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EXCLUSIVE: The director of Riz Ahmed and Rogan Productions’ Channel 4 series Defiance: Fighting the Far Right has opened up about how the show spotlights generational differences within the British Asian community.

Gillian Anderson had trouble making up her mind about her role in Scoop.

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.

Police have issued a new statement over allegations Angela Rayner paid the incorrect amount of tax when selling her former home.

EXCLUSIVE: Director Sean McNamara‘s Reagan, the first full-length feature on the 40th U.S. President, starring Dennis Quaid, has been picked up for North American distribution by ShowBiz Direct.

Rachel Reeves has said that a Labour government will be as economically radical as Margaret Thatcher.

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner said she did 'nothing wrong' when selling her former council house before she became an MP - following questions about whether she paid the right amount of tax on the sale.

David Benedict Enraged by the British government charging the standard 15% sales tax on tickets for Live Aid, Bob Geldof (Craige Els) bullies his way into a meeting with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (sparky Julie Atherton). Ever intransigent, she responds with dialogue lifted from Bernie Taupin and Elton John’s “I’m Still Standing” before they argue with each other unexpectedly as a rap.

The producers and key creatives behind the Live Aidmusical Just for One Day, which officially opened Tuesday night at the Old Vic, have banded together to ensure that 10 percent of every ticket sold goes to the Band Aid Charitable Trust established by Bob Geldof and others to help relieve the hunger and poverty in Ethiopia.

Carlos Aguilar Bursting with unruly energy that practically escapes the confines of the screen, “Kneecap” is a riotous, drug-laced triumph in the name of freedom that bridges political substance and crowd-pleasing entertainment. The three members of the eponymous Irish rap group — Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, and JJ Ó Dochartaigh — play themselves in this liberally fictionalized reimagining of their origin story set in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Love Island's Anton Danyluk was left scratching his head after an awkward encounter with Chris Taylor on Thursday's episode.

The cast of The Crown strolled the red carpet this evening, as the glitzy final premiere of the nearly-ended royal saga came to London’s Royal Festival Hall.

Boygenius have released a cover of the traditional Irish ballad, ‘The Parting Glass’, in tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor.Today (November 17), Boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – shared the track on streaming platforms and features Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds. The song was recored and released as a tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died in July at the age of 56.O’Connor famously recored and released ‘The Parting Glass’ in 2002.

"The Crown" actress Hadyn Gwynne has died. She was 66. The British screen and stage star was recently diagnosed with cancer.

to the BBC, her agent said, “It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends. We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks.”Born in West Sussex, England, Gwynne rose to prominence in the 1980s with the drama “Nice Work” before going on to star in other British series including “Peak Practice,” “Merseybeat” “Sherlock” and the BBC series “Rome.”In her career, she played a wide range of notable public figures, including Queen Camilla and Margaret Thatcher.

TV presenter and Capital Radio DJ Roman Kemp is having a busy summer. As well as making a documentary series about young footballers, entitled Boot Dreams, he has also filmed a new BBC daytime quiz show called The Finish Line, which he co-hosts with legendary former Blue Peter presenter Sarah Greene. However, although Sarah was a household name throughout the 80s, Roman admits he didn’t know who she was when they first met.

Joe Biden would look like in a Barbie World? You’re in luck: An enterprising film editor is cashing in on the rabid “Barbie” movie craze by giving the US president and other A-listers Mattel-inspired makeovers with the aid of artificial intelligence. “I absolutely loved making these photos — I was laughing the whole way through,” freelancer Duncan Thomsen, 53, said of his star-studded AI “Barbiefication” campaign.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Gillian Anderson has signed on to star in Kurt Sutter’s upcoming Netflix Western series “The Abandons,” Variety has learned exclusively. Anderson joins previously announced star Lena Headey in the show, which was first picked up to series at the streamer in October 2022. According to an individual with knowledge of the situation, Anderson’s deal was in the works prior to the beginning of the writers’ strike but only recently closed. The official series description states: “As a group of diverse, outlier families pursue their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out. These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back. In this bloody process, “justice” is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law.”

