BBC’s Big Night In kicks off with a Miranda reunion as Strictly’s Joe Sugg and Dianne Buswell undertake a LIVE haircut… all in the name of Children In Need, Comic Relief and the battle against COVID-19 By Andrew Bullock For Mailonline Published: 19:33 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 19:45 BST, 23 April 2020 Advertisement … Read more
JANE FRYER: By the time he was 23, Ronan O’Rahilly had fled his native Ireland for London, was running a successful club in Soho, The Scene and set up a record label.
Charlie Brooker is set to make a return to the BBC to present a coronavirus special, called Charlie Brooker’s Antibacterial Wipe. The half-hour show will focus on how people are occupying themselves during their spare time amid the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as what they’re watching. Announcing the special, Brooker, 49, said in a tongue-in-cheek … Read more
A desperate appeal has been launched after heartless thieves stole flags and pictures from a memorial to a World War II bomber crew who sacrificed their lives in a crash to save children playing in a park. Tributes have been snatched from the Mi Amigo memorial site in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Tony Foulds, who looks after … Read more
Twentysomethings may have the sharpest minds but over-70s have a superior way with words, Great British Intelligence Test reveals The test was developed by the BBC and Imperial College London neuroscientists More than 250,000 Britons have already participated in the online brain study Results suggest that our problem solving abilities are at their peak in … Read more
BBC presenter Sophie Raworth has praised her ‘extraordinary’ colleague George Alagiah as he prepares to return to present the evening news after beating coronavirus. Alagiah, 64, who is undergoing treatment for bowel cancer, revealed three weeks ago that he had endured a ‘mild dose’ of the virus and is set to return to screens tonight – … Read more
Parents using BBC Bitesize and educational resources provided by a government-backed education programme to home school their children during the coronavirus pandemic continue to complain of technical glitches with the services. More than three million pupils logged on to the BBC platform for the first day of locked down lessons on Monday, while others struggled … Read more
During my 30 years on television as a BBC reporter, I’ve handled some quite extraordinary things. But nothing quite compared to the spongy, heavy mass of a real brain. I had the privilege of standing among a sea of them two months ago during my visit to one of the UK’s few ‘brain banks’. Just 48 … Read more
Benjamin Grosvenor’s playing in Chopin Piano Concertos is entirely devoid of the shallow point-scoring that sometimes afflicts young pianists By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 18 April 2020 Benjamin Grosvenor Chopin Piano Concertos Decca, out now Rating: Sometimes hype … Read more
The Armchair Traveller: Soak up some Mallorcan sunshine and enjoy a rollercoaster ride in Holland – how to explore the world from the comfort of your home Follow detectives in The Mallorca Files as they solve cases on the Spanish island Plunge 130ft on a virtual rollercoaster ride at Holland’s Efteling Park Get the blood … Read more