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Liv Marks spent last week presenting all of the hottest, most anticipated upcoming projects for Prime Video over the next year at the Prime Video ‘Obsessed Retreat’ in the Alps!

Proms season has come to a close! Katie Derham hosts the Last Night of the Proms at the Royal Albert Hall tomorrow evening. Katie will be presenting alongside comedian Nicki Mohammed, showcasing Superstar pianist Yuja Wang who will be joined by Scottish tenor Nicky Spence and massed BBC forces, all marshalled by Sakari Oramo.

Cast Announcement! This Christmas, Lara Lewis will be appearing as Nibs in ‘Peter Pan’ at the Birmingham Rep. This magical production is adapted by Phil Porter, with original music from Ruth Chan, and has the Rep’s Artistic Director Joe Murphy at the helm of the (pirate) ship! Catch the show from 18th November 2026 to … Read more

Practical Magic 2 is out today! The wonderful Caitlin McEwan appears in this exciting second film, set 25 years after the original. The movie follows a family of witches who are cursed to be loveless for centuries but attempting to break the spell!  

Emily Maitlis starts a new column with ‘The New World’. Find new columns and behind the scenes reports from Emily regularly on ‘Emily Maitlis’s Diary’. Most recently Emily shares an exclusive on her time at a star-studded event in Venice article ‘Emily Maitlis: As I was saying to George Clooney just the other day’

Ben West speaks with Matt Willis on podcast ‘On the Mend’. Ben explores how his grief became purpose, from campaigning for better mental health education to creating Reasons to Stay, which has now shared millions of messages of hope around the world! This can be listened to on Spotify and other streaming platforms.

Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty continues her daily presenting of BBC’s Fame Under Fire, for BBC YouTube and BBC Sounds. On the front lines, Anoushka is reporting on the Tupac Murder Trial from Vegas, bringing all the latest developments, legal analysis, and expert insight as the case unfolds. Catch her on @bbcsounds or @fameunderfirepodcast on YouTube.  

The Last Ship is coming to the West End! The wonderful Duane Gooden has been cast to play the role of Adrian u/s The Wallsend Ferryman. The Last Ship will be playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane for a strictly limited 2 week season from 22nd September to 3rd October 2026. Tickets are on sale now!  

Steve Chusak plays Officer Miller in Blumhouse Productions’ new feature film Soulm8te. “A man acquires an Artificially Intelligent android to cope with the loss of his recently deceased wife. In an attempt to create a truly sentient partner, he inadvertently turns a harmless lovebot into a deadly soulmate.” Directed and co-written by Kate Dolan and … Read more

Sophia Smith Galer steps into the hosting chair on this week’s Radical Podcast on BBC Radio 4. Tune in catch Sophia interview David Runciman about the radical idea of lowering the voting age to 6! Listen to the episode on BBC Sounds now!