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TV

Dead Ringers’ birth scenes are brutal and how it should be shown on TV

TV and movies shouldn’t terrify women yet to give birth, but popular culture has a valuable role to play in preparing them for it

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TV

Obsession’s Richard Armitage on going full frontal after 50

The actor talks about his role in Netflix’s steamy new drama, intimacy coordinators and putting female stereotypes in the bin

TV

Succession season 4, episode 4: the best fan reactions

Fans overwhelmingly felt episode four belonged to Kendall

TV

Succession season 4: The power rankings - who’s up and who’s down?

There is now a power vacuum at Waystar Royco, but who is riding high as a result and who is down in the dumps? Let the games begin...

TV

Obsession on Netflix: at last! An erotic thriller that thrills

This new adaptation of Josephine Hart’s novel Damage puts the female perspective at its heart

TV

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on his new show, fan tattoos and Leeds United

The actor, who played Jaime Lannister, is back as a smooth bad boy in new series The Last Thing He Told Me

Music

Glastonbury 2023: Resale dates confirmed, everything you need to know

Revellers have a matter of days before resales begin this week

Music

Ridiculous gig mishaps from Frank Ocean’s ice rink to Bieber’s towel

Frank Ocean’s Coachella ice-rink debacle is just the beginning....

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AI music is getting better: how worried should real musicians be?

Some believe high-level technology can already carry off reasonable impressions of distinctive industry voices

Exhibitions

Hilma af Klint & Piet Mondrian at Tate Modern: a fascinating show

You can feel the tectonic plates of art history shifting under your feet

Opera

Innocence at the ROH review: school shooting opera is devastating

This extraordinarily powerful and disturbing opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho is making its UK debut

Showbiz

Cooking with the Stars series 3 celebrity line-up confirmed

The popular cooking show will return to screens this summer with eight new celebrities heading into the kitchen

TV

Dead Ringers on Prime Video review: a propelling and subversive remake

It’s all sex, drugs, blood and birth in this provocative TV update

Showbiz

Neighbours cast celebrates first day filming new series of saved soap

Cast members, including Alan Fletcher and Stefan Dennis, champagne cracked out the champagne to toast new episodes outside the fictional Lassiters Hotel

Exhibitions

The best free exhibitions in London right now: culture at no cost

Want to have a fun day out but also save those pennies? These free London art exhibitions are perfect

Showbiz

Eurovision 2023: This year’s Grand Final performances confirmed

This year’s grand final is set to take place on May 13 in Liverpool with the UK hosting on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine

Film

Air review: Ben Affleck’s Michael Jordan movie is a blast

The story of a game-changing sponsorship deal is annoyingly watchable

Music

Composer speaks of pride in writing music for coronation

Sarah Class is a Brit and Emmy-nominated composer who has written music for Sir David Attenborough’s natural world programmes.
Music

Sam Ryder and Kalush Orchestra among performers confirmed for Eurovision final

The international song contest is set to be held in Liverpool next month.
TV

Bridgerton’s Queen Charlotte is out soon - here’s what the cast say

Get ready to head back to the world of Regency England

TV

The Hunt for Raoul Moat on ITV review: blisteringly tense, deeply sad

Is it too soon to make a drama about this? Perhaps, but it feels like essential viewing

Books

London Book Fair 2023: Dates, speakers and how to get tickets

The Mayor of London, Kate Mosse and a raft of Ukrainian authors are the latest announcements to the bill

TV

Deborah James: Bowelbabe in Her Own Words on BBC2 - simply astonishing

BBC Two documentary is a moving tribute to trailblazer who smashed the silence surrounding cancer

TV

Succession season 4, episode 4 recap: let battle commence

It’s all to play for, but there are extremely complicating factors in this struggle for the top

TV

Succession series 4 episode 4 review: the best just got better

The battle for control heats up, and the brutality is only just beginning

Film

Ana de Armas: Robert De Niro visited my father in Cuba after my first US movie

The Cuban-born actress said the Hollywood actor’s visit was such a ‘kind gesture’.
Film

Emma Watson reflects on year in which she ‘learned more about love’

The actress also recalled filming Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return To Hogwarts as she celebrated her 33rd birthday.
Music

Artists speak of joy behind new music for King’s coronation

Charles has personally selected the musical programme, which has been designed to showcase a range of talent and styles from the UK and Commonwealth.
Music

Mark Sheehan: Irish president pays tribute to The Script guitarist

Mark Sheehan, guitarist for Irish pop band The Script, has died after a brief illness

TV

Lyra on Channel 4 review: so sad it rips out your soul

This moving masterpiece is a worthy tribute to a remarkable journalist and woman

Music

The Script guitarist Mark Sheehan dies after brief illness

He was a member of the Irish band alongside frontman Danny O’Donoghue and drummer Glen Power.
London

Shakespeare’s Globe Iftar is a reminder of England-Islam relationship

After Elizabeth I was excommunicated she began to build links with the Islamic world, which is reflected in some of Shakespeare’s plays

Music

Ellie Goulding scores coveted double chart success with Higher Than Heaven

This marks her fourth number one album but it is the first time she has peaked on both charts at the same time.
Culture

The Last Thing He Told Me review: dramatic and bingeable but formulaic

The series fails to bottle the mystique, eroticism and humour of its prototype – Big Little Lies – but is still a good watch. And a must for woodturning fans...

Film

What to watch: our recommendations for this week

Streaming recommendations from the Standard’s Culture team