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items: The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman is giving an iconic murder mystery performance for the ages
items: And Just Like That, Samantha Jones's cameo was a complete waste of time
items: And Just Like That, Big became a big mistake?
items: And Just Like That season 2 episode 7 recap: Are we all Team Aidan?
items: BBC Proms 2022 schedule: Full programme of events
items: Love Island first look as Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su clash over Luca admission
items: What happened on Love Island episode 21 last night? Full recap

The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman is giving an iconic murder mystery performance for the ages
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date: 2024-01-19T13:51:14.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Entertainment
subject: Reality TV
subject: TV
subject: BBC iPlayer
subject: BBC One
subject: Comment
description: With The Traitors, the BBC have brought us a new iteration of the classic murder mystery host in Claudia Winkleman – and her performance in the role is nothing short of legendary.
encoded: In the murder mystery genre, there is a long tradition of the dinner party. A group of people, usually strangers, all receive invitations to a gloomy manor house. When they arrive, it is revealed that their mysterious host is playing a rather morbid game with them: they are there to find the murderer lurking in their midst – and, hopefully, avoid their own demise in the process. This trope appears again and again in the murder mystery genre, from 2022's Glass Onion to 1985's board game-inspired cult classic Clue to numerous novels – Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and A Murder Is Announced and the brilliant The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin, to name a few. Crucial to the dinner party trope is the figure of the sinister yet alluring host – the puppet master leading her guests through an increasingly morbid game of spot the killer. With The Traitors, the BBC have brought us a new iteration of the classic murder mystery host in Claudia Winkleman – and her performance in the role is nothing short of legendary. The show leads us to imagine that her mysterious character lives alone in a rambling Scottish castle with only a few screeching peacocks and one spooky owl for company. To keep herself entertained, she invites a group of strangers to join her for a few weeks. She then marks some of them as Traitors, who she tasks with murdering off the others one-by-one. Bedecked in a seemingly endless wardrobe of argyle, wool and tweed and eyes veiled behind a thick, dark fringe, she gives her guests daily morbid challenges and, each evening, lets them loose on each other to banish one member of the group, before the Traitors strike again. This is the premise of The Traitors, now in its second season. It's a concept that demands high drama and intense solemnity from its host, and Winkleman takes on this role of Lady of the Manor with remarkable commitment. This sinister role is, of course, new territory for Winkleman, who, prior to The Traitors, was best known for cheer…

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And Just Like That, Samantha Jones's cameo was a complete waste of time
type: item
date: 2023-08-24T12:11:17.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Comment
description: The brief phone call was one of the most disappointing moments of television ever.
encoded: Samantha Jones has made her grand return! The fab four are finally back together! This is what we've been waiting for all summer long! There's just one problem – despite all of the hype, the interviews and the press releases, Samantha's cameo in the finale of And Just Like That season 2 is probably one of the most disappointing moments of television ever. After a decades-long feud with her Sex and the City cast mates, Kim Cattrall, who plays Samantha, once swore she would never appear on the reboot. But then, earlier this year, Variety reported that Cattrall would return to appear for one single phone call scene "without seeing or speaking with the stars of the series". Evidently, she didn't want to be there, but as she told Kelly and Mark Live, it was "for the fans." And despite knowing that her appearance would be extremely brief, we were, nonetheless, thrilled to have her momentarily back. What would she say? Would she lend a few wise words about Aidan? Would she and Carrie have it out? After all, the Samantha we all knew and loved never held back. She was iconically blunt and fearlessly independent. Perhaps a quick injection of her energy would help to make this increasingly nonsensical season a little more comprehensive. But, sadly, our tiny glimpse of Samantha landed like a lead balloon. Just moments into the episode, Carrie receives The Call. Okay, a bit soon for the episode's main event, I thought, but let's go. "Hello, London," Carrie says, as though they've been talking every day. "My flight is three hours delayed, Carrie, I won't be able to make it there on time," replies Samantha from a black cab. Miranda and Charlotte apparently invited her and she was planning on coming for one night only to bid farewell to Carrie's apartment. "It is your apartment and I have to pay my respects," she explains. "Put me on speaker. Go ahead, put me on speaker and hold up that phone." Samantha then proceeds to say her goodbyes to the apartment: "Thank you for everything, …

