Monday, March 27, 2023
As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with ‘a talent to amuse’
SOURCE: The Independent at 04:36AMSunday, March 26, 2023
As a major new biography about Noel Coward is published half a century on from his death, Martin Chilton looks back on the life of the trailblazing playwright with ‘a talent to amuse’
SOURCE: The Independent at 01:30AMSaturday, November 14, 2015
Martin Chilton pays tribute to the fine actor, who had mixed feelings about playing one of the most notorious bigots on TV
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:06AMTuesday, June 30, 2015
Jack Carter, a brash comic who starred with Elvis Presley and in TV shows such as Baywatch, Murder She Wrote and Family Guy, has died
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:16AMThe book's release is timed for the 75th anniversary of Richard Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein II's first collaboration, Oklahoma!
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:04AMFriday, June 26, 2015
Landmark venue Battersea Power Station teams up with Battersea Arts Centre for new culture space in London
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 10:51AMFriday, June 5, 2015
Cricketer Freddy Flintoff will appear at 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the biggest ever with 50,459 performances and 3,314 shows
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:31AMThursday, May 7, 2015
Actors Jude Law and Sarah Lancashire will appear in Letters Live at the 2015 Hay Festival
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:46AMWednesday, May 6, 2015
As the centenary of Orson Welles is marked, we look at the real story behind the 1938 War of the Worlds panic
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:20AMThursday, April 30, 2015
18 great episodes of Desert Island Discs, which began on January 29, 1942
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:45AMWednesday, April 29, 2015
Alfred Hitchcock, who died on April 29, 1980, is celebrated as a genius of film-making but in his private life he was a warped practical joker
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:45AMWednesday, April 22, 2015
As George Cole turns 90, we pay tribute to his character Arthur Daley, the crafty car dealer from TV hit Minder
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:55AMWednesday, March 18, 2015
As a rediscovered Gore Vidal novel is released, we look at his fiercest rows
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:39AMSunday, February 22, 2015
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer wins a Razzie. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:30AMWednesday, January 14, 2015
Frasier star Kelsey Grammer has been nominated for four Razzies. Will 2015 improve with his new English comedy film called Breaking the Bank?
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:15AMThursday, December 11, 2014
Birdman is up for four SGA honours, as Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley also receive nominations
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 02:44AMTuesday, November 18, 2014
Van Morrison talked to Ian Rankin about songwriting at London's Lyric Theatre
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:04AMHamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:40AMFriday, November 14, 2014
As Desert Island Discs celebrates its 3,000th editon, we pick 15 great episodes, featuring guests from Les Dawson to Morrissey, that are worth downloading
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 12:30AMMonday, November 10, 2014
Timothy Spall and his wife discuss circumnavigating Britain in a flat-bottomed barge
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:43AMFriday, November 7, 2014
Harry Belafonte is to receive an honorary Oscar. In 2012, he talked to Martin Chilton about some of the great artists he has met including Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, John Steinbeck and…
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:42AMThursday, October 23, 2014
Alvin Stardust, who has died aged 72, changed his image to have the hit song My Coo Ca Choo and reinvented himself for a career in TV and theatre
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 08:35AMWednesday, October 8, 2014
The lead role in a stage production of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis goes to a Japanese robot
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:59AMMonday, September 29, 2014
Hamburg musical explores the life of cult leader and 'failed musician' Charles Manson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:31AMWednesday, September 17, 2014
Charles Addams created The Addams Family in the Thirties and the TV adaptation started in 1964
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 01:00PMFriday, July 18, 2014
Setback for Arthur Conan Doyle's heirs over use of characters Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 03:32AMThursday, June 19, 2014
Documentary film Holbrook/Twain: An American Odyssey celebrates Hal Holbrook's Mark Twain one-man show, which has been running for a record 60 years
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 06:56AMWednesday, June 18, 2014
Singing and dancing vampires could be on their way
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 05:15AMTuesday, June 17, 2014
Musical Piece of my Heart shines spotlight onthe man behind Twist and Shout and Brown Eyed Girl
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 04:07AMMonday, June 9, 2014
Audra McDonald makes history with a record sixth Tony award for playing jazz singer
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:48AMFriday, May 9, 2014
Sherlock star and Lee Mack new acts at Hay Festival
SOURCE: The Telegraph at 07:01PM 
