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Apple TV+Jon Hamm excels in Apple TV+'s "emotionally real but absurdist" drama about a desperate corporate man who resorts to stealing from his neighbours.Jon Hamm has his best role since Mad Men and brings all his sharp comic timing and...

Art Institute of Chicago/ Arthur M Wood/ Collection of Alice and Rick JohnsonBlanche Hoschedé-Monet has barely been acknowledged in art history. But not only did she help her stepfather Claude, she created her own fine works – often of the...

HBO(Credit: HBO)From the return of HBO's zombie apocalypse thriller to Michelle Williams in a provocative new role.Amazon Prime(Credit: Amazon Prime)1. The BondsmanIn this droll new series, Kevin Bacon adds demon-chasing bounty-hunter to his long list of horror characters. Hub Halloran...

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Gates and Paul Allen launched computing giant Microsoft 50 years ago. In 1993, he talked to the BBC about the online innovations that would define the 21st Century.When the BBC first broadcast an interview with Microsoft co-founder...

(Image credit: The Kinkade Family Foundation)Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks.Thomas Kinkade was one of the best-selling artists in...

Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano(Credit: Emmanuel Lafont/ Enrico Cano)The daring, radical Pompidou Centre was derided by many when its design was first unveiled – yet it has continued to influence the architecture of public buildings ever since. As the building approaches...

Getty Images(Credit: Getty Images)Does the success of women's college basketball hinge on big names or can it build on the momentum that has come with more eyes and promotion? ESPN's Monica McNutt and BBC special correspondent Katty Kay discuss the...

Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty ImagesHow street-style photography has evolved from the Edwardian era to today. Now it is exploding – and turning fashion upside down.Jessica Chastain, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Parker Posey were among the stars attending the recent autumn/winter 2025...

Apple TV+Launching on Apple TV+, a new film industry satire co-created by and starring Seth Rogen nails the business – and features Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron and others as themselves.A film studio head and his team of senior executives eagerly...

Alamy(Credit: Alamy)On 24 March 1944, 76 allied officers broke out of a German prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag Luft III – a mission that was memorialised in a classic film, The Great Escape. In 1977, a key member of the escape team,...