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[ad_1] The comedian received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor at one of the more prominent events since US President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Can classic TV comedies can help revive long-held memories for people living with dementia?It's an idea that's being tested out with the launch of specifically curated channels on BBC iPlayer aimed at stimulating memories and reminiscence for people living with the condition.The use of pictures or music to evoke a response in people living with dementia can help start a conversation with loved ones and carers.The BBC visited Philip

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[ad_1] Ian YoungsCulture reporterGetty ImagesJohn Cooper Clarke is nicknamed the punk poet and the bard of SalfordJohn Cooper Clarke is about to become the first poet to headline a UK arena, and is responsible for the lyrics to one of the world's most streamed songs of recent years. But he has lost none of the sharp-tongued vitriol of his punk origins.To a sizeable portion of the nation, Clarke's 50-year stream

[ad_1] Getty/KraftonThis week, Million Dollar Secret hits our screens - it's being dubbed Netflix's answer to The Traitors.But that's not all the week has in store.InZoi, a new game seen as a direct competitor to The Sims, is coming out, Mumford & Sons are back with a new album, and Holland - starring Nicole Kidman - drops on Amazon Prime.Read on for this week's biggest releases...Secrets, lies and a cash

[ad_1] Lucy Woodham & George HemmatiBBC NewsBBCIn an old gun barrel factory in Sheffield's industrial heartland, hundreds of people are raving under the fluorescent lights of Hope Works club for one of the last times before it closes. One young woman has dressed all in black to signify the loss of her "favourite place"."This is a landmark of Sheffield," says one reveller. "It's the reason a lot of people come

[ad_1] Tom Brooks-PollockNewsnightBBCPeter Kosminsky directed Sir Mark Rylance in the first series of Wolf Hall in 2015 and the second in 2024The director of acclaimed period drama Wolf Hall says filming of last year's second series was nearly called off weeks before it was due to begin because of budget pressures.Peter Kosminsky told BBC Two's Newsnight they eventually opted to axe costly exterior scenes in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and

[ad_1] Catherine LystBBC Scotland NewsBBCDeacon Blue formed in Glasgow in the 1980s In 1985 Deacon Blue formed in Glasgow and over the years have achieved great success with 12 UK top 40 singles and two UK number 1 albums.Their debut album, Raintown, referring to Glasgow, spawned what is probably their most popular hit, Dignity, which is still regularly played at parties and has even been adopted by Dundee United fans.Forty

[ad_1] Ian YoungsCulture reporterNetflixOwen Cooper has been praised for his performance as 13-year-old JamieOne of the most talked-about TV shows of recent years, Netflix's hard-hitting drama Adolescence, has been the hot topic of discussion this week, from the House of Commons to US talk shows to the gates of the scriptwriter's son's school.Those discussions have been sparked by the fictional story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of stabbing

[ad_1] A former prisoner has claimed she only survived her time in jail thanks to a theatre company.Cheryl Byron was serving a two-year prison sentence for drugs offences at HMP Low Newton, near Durham, when she was introduced to Open Clasp in 2013.Before she began working with the group she had been so scared she had locked herself in her cell and would not speak to anybody, she said."This company