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And Just Like That, Big became a big mistake?
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date: 2023-08-03T11:06:11.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: Comment
subject: NOW
subject: On demand
subject: Sky Comedy
description: In season 2 episode 8, Carrie made a big admission.
encoded: The long-awaited Aidan arc is well and truly underway in And Just Like That season 2. In episode 8, the series dives headfirst into his loved-up reunion with Carrie. They are, it seems, right where we left them a week ago – head over heels and, apparently, one week into bed rotting in a hotel room together. Carrie couldn't be happier. She's giggling constantly at Aidan's jokes and regaling her increasingly uneasy friends with tales of their reunion. She even manages to laugh off the news that he has a domesticated chicken who lives on his bed at his farmhouse in Virginia. And things get even weirder when Carrie makes a confession to Miranda. "I think maybe I was always holding a piece of myself back because of Big," she says. "Like I couldn't or I wouldn't allow myself to fully go there, just feel… I'm just wondering, was it always there and I just didn't want to accept it? Miranda… I've been asking myself… was Big a big mistake?" Miranda, like the audience, is dumbfounded: "I still don't know what to say." As if that wasn't enough, the point is hit home once again when the pair are playing house as they buy all-new kitchenware for Che's apartment. "Why did this not work out the first time?" they ask the giddy couple. A solemn Carrie replies, "'Cause I made a mistake." It's a giant revelation from Carrie – and a bold move from the writers. Big's death in the pilot was a massive shock to fans. Many felt let down by the writers – how could they kill off Big, the love of Carrie's life? Was the show simply trying to rewrite its past mistakes? After all, since the original show's finale, countless articles have emerged about the red flags and toxic signs in Big and Carrie's relationship, and even the show's creator, Darren Star, hated the decision to give them the happily-ever-after treatment. "The show initially was going off-script from the romantic comedies that had come before it," he said on a podcast. "That's what had made women so attached. At the end, it became a…

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And Just Like That season 2 episode 7 recap: Are we all Team Aidan?
type: item
date: 2023-07-27T09:59:53.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Comedy
subject: TV
subject: HBO
subject: HBO Max
subject: NOW
subject: Sky Comedy
description: The beauty of their reunion can't be denied.
encoded: A debate has always raged at the heart of Sex and the City: Team Big or Team Aidan. Ever since the show's third season, when the ruggedly kind carpenter first appeared to sweep Carrie off her feet – and, for a while at least, away from Mr Big – fans have doggedly stuck to their chosen sides. For a while, it seemed that Team Big had won – in the original show's finale, the multimillionaire arrived in Paris at the eleventh hour to finally commit to Carrie for good. Aidan reappeared only briefly to provide a little romantic tension in the second SATC film – after a spontaneous kiss in the streets of Abu Dhabi, Carrie returned to Big, who magnanimously decided to overlook her little transgression. And that, it seemed, was that. The show's reboot, however, decided to shake things up. After a now infamous Peloton ride, Big died. Suddenly, Carrie was single. She grieved, of course, but by the second season a gaping Aidan-shaped hole began to open up within the show's fabric. His return felt inevitable – and not just because of the incessant Aidan-centric marketing from HBO. And in last week's episode, he came up in conversation. It had been 13 years, we learned, since their kiss in the UAE. Since then, he had divorced and sold his carpentry business to West Elm making, Carrie said, "quite a pretty penny" – funnily enough, the perfect conditions for a rekindling of their old romance. That night, Carrie shot off the kind of faux-casual, flirty email that – let's face it – we've all considered sending to an ex: "Hey Stranger … Remember me? IF this is still your email, it's me – Carrie. Was just thinking about you the other day … and I wondered how you were doing. So, how ya doing?" Read more: And Just Like That season 2 review: Sex is back on the menu And Just Like That star says Carrie and Aidan "are ready" to be together now In this week's episode, the long-awaited reunion finally took place. After Aidan replied to Carrie's email – "Hey stranger, what's up?" – the pair arra…

