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Celebration Day: Nathaniel Parker performs Samuel Johnson’s ‘On the Death of Dr Robert Levet’ in memory of his mother

Nathaniel Parker, best known for his roles in Inspector Linely and Maigret, reads “On the Death of Dr Robert Levet” by Samuel Johnson in memory of his late mother who worked as an NHS doctor. “How often do we get the chance, in this incredibly busy and fast life, to…

The Independent UK

Celebration Day: Absolutely Fabulous star Helen Lederer reads ‘Sunflowers’ by Harry Baker in memory of Tony Slattery

Comedian Helen Lederer of Absolutely Fabulous fame performs “Sunflowers” by Harry Baker in memory of the actor Tony Slattery. “We’re very lucky in a lifetime to have those few friendships,” she says of her friendship with Slattery, “it’s rare.” The short film, directed by Oliver Parker and shot at Dr…

The Independent UK

Alison Steadman reads ‘Recuerdo’ in memory of her parents and two ‘lovely’ sisters

Alison Steadman reads “Recuerdo” by Edna St Vincent Millay in remembrance of both her parents and her two “lovely” sisters. “It’s very sad but I comfort myself in the memory that I had such kindness given to me,” Steadman says. The short film, directed by Oliver Parker and shot at…

The Independent UK

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Celebration Day: Ophelia Lovibond reads Christina Rossetti’s ‘Remember’ in memory of Caroline Flack

The actor Ophelia Lovibond reads “Remember” by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti in honour of her late friend, the TV presenter Caroline Flack who died aged 40 in 2020. “I had never experienced this gulf, this absence,” she says. “And yet her absence felt like a presence at the same time.”…

The Independent UK

Poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay reads from ‘Let the Light Pour In’ for his late friend on Celebration Day

Lemn Sissay OBE, the poet and broadcaster, read a work from his 2013 bestselling collection Let the Light Pour In in honour of his friend Sarah Weir, with whom he worked as a poet for the 2012 London Olympics before she died of cancer. “She said to her partner, when…

The Independent UK

Celebration Day: Donna Ashworth reads ‘Love Came First’ in memory of her music teacher

The bestselling Scottish poet dedicates her reading of “Love Came First” to Jan or “Mrs Calder” as she was known, Ashworth’s “larger than life” music teacher. The short film, directed by Oliver Parker and shot at Dr Johnson’s House in London, is part of a series to commemorate Celebration Day…

The Independent UK

Performance poet Sam Browne reads ‘Love is the Running Towards’ for Celebration Day

The poet Sam Browne reads an original work titled “Love is the Running Towards” for his friends Oscar and Harry, both of whom lost someone close to them. “Poetry in many ways is the pueIt’s to the people who helped me find beauty within the pain and have helped me…

The Independent UK

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Celebration Day: Poet Lucas Jones performs ‘No Flowers, Please’ for his childhood friend

On social media, Lucas Jones shares his poetry about masculinity, love, and grief to more than one million followers. Here, he reads “No Flowers, Please”, a poem he wrote in remembrance of his childhood friend Ali who died when he was 25 years old. The short film, directed by Oliver…

The Independent UK

Celebration Day: Poet Hussain Manawer performs ‘Soft Heart’ in honour of his late mother

Hussain Manawer, the Sunday Times bestselling poet and author of Life is Sad and Beautiful, reads an original poem titled “Soft Heart” in memory of his late mother on what would have been her birthday. The short film, directed by Oliver Parker and shot at Dr Johnson’s House in London,…

The Independent UK

‘He lived inside poetry’: Toby Jones and Helena Bonham Carter perform poems in memory of lost loved ones

Actors including Asa Butterfield, Stephen Mangan and Susan Wokoma share poems as part of ‘Celebration Day’, a new annual moment dedicated to commemorating family and friends

The Guardian - UK

Google Cloud: When it comes to business AI, no-one can deliver value like us

Only Google Cloud has the capabilities to help your business get the most out of AI, it tells us.

TechRadar

TV tonight: the Welsh village that spotted a UFO

Journalist Sian Eleri reaches out to the 14 men who saw a flying object when they were schoolboys in 1977. Plus: Gardeners’ World live. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

"Every company will be able to benefit" — why Google Cloud believes AI is set to supercharge the work we do every day

Google Cloud leaders tell us why GenAI really will transform the way we work and live.

TechRadar

The Great Escaper: Michael Caine's final film is Britain's answer to Saving Private Ryan

The Great Escaper is an engaging exploration of love, loss, memory and trauma. It’s also the final film for its star, Michael Caine, as he has recently announced his retirement. The film tells the real story of Royal Navy veteran, Bernard Jordan, who “escaped” from his care home in June…

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The Independent UK

Sir Michael Caine announces retirement from film acting: ‘You don’t have leading men at 90’

Academy Award-winning actor concludes a decorated film career that spans eight decades

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The Great Escaper review: Mawkish patriotism lets down the wonderfully paired Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson

Oliver Parker directs the real-life story of World War Two veteran Bernard ‘Bernie’ Jordan

Chicago Sun-Times

Oscar-winning actress Glenda Jackson, who had second career in British Parliament, dies at 87

Jackson’s agent said she died Thursday at her home in London after a short illness. The actress had recently completed filming “‘The Great Escaper,” in which she co-starred with 90-year-old Michael Caine.

Daily Mirror

Sir Michael Caine pictured playing war veteran as he films for new movie in Camber Sands

Hollywood star Michael Caine was spotted at Essex Sussex's seaside town of Camber Sands as he undertook his new role as a British war veteran for his latest film The Great Escaper

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Thandiwe Newton breaks her silence after 'split from husband of 24 years'

Thandiwe Newton and Oliver Parker share three children together. They tied the knot in 1998 after meeting on the set of In Your Dreams

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