As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with 'a talent to amuse'
As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with 'a talent to amuse'
Martin Chilton pays tribute to the fine actor, who had mixed feelings about playing one of the most notorious bigots on TV
Jack Carter, a brash comic who starred with Elvis Presley and in TV shows such as Baywatch, Murder She Wrote and Family Guy, has died
The book's release is timed for the 75th anniversary of Richard Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein II's first collaboration, Oklahoma!
Landmark venue Battersea Power Station teams up with Battersea Arts Centre for new culture space in London
Cricketer Freddy Flintoff will appear at 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the biggest ever with 50,459 performances and 3,314 shows
Actors Jude Law and Sarah Lancashire will appear in Letters Live at the 2015 Hay Festival
As the centenary of Orson Welles is marked, we look at the real story behind the 1938 War of the Worlds panic
18 great episodes of Desert Island Discs, which began on January 29, 1942
Alfred Hitchcock, who died on April 29, 1980, is celebrated as a genius of film-making but in his private life he was a warped practical joker
As George Cole turns 90, we pay tribute to his character Arthur Daley, the crafty car dealer from TV hit Minder
As a rediscovered Gore Vidal novel is released, we look at his fiercest rows
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer wins a Razzie. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer has been nominated for four Razzies. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
Birdman is up for four SGA honours, as Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley also receive nominations
Van Morrison talked to Ian Rankin about songwriting at London's Lyric Theatre
Hamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 3,000th editon, we pick 15 great episodes, featuring guests from Les Dawson to Morrissey, that are worth downloading
Timothy Spall and his wife discuss circumnavigating Britain in a flat-bottomed barge
Harry Belafonte is to receive an honorary Oscar. In 2012, he talked to Martin Chilton about some of the great artists he has met including Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, John Steinbeck and…
Alvin Stardust, who has died aged 72, changed his image to have the hit song My Coo Ca Choo and reinvented himself for a career in TV and theatre
The lead role in a stage production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis goes to a Japanese robot
Hamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
Charles Addams created The Addams Family in the Thirties and the TV adaptation started in 1964