Chris Packham’s lovely new wildlife show: best podcasts of the week Nature fans can get nerdy questions answered in this weekly video pod. Plus, Siobhán McSweeney is your new Comfort Eating host! The Guardian - UK · Nov 9
‘It annoys people when I eat’: Siobhán McSweeney on perfect snacks, parental pressure – and the power of being ‘a delicious fatty’ The Derry Girls actor has always loved food, so who better to take over as the new presenter of the Guardian’s Comfort Eating podcast? The Guardian - UK · Oct 24
Introducing the new host of the Guardian’s Comfort Eating, Siobhán McSweeney The award-winning podcast returns with ten new episodes, famous faces, a fresh format, and new host Siobhán McSweeney to lift the lid on the joys of comfort food. The Guardian - UK · Oct 22
Where to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 online – stream return of dastardly gameshow Siobhán McSweeney presides over another game of dastardly deception as the players compete for a potential €50,000 prize. Read our guide for where to watch The Traitors Ireland season 2 online now – from wherever you are. What Hi-Fi? · Aug 30
Nicola Coughlan and Matt Lucas among stars backing campaign against AI voice cloning About 80 people sign open letter to Andy Burnham calling for legislation to protect voice ownership The Guardian - UK · Aug 28
Feldman and Beckett: Words and Music review – hypnotic absurdism at Sheffield Chamber Music festival This fascinating and bold concert featured the works of the ‘word man’ and the ‘note man’, and their absurdist radio play Words and Music The Guardian - UK · May 19
Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes start to have benefits cut in UK after accepting compensation Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in Britain The Guardian - UK · Mar 8
UK Traitors fans to get new series just hours after current season ends The Traitors Ireland is scheduled to air on BBC One at midnight on Saturday, 24th January, just hours after season four of the current UK series concludes. The series, which previously aired on RTÉ One and RTÉ Player last summer, will broadcast two episodes consecutively. Hosted by Derry Girls actor… The Independent UK · Jan 20
A New Traitors Spin-Off Show Is Officially on Its Way and Soon A New Traitors Spin-Off Show Is Officially on Its Way and Soon Marie Claire · Jan 9
Nicola Coughlan issues health update during West End play run The Bridgerton favourite is currently appearing at the National Theatre with former Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney Evening Standard · Jan 7
The Playboy of the Western World review – Nicola Coughlan serves comedy and tragedy in pub drama Coughlan plays a barmaid, alongside her Derry Girls co-star Siobhán McSweeney, in JM Synge’s 1907 classic set in a tavern The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025
The Playboy of the Western World: A strong turn from Nicola Coughlan 3/5 The Bridgerton star plays a feisty barmaid in this revival of JM Synge’s 1907 comedy that once caused riots Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2025
Siobhán McSweeney tells a truly surreal tale: best podcasts of the week What is a ‘zombie vibe’? And what does it mean when it crops up on your Carribbean-bound cargo ship? The Derry Girls star tells all, while Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty digs deep into allegations against Kanye West The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2025
Lucy Punch and Philippa Dunne reveal exactly why everyone needs to watch Motherland spin-off, Amandaland Amandaland's Lucy Punch and Philippa Dunne spill the beans on the follow-up to the parenting sitcom. WhatToWatch · Feb 4, 2025
WhatToWatch · Dec 13, 2024 The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2024: release date, celebrities, challenges, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know The Festive Pottery Throw Down 2024 is a celebrity Christmas special with Martin Kemp, Rachel Riley, Tom Rosenthal and Babatunde Aleshe.
Tom’s Guide · Sep 26, 2024 How to watch 'RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.' series 6 final online and on TV A new batch of Queens are competing to be crowned the U.K.'s next Drag Superstar. Here's how to watch "RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K." season 6 online and from anywhere.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2024 No Derry Girls reunion on the horizon, says Nicola Coughlan Bridgerton star says show wrapped up in ‘perfect package’
WhatToWatch · Jun 1, 2024 Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue is thriller series with a top international cast that includes Eric McCormack and Siobhán McSweeney.
WhatToWatch · Mar 6, 2024 EXCLUSIVE: Siobhán McSweeney on why shooting Extraordinary season 2 was 'the best craic ever' EXCLUSIVE: Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney discusses her role in the new season, and how much fun it is to film Extraordinary season 2.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024 Extraordinary season two review – does anal 3D-printing count as a superpower now? The sparky comedy show that takes superhero shenanigans to sublime heights of silliness is back – and this time, it’s as profound as it is crude. Brace yourself for a body-splitting, time-rewinding, dead-communing romp
The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2024 I had only middle-aged lesbian passing interest in ceramics – then I discovered The Great Pottery Throw Down This show of sweet vibes and soothing spinning clay, where people are kind to each other, makes me cry. I’m not the only one
WhatToWatch · Dec 29, 2023 The Great Pottery Throw Down season 7: release date, guest judges, interview with and all about the 2024 series The Great Pottery Throw Down is back for a seventh series on Channel 4, with Derry Girls star Siobhán McSweeney again hosting.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2023 The best theatre, comedy and dance of 2023 Our critics’ highlights of the year include a 24-hour marathon, a standup welcoming hecklers, a reboot of The Matrix and a bus ride filled with emotion
The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2023 Happy Days review – Siobhán McSweeney brings masterful touch to Beckett’s masterpiece The Derry Girls star adds wonderfully subtle clowning and a beguiling naturalism to the absurd classic about a woman quite literally stuck in marital stasis
The New Daily · May 19, 2023 Top videos: Mum inspires Pies, shark attacks, and a kitchen kitty’s woes Harrison Ford had an emotional response to his most recent movie, while Collingwood copped an inspiring speech from one of their mums.