Category: 5. Entertainment

Did you know that the zipper only came about because a Swedish-born engineer named Gideon Sundback fell in love with a factory owner’s daughter? Or that it took longer for it to be developed than it took for the Wright brothers to invent the…

The Queen has recorded a special radio broadcast with the BBC racing commentator John Hunt, whose wife and two daughters were murdered at their home last year.

Louise Hunt, 25, her sister Hannah Hunt, 28, and their mother Carol Hunt, 61, were…

BBC Storyville celebrates the selection of One in a Million for the World Cinema Documentary Competition category at Sundance Film Festival, where the film will also have its world premiere in January 2026.

A co-production between BBC Storyville…

Lily Allen has said she is in discussions over adapting her hit album West End Girl into a play, possibly for the West End itself.

Speaking on The Tonight Show in the US, host Jimmy Fallon said: “In London, they’re trying to make West End Girl…

SkyShowtime has unveiled a new Polish original documentary, a two-parter entitled Edyta Górniak about the famous Polish singer. “Offering an authentic and compelling portrayal of the singer’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming one…

Indulging in a wintry palette, Swift has very much staked her claim on the dark and sumptuous shade of burgundy—several shades darker than the Kansas City Chiefs tone of cherry red. Hosting a screening of her forthcoming The End of an Era tour…

A letter written by Mary, Queen of Scots hours before her execution in 1587 will go on display for the first time in nearly a decade when it forms part of an exhibition in Perth next year.

Mary wrote what is believed to be her last letter at 2am…

Rund takes Ramtin on a tour of the enduring world of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice… and our two hosts make a bet.

Guests:

John Mullan, professor of…

To give people a sense of her evolution, the lauded Polish artist Zofia Kulik likes to compare two of her creative milestones. The first was the centrepiece of her earliest exhibition as a solo artist in 1989, where she debuted her…

Graham McTavish will be a familiar face to fans of fantasy TV, with roles in The Witcher, House of the Dragon and The Hobbit. Now, as he prepares for Spartacus: House of Ashur, he’s in fighting shape at 64. The weapon work these roles demand…