“Birthplace of heavy metal” Birmingham’s The Crown secures listed status

Gillian Anderson is voicing her opinion on if The Crown should make another season detailing the royal family‘s recent health struggles.

One of the stars of The Crown believes the show should not be revived, and that the health battles of Kate Middleton and King Charles should not be brought to screen.

Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement in a new interview.The Princess of Wales, 42, delivered the shocking news on Friday that she was diagnosed with the disease and was undergoing preventive chemotherapy. The British actor — who played a young Prince (now King) Charles in Seasons 3 and 4 of the Netflix drama — got candid about his feelings regarding Middleton’s health.At the Sydney premiere of his upcoming tennis flick, “Challengers,” the 33-year-old told the outlet 9honey Celebrity: “I really missed all the Kate stuff that everyone was talking online about.”Since Middleton’s abdominal surgery in January, she has mostly stayed under the radar, with many conspiracies swirling over her whereabouts.

Kate Middleton shocked the world on Friday when she announced she had been diagnosed with cancer.The royal mum of three explained that the cancer was discovered following her abdominal surgery, and she is now undergoing treatment, sharing that she is having "preventative chemotherapy." The treatment, known formally as adjuvant chemotherapy, is a course of anti-cancer drugs that is given to mop up any cancer cells that might remain in the body after primary cancer treatment, which is usually surgical removal of a tumour. Chemotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that kills cancer cells and prevents the disease from coming back.There are many types of chemotherapy, but the most common are tablets and liquids that are put directly into the vein.

Kate Middleton’s uncle says the princess is getting “the best care imaginable” as she continues with her medical treatment.

David Potts has been announced as the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 2024. It was revealed that he'd received the most amount of public votes during the live final on Friday, 22 March. David, 30, beat Nikita Kuzmin, 26, and Colson Smith, 25, who came in second and third place respectively.

Andy Harries, the influential producer behind The Crown, has said the UK is at risk of becoming a Hollywood “service industry” unless local storytelling is protected.

Happy Valley has won a trio of Broadcasting Press Guild Awards (BPG) a day after being nominated for six BAFTAs.

Megan Thee Stallion has announced UK, European and North American dates for her ‘Hot Girl Summer’ 2024 tour.Stallion’s tour will consist of 32 dates across North America, Europe and the UK set for the spring and summer. The first show will kick off at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The Crown‘s swansong season has dominated the BAFTA TV nominations, picking up eight in a record year for Netflix.

Sony Pictures Television‘s President of International Production, Wayne Garvie, has said the scripted TV landscape in the post-peak TV era is like “going back to the future” — especially with his Netflix hits The Crown and Sex Education coming to an end.

The Crown” could well bow out in style on home soil, with the final outing of the show leading the list of nominees for the 2024 BAFTA TV and TV Craft awards, announced Wednesday. Netflix’s hit royal drama — which came to an end last year after six seasons — landed eight nominations in total, including for Dominic West, Elizabeth Debecki, Lesley Manville and Salim Daw in the performance categories.

Glastonbury has announced the 90 acts longlisted for this year’s edition of the festival’s Emerging Talent Competition.The free-to-enter contest gives up-and-coming musicians the chance to play at one of the festival’s main stages.The winner will also be awarded a £5,000 Talent Development prize from PRS Foundation to help develop their songwriting and performing, while two runners-up will each be awarded a £2,500 PRS Foundation Talent Development prize.90 acts on the longlist were chosen by the judging panel which is made up of 30 of the UK’s best online music writers. Each writer chose three of their favourite acts.

The Libertines have added some new dates to their 2024 UK and Ireland headline tour – find all the details below.The band are due to hit the road this autumn in support of their fourth album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, which is due for release on April 5.Yesterday (March 18), The Libertines announced four extra shows for the run: Lincoln’s Engine Shed on November 17, Stockton Globe on November 18, The Forum in Bath on November 20, and the O2 Academy in Bournemouth on November 21.“A few more dates added for you thirsty lot,” the group wrote alongside an updated tour poster on social media.Tickets for the new dates go on general sale at 9am GMT this Friday (March 22) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

The Who frontman Roger Daltrey has announced a new “semi-acoustic” solo tour of North America this June – see the full list of dates below.Yesterday (March 18), The Who’s official Instagram account announced nine dates in June that will see Daltrey perform “The Who hits and rarities along with solo music and stories about his incredible 60 year career” with the help of an “electric/acoustic” band.The tour will kick off in Vienna, Virginia on June 12 before heading to Niagara Falls two days later. Other dates throughout the tour will see Daltrey and his backing band perform in Bethel, Port Chester, Boston, Lenox, Detroit, Indianapolis and Highland Park.A Live Nation pre-sale starts Thursday (March 21) at 10 am local time using the code “KEY”, while general sales begin Friday (March 22) at 10 am local time via Ticketmaster.JUNE 202412 – Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap – Filene Center *14 – Niagara Falls, ON @ OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino *16 – Bethel, NY @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts *18 – Port Chester, NY @ The Capitol Theatre *20 – Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion *22 – Lenox, MA @ Tanglewood – The Koussevitzky Music Shed *25 – Detroit, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^27 – Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre at Old National Centre ^29 – Highland Park, IL @ The Pavilion at Ravinia ** = w/ KT Tunstall^ = w/ Dan Bern A post shared by The Who (@officialthewho)Earlier this year, Daltrey opened up about the future of The Who, saying that he is “happy” that “that part of my life is over”.

Location Collective, the studio owner-operator with credits including Napoleon and The Crown, has announced plans to open OMA V Film Studios, a purpose-made space for high-end TV shows and feature films, this spring. 

King and Conqueror” has revealed additional cast members, including “The Crown’s” Luther Ford and “Game of Thrones” actor Joseph Mawle, as it begins production in Iceland. According to its official plot description, “King and Conqueror” is “the story of a clash that defined the future of a country – and a continent – for a thousand years, the roots of which stretch back decades and extend out through a pair of interconnected family dynasties, struggling for power across two countries and a raging sea.

BAFTA-nominated Irish actor Robert Sheehan (The Umbrella Academy) has signed on to lead a stage adaptation of Bruce Robinson’s 1987 cult tragi-comedy Withnail and I at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre alongside actors Adonis Siddique and Malcolm Sinclair. 

Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath first wailed on their guitars in public — has been designated an important historic building after 15,000 people signed a petition calling for the building and surrounds to be saved from redevelopment. Birmingham, England’s scruffy second city, may not get much attention from outside the country, but the brawling industrial burg changed rock music forever in the 1970s when the likes of Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest and Ozzy & Co.

Prince William has been relying on an unexpected source of support during Kate Middleton's health struggles, according to a Royal expert.