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INSANE: 4 - The Real Truth

UK-wide initiative launched to tackle marginalisation of working-class writers

New Writing North’s literary venture The Bee includes magazine and podcast, and is supported by Michael Sheen

The Guardian - UK

Sir Philip Pullman announces finale to The Book Of Dust trilogy

Welsh actor Michael Sheen narrated the first two volumes of The Book Of Dust and will return to narrate the final book.

Evening Standard

David Tennant comments on Good Omens ‘rejig’ after Neil Gaiman allegations

The fantasy comedy will return for 90-minute finale

The Independent UK

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The Assembly review – this celebrity interview show is going to be massive

No question is off limits as a neurodivergent panel give Danny Dyer and David Tennant a grilling. It’s the warmest, funniest telly you’ll watch this year

The Guardian - UK

Curtain call for commissions: Is British theatre in crisis?

Original works have dropped by nearly a third in a decade, according to new research into the UK’s theatre industry with an increasing number of playhouses facing closure.

Euronews

Is actor Michael Sheen the right person to rescue Welsh theatre?

Amid closures and financial cuts, Sheen is using his clout to stimulate interest and investment in the Welsh stage. A celebrity force for good? Or is he taking the spotlight away from other, vital arts organisations?

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Michael Sheen’s new national theatre for Wales: an act of defiance

Welsh culture is in crisis. The actor’s intervention is to be applauded, but it is not a long-term solution

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Sheen to play Welsh prince who led rebellion against the English crown

Actor hopes Owain and Henry, one of two new productions by the Welsh National Theatre, will be a ‘defining moment’

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen and Channel 4 questioned over ‘originality’ of debt documentary

Independent TV producers say they discussed 2021’s Bank Job with the Welsh actor’s team and he later presented a similar programme

The Guardian - UK

David Tennant announced as guest for MCM London Comic Con

The Doctor Who actor will be doing a signing, and will have his own Spotlight panel

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen spotted a UFO

Michael Sheen beleives he saw a UFO when he was 12 years old.

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Michael Sheen recounts UFOs sighting over Port Talbot: 'There's something going on'

Sheen first recalled an incident from his youth before sharing more recent experiences with the paranormal

Evening Standard

Actor Michael Sheen to launch new children’s book about homelessness

It comes after Sheen recently bought £1 million of debt belonging to hundreds of people in South Wales for Channel 4’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway.

Evening Standard

Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025

‘The Independent’ will host a selection of experts to dissect the day’s breaking news

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The week in TV: Adolescence; Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway; Chess Masters: The Endgame – review

A teenage murder sparks Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s affecting drama about the online ‘manosphere’; Michael Sheen’s generosity exposes Britain’s debt crisis; and, for the first time in 30 years, chess is king at the BBC

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen’s kindness shows how cruel the credit business is

Letters: Readers respond to the news that the actor has paid off £1m of his neighbours’ debts and called for fairer banking practices

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen may be a real-life Robin Hood in Port Talbot, but campaigning TV doesn’t get results

COMMENT: Phil Harrison admires the actor’s commitment to ending personal debts in ‘Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway’, but says it won’t force politicians to act

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Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil and Hanif Kureishi join packed Hay festival lineup

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader, is also due to appear, in a festival dedicated to activism and an exploration of the impact of AI

The Independent UK

Hay Festival 2025: ‘Carnival of ideas’ returns with new events programme

Annual literary event has become a prominent occasion in British culture and boasts a star-studded lineup with over 600 events

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen, Anton Du Beke and Donald Trump’s niece among Hay Festival line-up

The arts and literature event will also see Hanif Kureishi, who woke up without the use of his hands, arms and legs, speak.

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen hailed a 'hero' on Secret Million Pound Giveaway as actor clears £1m debt for 900 people

The actor said said he wanted to highlight social injustice and how credit finance companies profit from the vulnerable

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration

The Welsh actor is rightly indignant as he meets people struggling with debts in his home town … then devises an elaborate ploy to pay them off using his own cash. You can’t help but root for him

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Michael Sheen's generosity left him in 'massive debt'

Michael Sheen was in "massive debt" and had "nothing left" after selling his houses to fund the 2019 Homeless World Cup.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Mark Carney to be next Canada PM

Former central banker has positioned himself as uniquely able to handle Canada’s trade war with the US. Plus, why Michael Sheen paid off more than $1m of his neighbors’ debts

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