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Strictly Come Dancing semi-final results, review: Last tango time for an unlikely survivor
It was an abrupt goodbye for Strictly’s spirited straggler, who brought a whiff of anarchy in a year of galloping goodie-two-shoes
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Cinderella: Fancy a magical alternative to The Nutcracker? Try this for size
Francesca Hayward is a perfect Cinders in the Royal Ballet’s festive revival of its sparkling 2023 production
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The masterstroke that transformed Roger Moore from the worst Bond into an unforgettable 007
Based on unseen home videos, a new film suggests the actor remade the suave spy in his own image
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How a photographer and a murderer became pen-pals
C Fausto Cabrera and Alec Soth’s remarkable letters, collected in The Parameters of Our Cage, cover subjects both mundane and existential
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I’m happy to be creeped out by robots – it’s the key to our survival
From unnerving CGI to animatronic AI, human-mimicking tech fills us with fear, but it’s here to stay
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Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz sell for $28m
The sequinned shoes have seen more twists and turns than the Yellow Brick Road after they were stolen nearly 20 years ago
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Notre-Dame Reopening Concert, review: One star shines above all (and it wasn’t Pharrell Williams)
This triumphant show was lit up with a spectacular mix of classical and new – but the real icon was 800 years old
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You Bet!, review: Holly’s megawatt smile can’t save this needless revival
ITV hope this creaky reboot will spawn a full series – but do you wanna bet on it?
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Mariah Meets Rylan, review: an uninspired trot through the singer’s career
With a nervous host, and questions that felt pre-approved by a team of publicists, this BBC Two encounter was badly lacking in bite
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Exorcism is back – this chilling real-life case explains why
The death of Anneliese Michel shocked Germany, yet demonstrates our enduring obsession with demonic possession
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From YMCA to Born in the USA: Rock’s most misunderstood songs
Is the Village People hit a gay anthem? Somehow, its composer argues not – but plenty of music is more loved than understood
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‘Your book is too Jewish’: How the British publishing industry began an ‘anti-Semitic silent boycott’
Since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict, Jewish people in the book industry have noticed a growing incidence of ‘soft boycotting’
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The Nutcracker, Scottish Ballet: a near-flawless thing of beauty
This is a confident, enchanting and highly stylish take on a much-loved classic – a gorgeous Christmas ballet
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Novelist, beauty, muse to Freud – the ‘nasty’ genius of Caroline Blackwood
Caroline Blackwood’s tumultuous personal life has long overshadowed her artistic talents. Now, her bleak and witty novels are back in print
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Ben Elton: ‘If the King wanted Blackadder back, I could be press-ganged into writing it’
At 65, the comic has swapped Thatcher-bashing for lampooning our age of identity politics – and spies a chance to revive a beloved character
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Confidence Man: the Australian pop-rave hedonists foster hype with their ebullient live act
This show felt less like a performance and more like a competition between band and audience as to who was having more fun
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Richard Eyre on Judi Dench: ‘At 90, she can still recite the whole of Twelfth Night’
As Dame Judi’s birthday approaches, her director and friend salutes the star who acts like Matisse paints – with ease and infinite depth
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Does it really matter if someone on television is a nice guy or not?
This week, Victoria has been watching Meet the Rees-Moggs
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Stephen Fry: ‘I made a mistake on QI and the panelists ripped me apart – I couldn’t stop giggling’
The writer, actor and presenter on writing novels, his brush with cancer and meeting Lawrence Olivier in a lift
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Why Coleen Rooney’s jungle stint could be the start of a huge new career move
The ‘canny’ WAG is a favourite to win this year’s I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! – but what will the 38-year-old do next?
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How Gen Z reclaimed the IRA – from Kneecap to Say Nothing
Republican rappers selling balaclavas to fans, Gerry Adams as TV anti-hero and TikTok meme… Why a new generation is toying with the Troubles
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Hansel and Gretel, Shakespeare’s Globe: Simon Armitage’s staging gets rather lost in the woods
Younger members of the audience chattered restlessly through this new version of the Brothers Grimm fairytale by the Poet Laureate
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The Rolling Stones and ‘rampant anarchy’: What went wrong at Altamont?
The Hells Angels’ murder of a young man at Altamont Speedway 55 years ago is held up as the death of the Sixties dream. What’s the truth?
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Mark Lanegan 60: A Celebration: The late grunge growler gets a loving, fittingly contrary celebration
Around what would have been his 60th birthday, a panoply of top-flight stars delivered a knockout tribute to the late singer-songwriter
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Russia’s lust for empire is pathological – historians should make that clear
In Hubris, Jonathan Haslam argues that Nato’s expansion has caused Russian aggression – but this view of history is much too narrow
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The Sticky, review: who knew a crime caper about maple syrup could be this fun?
The wild story of how thieves stole Canada’s syrup reserve becomes a bingeable Amazon Prime Video series starring Jamie Lee Curtis
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Dick Whittington and his Cat: A marvellous multicultural panto jamboree
Hackney Empire’s 25th panto has a lot to live up to, given the theatre’s supreme form is this arena – and it does not disappoint one jot
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Ballet Shoes: A playful, graceful adaptation – and a palpable hit
This first ever stage adaptation of the beloved children’s classic is a joy – an un-balletic stampede to the box office surely awaits it
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Why Netflix’s ‘disgusting’ religious epic is angering Palestinians and Christians alike
The streamer’s new biopic of Mary, mother of Jesus, caused controversy long before anyone had seen it. Is the anger deserved?
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Rosamund Pike: ‘The older you are the more complex the lives you’re playing get – and it has a cost’
From intense psychological dramas to fantasy blockbusters, the actress throws herself into any role – and she’s adventurous off-screen too
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Chris McCausland’s Strictly diary: ‘There’s no point thinking this is a dancing competition’
In his exclusive weekly column, and with the final just around the corner, the comedian talks costumes, Charlestons and his main competitor
