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DARK SECRETS: Roger allam - The Real Truth

‘I’ve played a lot of sneery bastards’: Roger Allam on bad singing, big paydays and Elgar’s level of ‘gitacity’

He launched a thousand memes as the beleaguered Tory MP in The Thick of It, and starred in the original production of Les Misérables. Now the actor is making not-so-sweet music in the Alan Bennett-scripted film The Choral. But there are plenty of things he draws the line at …

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Unicorn; Churchill in Moscow – review

Erin Doherty, Stephen Mangan and Nicola Walker rise to the challenge in Mike Bartlett’s witty dissection of a throuple. And Roger Allam makes a magnificent Churchill in Howard Brenton’s broad-brush latest

The Guardian - UK

Churchill in Moscow review – the British bulldog’s gripping meeting with Stalin

There are laugh-aloud gags and spiky dialogue as Roger Allam and Peter Forbes share the stage in Howard Brenton’s play about the 1942 encounter

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The Reckoning: I've interviewed over 50 actors who've played real people and Steve Coogan's Savile is the most contentious

Steve Coogan portrays Jimmy Savile in the new BBC mini-series The Reckoning. This much anticipated and debated show is the most recent – and perhaps most contentious – in a long line of programmes “based on real events”, that focus on harrowing stories of abuse or murder.

The Conversation

OPINION - Antonia Thomas and Nina Segal on Shooting Hedda Gabler, reviews of Mlima’s Tale and Untitled F*ck M*ss S**gon Play: Theatre Podcast

‘It’s quite weird, the different ways people interact with each other on film sets, “I have my trailer, and you have your trailer.”’

Evening Standard

‘It’s ludicrous’: Ian McKellen sparks debate over trigger warnings in theatre

While many criticise content guidance in art and literature, others argue they help people make informed choices

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Sir Ian McKellen and Roger Allam: a special edition of the Evening Standard Theatre Podcast

‘Theatre audiences are the best people in the world’

Evening Standard

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Pick of the podcasts: the best listens for your autumn commute

As the London Podcast Festival gets underway, here are our recommendations for some of the funny, thrilling and compelling podcasts that have kept us entertained this year

Evening Standard

Ian McKellen tells our Theatre Podcast that responses to his ‘gay love story’ Frank & Percy are ‘heartening’

The special episode of the podcast included discussion of audience behaviour, freedom of speech and their new play which opens in London tonight

Evening Standard

Stop moralising about British history, Zadie Smith tells fans

She also spoke about abstaining from social media and recording the audiobook of her new novel

Evening Standard

The Real Spies Among Friends review – the person who comes out of this documentary best? Thatcher

So unworthy of our attention are the notorious Soviet spies behind the hit ITV drama that this look at their life even manages to make the ex Tory PM look good. Can we stop this now?

The Guardian - UK

Author accuses Apple and Tetris Company of adapting his book without permission

The film stars actors Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Rick Yune, Ben Miles, and Roger Allam among others

The Independent UK

Who is in the Royal Box on the seventh day of Wimbledon?

The Royal Box is usually occupied by members of the royal family, celebrities and public figures

The Independent UK

A sober farewell to "Endeavour"

The longest running contemporary "Mystery!" series moves our hero toward his lonely future, as we knew it would

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Evening Standard

Frank and Percy at Theatre Royal Windsor review: Ian McKellen and Roger Allam in a radical odd-couple romance

If you want to hear Ian McKellen make jokes about deep-throating a cucumber, this is the show for you

Cinemablend

Tetris Cast: Where You've Seen The Stars Of Apple TV+'s Movie About The Video Game

Check out who plays whom in Apple TV+'s Tetris cast, including Taron Egerton.

Wales Online

ITV1 Endeavour fans in 'floods of tears' as they hail last ever episode 'sublime'

Endeavour viewers have reacted as the long-standing series bows out after 11 years

The Guardian - UK

Farewell Endeavour – what a perfect finale to one of TV’s classic crime shows

This last episode of the Inspector Morse prequel had issues to wrap up – and did it with style. From brilliantly excruciating moments to its intriguing ending, it stayed true to itself

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Wales Online

ITV viewers devastated after realising much-loved show airs last ever episode next week

Endeavour fans have been left in bits after realising the show will end for good on Sunday

The Guardian - UK

Endeavour review – the Morse prequel’s final series scales heights the original never reached

An incriminating note written on sheet music, a flirtatious musician, a pint of bitter … this intricate, sure-footed crime show’s farewell is even more accomplished than its predecessor

The Guardian - UK

Talking posh still pays – that’s why Boris Johnson is rolling in it

The former PM’s high earnings have been partly attributed to the way he speaks. But I’ll take Bill Paterson or Maya Angelou’s sonorous tones over the voice of privilege any day, writes Emma Beddington

Liverpool Echo

ITV's Endeavour: Start time, full cast and episodes as final series airs

Roger Allam and Shaun Evans return for the last time

Wales Online

ITV's Endeavour final series: Start date, cast and episodes as Roger Allam and Shaun Evans return

When does Endeavour return? Roger Allam and Shaun Evans reprise their roles for one final season

Wales Online

The four new dramas airing in the same week from Unforgotten to Endeavour

ITV's Unforgotten and Endeavour, BBC's Death in Paradise spin-off Beyond Paradise and Channel 5's Desperate Measures kick off next week - here's everything you need to know from their air dates to the cast and plots

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Joanna & the Maestro; Conversations from a Long Marriage; Real Money; Ken Bruce

Joanna Lumley delights in musical exchanges with her real husband, and turns up the comedy with a fictional spouse; the excellent Aleks Krotoski tells the story of cryptocurrency Tether; and Ken Bruce pulls a shocker

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