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As ever, the singletons date one another in the pods and if all goes well, some of the dates will end in proposals before they meet face-to-face for the first time. But it doesn't stop there. The newly-formed couples…
The singing is actually a weak link in what is otherwise an unexpectedly entertaining film, with better than average animation and plenty of PG-approved sword-and-sandal battles. That said, David is unquestionably…
In the last fortnight I've read new or forthcoming novels about a mirror universe where history runs backwards (The Understory, Chloe Benjamin), an agency that offers appointments with the past (Time Travel for…
However, as this jawdropping documentary series shows, Matthew's litany of disability was a fantasy maintained by Lisa. With testimony from Matthew and Lisa themselves, it tracks a toxic fantasy as it took root, then…
Irvin died "peacefully at home" on 11 August, surrounded by his family, his producer Claire Evans confirmed to the Guardian. Over a 50-year career that spanned TV, documentaries and action films, Irvin was known for his…
Now, decades after his death in a September 1996 drive-by shooting in Las Vegas , local prosecutors are finally offering a detailed official account of Shakur's killing, accusing Duane "Keffe D" Davis, a 63-year-old…
Speaking with Radio Times as his U&Alibi detective show Bookish returns, Gatiss was asked about his hopes for the future of the sci-fi series, for which he has written nine episodes and starred in five. "My two penneth…
The special, titled The Crown of Destiny, will see Gatiss's character Gabriel Book returning for a seasonal mystery packed with festive charm, surprises and a dash of Christmas spirit. Gatiss confirmed news of the show's…
A statement on the blues-rock band's website said he died on Monday in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with family members at his side. His cause of death was not specified. Beard's passing "necessitates…
Not because it's in any way hokey or problematic. On the contrary. Based on the real story of the Sixties Scoop – a period in Canada from the mid-1950s to the 1980s, when an estimated 20,000 First Nations children were…