The odd couple journey through Venice, Florence and Rome in the hope of enlightenment – and mending their broken hearts in the Italian sun. Expect to have your preconceptions challenged …In a country where so much of society is still bisected along class lines, many have a very particular image of a clever person – and it’s roughly Stephen Fry. A grand-seeming...

Who took home the biggest prizes in British TV? Here are all the winners, from Sarah Lancashire to Jasmine Jobson, The Sixth Commandment to Such Brave Girls and more • TV industry in turmoil, says Floella Benjamin, as Bafta hands out the gongs • On the red carpet with Joe Lycett, Claudia Winkleman and more – in picturesThe Gold (BBC One) Happy Valley...

Why did Olly Alexander fall flat in the public vote? Why didn’t Abba show up? And how did the trophy get smashed?It was the most politically charged Eurovision song contest in memory – but it was won by a famously neutral nation. As the glittery dust settles from Saturday night in Malmö, here’s what we learned … Continue reading...

Who took home the biggest prizes in British TV? Here are all the winners, from Sarah Lancashire to Jasmine Jobson, The Sixth Commandment to Such Brave Girls and moreThe Gold (BBC One) Happy Valley (BBC One) Slow Horses (Apple TV+) Top Boy (Netflix) – WINNER Continue reading...

Saturday night’s final was watched by average of 7.64m as Britain’s entry, Olly Alexander, finished in 18th placeEurovision 2024: everything we learned – from the Abba swizz to the UK’s wild unpopularityEurovision lost almost a quarter of its UK viewers compared with last year’s Liverpool extravaganza, amid a row over Israel’s participation.Saturday...

Battersea Arts Centre, London Katy Baird’s strange, intimate work of performance art leaves little unexposed – but its lack of depth leaves you wanting moreLast time I saw Katy Baird, she hiked up her skirt and urinated on stage. It wasn’t even her show. Tonight, with the audience all hers, she steps it up a number. On the big projection screen, we...