The reaction to Boris Johnson’s abrupt exit from the UK Parliament where he was previously Prime Minister has been as polarised as you would expect of a politician who, according to his allies remained a unique election-winner and singlehandedly led the nation through Brexit and the Covid pandemic but, to his critics, signified deceit, corruption and all that is wrong with modern politics. 

—both now and while she was pregnant with her first baby, —has been all about bump-baring crop tops and body-confident dresses. But she just made a different kind of style statement on her Instagram feed.

Gillian Anderson has disputed accusations that because she declined to participate, the producers of the upcoming series of “The Crown” were “forced to rewrite the script.”

Gillian Anderson is speaking out in response to an “absolute bollocks” claim that was written about her.

Scripts for the upcoming sixth and final season of The Crown had to be rewritten after Gillian Anderson was unable to return in her role as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a source has claimed.The American actress, 54, received huge plaudits from critics and the public alike for her portrayal of the polarising politician, earning an Emmy and a Golden Globe in the process. But despite the best efforts of producers, Gillian will reportedly not be returning to her role, with an insider source saying the star has scheduling conflicts which left her unable to film for the hit Netflix show.

Poppy Harlow: "Are you talking about prime for like child bearing?""Don’t shoot the messenger! I’m just saying what the facts are! Google it!" pic.twitter.com/n1HmtkWTplHarlow pumped her fists in relief at hearing “40s.”“So I’ve got another decade,” she said jokingly.“I”m not saying I agree with that,” Lemon added.Harlow asked for qualification from Lemon, asking if he meant prime in the terms of childbearing.Haley herself responded to Lemon’s comment.“Liberals can’t stand the idea of having competency tests for older politicians to make sure they can do the job,” she wrote on Twitter.

English actress Sylvia Syms has passed away in the UK aged 89, according to her family.

It’s the late ’80s in “Blue Jean,” the debut film from British director Georgia Oakley. The decade is remembered for, amongst other things, its promotion of wealth and excess, a process helped by the king and queen of neo-liberalism: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.

The SNP have accused Rishi Sunak of trying to "outdo Thatcher" over new laws which would restrict unions' ability to strike.

Barbara Walters, the television journalist, 20/20 host and creator of The View, has died. She was 93.

Emma Sidi has landed the role of broadcaster and MacTaggart Lecture giver Emily Maitlis in Channel 4’s upcoming satire Prince Andrew: The Musical.

The BBC turns 100 today and it appears the centenary is helping to build bridges between the UK public and the Conservative government — at least in the short term.

Meghan Markle missed an opportunity to honor the late Queen Elizabeth II. Markle's podcast resumed Tuesday following a royal mourning period for Queen Elizabeth II. However, the episode did not include a mention of Her Majesty's death or contributions.

Susanna Reid was more than happy to step in to defend Ed Balls after he was told he is 'wasted' at Good Morning Britain. The presenter was back at the helm of the ITV new programme alongside the former Labour MP on Tuesday (October 4) following Martin Lewis' regular stint on Monday.

Netflix’s The Crown, poised to drop Season 5 on November 6, is irrefutable proof of America’s continuing fascination with England’s royal family. The series opens with Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in 1947 and Season 4 wraps with the resignation of longtime Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

Mel C has said that Geri Halliwell’s claim, in an interview back in the 1990s, that Margaret Thatcher was “the first Spice Girl” left her “nervous about going home”, given the views that are commonly held about the former UK Prime Minister in her hometown of Liverpool.In a 1996 interview with The Spectator, Halliwell claimed: “We Spice Girls are true Thatcherites. Thatcher was the first Spice Girl, the pioneer of our ideology – Girl Power”.Asked now if she agreed with that sentiment at the time, Mel C – or Melanie Chisholm – tells The Independent: “Absolutely not! Geri, in the past, was very vocal about her support for Margaret Thatcher.

Mel C has given her view on comments made by her bandmate Geri Halliwell in 1996 in which she dubbed Margaret Thatcher “the first Spice Girl”.Halliwell told the Spectator 26 years ago: “We Spice Girls are true Thatcherites. Thatcher was the first Spice Girl, the pioneer of our ideology – Girl Power.”However, Mel C has now denied that the whole band felt the same way as Halliwell about the divisive figure. “Abbbbbsolutely not!” Sporty Spice told the Independent.