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Culture

How Tim and Dawn's Office kiss changed British comedy

Twenty years ago, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant made one of the best Christmas specials in TV history. And its will-they-won't-they romance heralded a new era for British sitcoms - in which love wasn't played for laughs

Radio
Interview

Campbell and Stewart: ‘A Labour win won’t kill The Rest Is Politics’

Music

What I discovered in the Beatles' bodyguard's long-lost diaries

Article thumbnail: This image released by Apple TV+ shows Joaquin Phoenix in a scene from "Napoleon." (Kevin Baker/Apple TV+ via AP)
Television

Noel, moles and manifestation: What Deal or No Deal was really like

Comedy
Interview

Munya Chawawa: 'I pretended to be Idris Elba's son to get my foot in the door'

Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: In this screengrab, Peter Kay takes part in the BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief 'Big Night In at London on April 23, 2020 in London, England.The 'Big Night In' brings the nation an evening of unforgettable entertainment in a way we've never seen before. Raising money for and paying tribute to those on the front line fighting Covid-19 and all the unsung heroes supporting their communities. (Photo by Comic Relief/BBC Children in Need/Comic Relief via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 23: In this screengrab, Peter Kay takes part in the BBC Children In Need and Comic Relief 'Big Night In at London on April 23, 2020 in London, England.The 'Big Night In' brings the nation an evening of unforgettable entertainment in a way we've never seen before. Raising money for and paying tribute to those on the front line fighting Covid-19 and all the unsung heroes supporting their communities. (Photo by Comic Relief/BBC Children in Need/Comic Relief via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Derren Brown Credit: Seamus Ryan Provided by greg@cloutcom.co.uk
Article thumbnail: Derren Brown Credit: Seamus Ryan Provided by greg@cloutcom.co.uk
Article thumbnail: Ghosts S5,26-10-2023,4,Kitty (LOLLY ADEFOPE);Pat (JIM HOWICK);The Captain (BEN WILLIBOND);Julian (SIMON FARNABY);Thomas Thorne (MATT BAYNTON);Lady Button (MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS),Monumental,Robbie Gray Ghosts Series 5 TV Still BBC
Article thumbnail: Ghosts S5,26-10-2023,4,Kitty (LOLLY ADEFOPE);Pat (JIM HOWICK);The Captain (BEN WILLIBOND);Julian (SIMON FARNABY);Thomas Thorne (MATT BAYNTON);Lady Button (MARTHA HOWE-DOUGLAS),Monumental,Robbie Gray Ghosts Series 5 TV Still BBC
Article thumbnail: (EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) Russell Brand backstage in the Sultans of Swag Gift Lounge at the 2006 British Comedy Awards (Photo by JAB Promotions/WireImage)
Article thumbnail: (EXCLUSIVE, Premium Rates Apply) Russell Brand backstage in the Sultans of Swag Gift Lounge at the 2006 British Comedy Awards (Photo by JAB Promotions/WireImage)