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The countryside is anything but calm in this brand new whodunnit series that’ll keep you guessing and guessing. Or at least that’s how the opener of the compelling murder mystery left me feeling. Yep, youth drama just went rural as writer Jack Thorne has swapped Skins and the city for the remote English village of Overton in Glue. And it …

Brace yourselves viewers, it looks like we’re in for a rollercoaster ride during series five of Downton Abbey. The new batch of episodes launches this Sunday (September 21) and the cast have been heard talking about what to expect, so we’ve taken the liberty of rounding them up in six easy pointers! 1. What happened at the end of series …

Opra Cymru’s touring Welsh-language production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin may be minimalist in set and with just six musicians but it is vast in heart and brimming over with fresh, young talent. First the language. It is of course perfect to hear this opera sung in Russian and it is perfectly okay to hear it sung in English when it …

There were a few surprises in tonight’s show. Louis looking miffed when Mel B and Cheryl gave Simon a sexy dance during Paul Akister-from-Lancaster’s rendition of Let’s Get it On. Said rendition of Marvin Gaye’s classic was just one beat too slow for my liking – so sue me smooch fans! That Simon persists with his unbuttoned shirt look (it’s …

One of my fondest early memories is of sitting under a huge chestnut tree at the far end of the school playing field with my classmates, reading out the latest chapter of my work in progress while they lay on their backs and napped or stared at the sky, and maybe even listened to my faltering attempts at storytelling. I …

Why go to a comedy show if you don’t want to laugh? More than that, why go to a comedy show if you – entirely erroneously –  believe you’re funnier than the acts on the bill? It’s a shame there’s not some way of idiot-proofing gigs – perhaps having to complete a puzzle at point of purchase would weed out …

VIEW GALLERY   British Summer Time officially began on Sunday, March 30 when the clocks went forward, but the nights are set to start creeping in as we wave farewell to summer. Get the date in your diary so you’re not caught out… When do the clocks change? The clocks will change at 2am on Sunday, October 26 in 2014. …

I missed the Scott Bailey bandwagon first time around, so starting the second series as a newbie was surprisingly easy. The detective drama’s crime-fighting storyline dotted with hints of home life, was certainly enough to keep me watching. The opener saw leading ladies – Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott – up against the promotion board for consideration as sergeants, with …

The proud owner of the longest human tongue is among the entrants to the 60th edition of the Guinness World Records. The 60th edition – out tomorrow – will also include the woman responsible for the planet’s largest yoyo and the American sharpshooter who can fire an arrow the furthest with her feet. First published in 1955, the Guinness World …

Pull out the flapper dresses and arrange the fine-china tea sets – Downton Abbey is back and bringing us and the Granthams even further into the roaring twenties with series five of the hugely popular drama. Here we have all the essentials you’ll need to prepare for the new series, which is set in 1924, and after a jam-packed series …