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Grimsburg 10.15pm, Sky OneA triple bill of this adult cartoon starring Jon Hamm, which quietly debuted in the UK last week. Hamm plays police detective Marvin Flute, who has moved back to his home town to reconnect with his family and continue solving bizarre crimes. This time, there are easy laughs to be had as…
On 12 August the Moon will once again pass in front of the Sun across much of Spain, and for a few minutes there will be a total solar eclipse visible that day. It will be far from the first time an eclipse has left humanity speechless. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Nor will it be the first…
Possession 9pm, Sky Atlantic Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars in an atmospheric drama that quickly becomes a supernatural race horror. She plays British lawyer Claudia – strait-laced but can’t help puffing on a vape – who is sent to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim on a former plantation. Oliver Connaught (Jonny Lee Miller) wants to know…
There are some pretty gigantic non-negotiables for an orchestral musician. You have to be able to perform the right notes in the right order, with a combination of technical expertise, artistry, skill and understanding that demands years, decades and lifetimes of devotion. But there is one figure on the orchestral concert platform who is both…
In a season devoid of hits, it’s been christened by some as the song of the summer. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Fenix Flexin’s ‘Rubberz’ combines looping synth beats that recall, somehow, both the neon-lit Miami strip of the 1980s and a Men At Work track with lyrics that swing from bragging about “pocket’s getting thicker” to unrequited…
Brian is live Brian is now answering your questions about the Edinburgh fringe. Share Key events Any advice for young comedians? TheHound asks: What advice would you give to young people who want to be comedians? Brian: double quotation markGig. Get up on stage at open mic nights, and give it a go. Over and…
Jimmy Cricket, the northern Irish comic who became a regular fixture on British television throughout the 1980s, has died aged 80. Known for his catchphrase: “And there’s more!”, Cricket fronted his own ITV series of the same name on which he rocked his signature look of tailcoat, short trousers and wellington boots marked clearly with…
Published on 03/08/2026 – 9:29 GMT+2 What a summer Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal are having… ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The new Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, has brought in an astonishing $927 million in global ticket sales, making it the second-biggest opening weekend ever. Tom Holland’s fourth outing as Marvel favourite Peter Parker /…
The National Gallery’s security staff, of whom the vast majority are from minority ethnic backgrounds, are facing shocking segregation, a senior curator has claimed. Its outsourced guards are barred from the building’s high-quality “hub” – bright and airy recreation rooms that are available to the institution’s mainly white employees. They are not allowed to take…
The screams of hundreds of fans waving glowing pink orbs grew louder as one member of Boy Throb appeared on stage at Irving Plaza in New York City earlier this month. Singer Darshan Magdum wasn’t there in person – he was calling from India while his visa application to enter the United States remained in…
