Sheila Ballantine obituary Actor with a long career that included Joe Orton’s Loot, an Alan Ayckbourn trilogy and seasons at the Old Vic and the National The Guardian - UK · Aug 10
59 Years Later, One Paranoid Sci-Fi Thriller Still Feels Ahead Of Its Time 'The Prisoner' just hit Criterion. Here's why you need to binge it ASAP. Inverse · Jul 1
The best theatre to stream this month: Patrick Stewart reads Shakespeare’s sonnets – all 154 of them The great Shakespearean shares his passion project, there’s a sneak peek of Sam Ryder’s Jesus Christ Superstar and Back to the Future: The Musical hits reverse The Guardian - UK · Apr 1
The Beatles’ movie Help! featured crude racial stereotypes – but it shouldn’t be hidden away I sometimes think that my teenage fascination with the Beatles is what drew me to becoming a professional historian. Piecing together what I could find out about them in the years before the internet was a sort of gateway to the history of Britain and the world in the decade… The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025
Lee Montague obituary Actor who toured with Laurence Olivier and Peter Brook, starred on Broadway and had a long career in film and TV The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2025
Eileen Diss obituary Designer of meticulous, poetically imagined sets who collaborated many times with Harold Pinter and won six Baftas The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2024
TV tonight: Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen kick off Euro 2024 They recall the rollercoaster year that England could have won. Plus: a thrilling two-part finale for Doctor Who. Here’s what to watch this evening The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
The End We Start From to Federer: Twelve Final Days – the seven best films to watch on TV this week Jodie Comer stars as a refugee in dystopian Britain in a stirring drama full of peril, plus a farewell to the tennis great that will make you weep The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024
Ian Gelder obituary Compelling actor who played Kevan Lannister in Game of Thrones, following a notable stage career with the RSC and in the West End The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
Trevor Griffiths obituary Politically committed dramatist and screenwriter admired for his radical stage and television work created over the last 50 years The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2024
King and Country review – Joseph Losey’s brutal reflection on the futility of war Tom Courtenay is unforgettable as a first world war private on trial for desertion. But it is Dirk Bogarde, dripping with distaste for his defendant who delivers a horrific coup de grâce The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2023
Leslie Megahey obituary Director of arts documentaries whose subjects ranged from Orson Welles to 17th-century painters The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022