BBC to celebrate Kenny Everett
Biopic to chart rise of maverick comedian who became famous for characters such as Sid Snot and Cupid StuntHe was one of broadcasting's most-loved entertainers – a maverick comedian who delighted radio...
View ArticleTV review: Best Possible Taste – The Kenny Everett Story; Welcome to India
There was more to Kenny Everett than his sexuality, but we didn't see itThroughout his radio and TV career, Kenny Everett always gave the impression he was acting the part of Kenny Everett. The feature...
View ArticleRewind TV: Hunted; Monroe; Arena: The Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour; Best...
Hunted fails to follow in Homeland's footsteps, James Nesbitt returns as wisecracking surgeon Monroe, and uncomfortable truths surface about pop's pastHunted (BBC1) | iPlayerMonroe (ITV1) | ITV...
View ArticleWhat I see in the mirror: Cleo Rocos
'I sleep with sunglasses and lipstick by my bed in case of a fire and, if I put on weight, I just don't eat for a couple of days'I see red hair, lipstick and lashes. I do my hair as if it is being...
View ArticleHello, Darlings!: The Authorised Biography of Kenny Everett by James Hogg and...
The real Kenny Everett remains obscured in this cliched, sanitised life storyWhen I was a teenager, The Kenny Everett Television Show was required viewing. It wasn't remotely funny – or at least, not...
View ArticleReaders suggest the 10 best Kate Bush moments – in pictures
Last month, we brought you our 10 best Kate Bush moments. Here, we present your thoughts on the ones that should have made the listThis Woman’s WorkAs recommended by: Dianne van Dulken,...
View ArticleWhat We Do In The Shadows: the return of the living deadpan
Spinal Tap meets The Only Way Is Transylvania in this Kiwi vampire spoof. Flight of the Conchords star Jemaine tells us what’s at stake…What We Do in the Shadows: watch the first six minutes –...
View ArticleJim Davidson’s white nights with Freddie and Kenny are a real cocaine hell
The comedian claims he spent much of the 90s snorting coke with the late Queen singer Freddie Mercury and funnyman Kenny Everett. Anyone buy his implausible bohemian rhapsody?Come, readers, and venture...
View ArticleLovely jubbly: what the Christmas 1985 Radio Times tells us about Thatcher's...
Christmas Day audiences were faced with a choice between Del Boy and Arthur Daley – but what else do the festive schedules tell us about the era we lived in?It’s Christmas 1985. Mrs Thatcher has been...
View ArticleEd Stewart obituary
DJ, broadcaster and television presenter best known for his radio request show Junior Choice and the children’s TV series CrackerjackEd “Stewpot” Stewart, who has died aged 74 following a stroke,...
View ArticleDesert Island Discs: 75 defining moments from 75 years of castaways
The show’s first guest was marooned three quarters of a century ago this month. Here are the moments that made Desert Island Discs a radio classic1. The first castaway – marooned on 29 January 1942 –...
View ArticleHave the Tories found their new Kenny Everett? | Brief letters
Western movies and the American civil war | Salty pesto | Boris Johnson | Classical music | Benjamin Whitrow on radioDr Robert Smith (Letters, 3 October) describes Clint Eastwood’s film The Outlaw...
View ArticleTV tonight: Princess Di in drag – did this big night out really happen?
The new series of Urban Myths gets off to a glittering start with Diana, disguised as a man, partying with Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett. Here’s the best TV to tune in for There were always rumours...
View ArticleSheila Steafel obituary
Versatile stage, screen and radio actor admired for her comic timingSheila Steafel, who has died aged 84, was a versatile and bewitching character actor with an outstanding gift for comic timing. As...
View ArticleRod Stewart: ‘I got Elton a fridge for Christmas. He got me a Rembrandt’
Answering Guardian readers’ questions, the singer discusses his epic railway modelling, his admiration of the Sex Pistols and the secrets of his hair regimeDid you have any heroes in the beginning of...
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