UNBELIEVABLE: 2 - The Untold Story

Dick Van Dyke's wife Arlene Silver is 'so grateful' for his presence

Dick Van Dyke's wife Arlene Silver is "honoured" to have the Mary Poppins legend in her life as the beloved Hollywood star prepares to celebrate his 100th birthday.

BANG Premier · Dec 8, 2025

Dick Van Dyke at 100: The Mary Poppins star’s everlasting appeal — and the iconic role he had to turn down

IN FOCUS: As he turns 100, the cherished performer is still uniting generations. Kevin E G Perry looks back at a staggering career that stretches from World War II radio performances to ‘The Masked Singer’, a record-breaking Emmy win and a Coldplay video

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2025

Paddington musical in the West End is practically paw-fect, say theatre critics

Michael Bond’s beloved bear is the star of an eagerly anticipated new show at the Savoy theatre in London. Here is what the critics thought

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2025

Bridget Jones statue unveiled at London landmark

Bridget Jones is now a permanent resident of London's Leicester Square, joining icons like Harry Potter and Mary Poppins

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2025

Renée Zellweger reunites with Bridget Jones cast as statue unveiled in London’s Leicester Square

The figure becomes the latest addition to the West End’s popular Scenes in the Square trail, joining icons such as Harry Potter and Paddington

Evening Standard · Nov 17, 2025

Dick Van Dyke, 99, says he is ‘physically and socially diminished’

In a new health diary, the ‘Mary Poppins’ star – who turns 100 in December – opened up about his loneliness, writing that ‘every single one of my dearest lifelong friends is gone’

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

Thursday news quiz: Dachshunds, Dave Ball, drag acts and data disasters

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025

Strictly Come Dancing 2025: Emmerdale’s Lewis Cope tops leaderboard with perfect 10

Lewis Cope and his professional partner Katya Jones scored 37 for their Paso Double to The Plaza of Execution from the film The Mask of Zorro

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025

'It'd be funny if I didn't make it': Dick Van Dyke jokes about his upcoming 100th birthday

Mary Poppins icon Dick Van Dyke says it would be "funny" if he doesn't reach his 100th birthday in December.

BANG Premier · Oct 7, 2025

Julie Andrews at 90: the magical nanny with a sideline in the sly, sexy and subversive

Britain’s practically perfect star enters her 10th decade today. To celebrate we look back over the remarkably rich, radical – and sometimes risqué – career of an actor best known for tucking up children in the mid 1960s

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2025