island Disc shows are available online, featuring conversation and the musical choices of great names from sport, science, politics and showbusiness. Take your pick from Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen Hawking to Mary Berry and David … Read more
Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick has seen a lot of people weep for the creatures they love. ‘I’ve had billionaires and megastars and people who are not famous and homeless people all lie on my floor and cry,’ says the country’s most famous animal doctor, star of his own Channel 4 show. ‘Prince or pauper, it’s a … Read more
SUNDAY, MARCH 15 The coronavirus is now erupting all over the world, and I have grown increasingly strident in my pleadings on social media for people to take it more seriously. But it’s not easy when the people running the country have appeared so bafflingly relaxed about it. While some high-profile friends, such as Gary … Read more
iPLAYER Wallander It’s set in Sweden and is based on books by a Swedish author, but can this version of Wallander really be described as Scandi-noir? Probably not, seeing as it stars a largely British cast headed by Kenneth Branagh. While some will tell you Krister Henriksson delivers the definitive portrayal of the haggard detective in … Read more
From Netflix to Apple TV+, Sky On Demand to BritBox, the ultimate guide to watching on demand TV on your smart TV, laptop, tablet or smartphone By Event Magazine Published: 15:39 BST, 13 February 2020 | Updated: 12:01 BST, 3 April 2020 If you’re confused about the ever-changing landscape of on demand and catch-up TV, … Read more
From the excellent Magpie Lane by Lucy Atkins to the fast-paced latest from Matthew Hall and Joe Thomas’ original Bent, thrillers of the week By John Williams Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 Magpie Lane Lucy Atkins … Read more
François Leleux and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra secure a suitably exuberant and boisterous performance in Bizet and Gounod By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 François Leleux Bizet and Gounod … Read more
As Easter approaches and you need something to go with your sizzling lamb, why not try some reds beyond the usual suspects By Olly Smith Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 4 April 2020 The classic reds to pair with lamb are Rioja, southern French … Read more