Was Cleopatra Black? A New Netflix Series Is Reviving an Old Controversy
A new Netflix show depicting Cleopatra as Black is stirring controversy.
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BBC releases first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who
Pair who play Doctor and companion don 60s-style outfits in photos from upcoming seriesThe first images of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson travelling back to the 1960s in Doctor Who have been released by the BBC.Gatwa, a star of Sex Education, will play …
BBC serves Bucks Fizz as Eurovision taster in popular shows for finals week
Members of band will appear in special episodes of EastEnders and Pointless Celebrities in run-up to Liverpool finalThe BBC has made its mind up: it’s Bucks Fizz all round for the corporation’s coverage of the Eurovision song contest as members of the …
Netflix hit hardest in Britons’ post-Christmas ‘subscription cull’
Exclusive: households cancelled almost 170,000 streaming service subscriptions in first quarter of 2023British households stopped paying for almost 170,000 streaming services in three months of the year, as increasingly budget-conscious consumers embar…
Kendall Roy’s Succession penthouse hits market for $29m
Three-story New York City apartment used in series features five bedrooms, four bathrooms and 3,500 sq ft of outdoor spaceIf you have been looking for a New York City condominium to pensively contemplate the fraught state of your wealthy family’s affai…
Wife Swap legend King Curtis looks unrecognisable as cousin shares video on 22nd birthday – 14yrs on from iconic episode
A TELEVISION legend has shocked fans in a recent video, with many claiming the meme looked unrecognisable.
Wife Swap’s Curtis entered legend status after an episode of him reacting to his dad’s ‘new wife’ chucking junk food f…
Fox News on Trial
A lawsuit against Fox News could help decide the boundaries of press freedom.
BBC offers voluntary redundancy to top presenters – report
Huw Edwards and Reeta Chakrabarti among those to receive letters in what corporation says was a standard HR exerciseThe BBC has reportedly sent letters offering voluntary redundancy to some of its top presenters as it looks to cut expenditure in its ne…
Atiq Ahmed Live updates — Controversial politician and brother Ashraf Azeem shot dead live on TV
POLITICIAN Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Azeem have been shot in India over the weekend, with the shocking moment captured on live TV.
Ahmed was accompanied by the police and was talking to the press when he was shot in the head this past Saturd…
‘Our identity is being stolen’: survivors plead for halt to dramas about Grenfell
Residents and members of bereaved families call on BBC and National Theatre to scrap productionsThe BBC and the National Theatre are facing rising hostility over two high-profile productions about the Grenfell Tower fire disaster, with survivors and be…