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Clive Anderson: ‘I’m a low achiever who does virtually nothing with his time’
How do famous names spend their precious downtime? In our weekly My Saturday column, celebrities reveal their weekend virtues and vices. This week: Clive Anderson
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Lang Lang: ‘The late Queen told me she would’ve liked to have my fast fingers – she was very funny’
Walk into any major train station in Britain and you will no doubt, among the hustle and bustle, bells and whistles, hear the sound of someone tinkling the ivories. Sixteen years ago, the British artist Luke Jerram launched his Play Me, I’m Yours installation, putting public pianos into railway stations across the world. They are now as familiar a site as ticket barriers and pigeons.
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BBC Two is 60 – but will it reach 70?
The launch of BBC Two did not go to plan. It was April 20 1964 and, after a weeks-long advertising campaign featuring a cartoon kangaroo and her joey, Britain’s third television station was set to combine bold programme-making with cutting-edge technology.
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What’s on TV tonight: Michael Portillo’s Long Weekends, Wetherspoons vs Toby Carvery and more
Michael Portillo’s Long Weekends Channel 5, 9pm After another week of train-based travelogues over on BBC Two (6.30pm), the ever-effervescent Michael Portillo is on the move again for Channel 5. In this absorbing three-part travelogue, he takes us on a trio of long weekends to some of his favourite European cities. Tonight’s first stop is the Spanish capital of Madrid: “A place that has set my heart racing since I was a boy.” Portillo revels in Madrid’s rich history and culture, sampling the res
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‘Out of the frying pan and straight into hell’: Glen Campbell’s wild ride from poverty to insanity
On April 11 1966, Glen Campbell was drafted in as a last minute rhythm guitarist for a recording session with Frank Sinatra. Unable to believe that he was in the presence of his idol, he spent much of his time at the studio on Sunset Boulevard, in Los Angeles, gazing worshipfully at the man laying down the vocal for Strangers In The Night. The attention did not go unnoticed. “Who,” Sinatra hissed, “is that f______ guitar player?”
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‘Royal whore’ or feminist hero? The scandalous truth about Johnny Depp’s Jeanne du Barry
Cinema audiences can finally watch Jeanne du Barry – the sex-soaked saga of Louis XV’s mistress that premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2023. Directed by the French filmmaker Maïwenn (who also stars in the title role), it has been billed as the first step in Johnny Depp’s redemption. Wafting through Versailles in a wig and white face-paint, Depp’s role as the 18th century king is his first since the trial involving him and his former wife, Amber Heard.
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‘We are in danger of becoming too thin-skinned’: Salman Rushdie answers Telegraph reader questions
Has the near-death experience changed your writing style and did [writing Knife] prove cathartic? (From Richard Langron)
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