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BBC Proms 2022 schedule: Full programme of events
type: item
date: 2022-06-28T11:05:26.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Entertainment
subject: TV
description: BBC Proms is back in 2022 with an incredible line up of classical concerts.
encoded: Few music festivals are quite as iconic as the BBC Proms. London's famous classical music festival is back with an amazing line up of concerts all summer long. From Friday 15th July to Saturday 10th September, some of the best orchestras and musicians from around world will be performing at the beautiful Royal Albert Hall. Whether you snap up tickets or you tune in to listen on BBC Radio 3 or BBC Sounds, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the wonderful music of the BBC Proms. Read on to discover the full schedule of classical concerts coming to you from the Royal Albert Hall this summer. BBC Proms 2022 schedule Friday 15th July, 7.30pm – First Night of the Proms 2022 The legendary First Night of the Proms is always an unmissable celebration of classical music. This year, tune in to hear Verdi's Requiem performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Saturday 16th July, 6.30pm – John Wilson conducts the Sinfonia of London John Wilson returns to the Proms to conduct a programme of Vaughan Williams, Huw Watkins, Bax, Walton and Elgar. Saturday 16th July, 10.30pm – Radio 1 Relax at the Proms Presented by Radio 1's Chillest Show host Sian Eleri in celebration of the BBC's centenary, this late night show features hip-hop and rap artist Kojey Radical and others. Sunday 17th July, 7.30pm – Cynthia Erivo – Legendary Voices Tony, Grammy and Emmy award-winning Cynthia Erivo performs a programme of show tunes, iconic jazz songs and pop classics. Monday 18th July, 7.30pm – Bruckner's Sixth Symphony Join award-winning violist Lawrence Power as he joins the BBC Philharmonic for a performance of Bach, Cassandra Miller and Bruckner. Tuesday 19th July, 7pm – Vaughan Williams and Tippett – Full Fourths This evening celebrates Vaughan Williams's 150th anniversary, featuring the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Omer Meir Wellber. Tuesday 19th July, 10.15pm – Purcell's Dido and Aeneas Tune in to hear the period-instrument ensemble La Nuova Musica in their BBC Proms debut as they perform …

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Love Island first look as Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su clash over Luca admission
type: item
date: 2022-06-27T13:42:02.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Entertainment
subject: Reality TV
subject: TV
subject: ITV Hub
subject: ITV2
subject: News
description: Things never stay perfect in paradise for long, and on tonight's episode of Love Island, you can expect some serious drama from Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.
encoded: Things never stay perfect in paradise for long, and on tonight's episode of Love Island, you can expect some serious drama when a party game goes wrong. If you tuned into last night's episode, you were probably left with a few questions after the preview clip showed things getting tense between Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu. "Obviously it's not gonna be a nice thing for Luca to hear, 'oh Gemma could have her head turned,'" Dami Hope says in the clip. "Which it wasn't even said like that or meant like that," Gemma replies. Ekin-Su chimes in, "Then relax!" to which Gemma retorts, "I think that's d*ckhead behaviour. Maybe you should just keep your nose out of other people's business and shut up!" So, what is all of this drama about? A preview clip shown on last night's Aftersun gives us a few clues. While showing off a mind-reading party trick, Dami tries to read Gemma's mind. "You’re happy with Luca right now," he says. "I feel like it would take a lot for your head to turn but there is a small chance that it probably could if someone really came in that was 100% you. "I feel like that is where the confusion would probably come for you because we’re not here to play games. I feel like you’re still open in a sense, probably more open than Luca." Gemma admits that he hit the nail on the head. "Yeah, that was quite impressive," she says. "I don’t think you’re that far wrong." It seems that Dami and Gemma agree that the mind-reading should remain a secret - but Ekin-Su has other plans. When she tells Paige Thorne and Jaques O'Neill, the news of Gemma's potential head-turning quickly reaches Luca Bish. Apparently, Gemma is fed up with Ekin-Su's interfering. “You have started this, you’ve made drama over nothing!” she tells her. “You had no right to say that and knew that was going to cause s***.” If you love the drama, tonight's episode certainly will not disappoint. We'll just have to wait and see what this means for Gemma's friendship with Ekin-Su - and for her relat…

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What happened on Love Island episode 21 last night? Full recap
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date: 2022-06-27T10:43:15.000Z
creator: Meg Walters
subject: Entertainment
subject: Reality TV
subject: TV
subject: ITV Hub
subject: ITV2
description: Catch up on all of the romance and drama from the villa on Sunday night.
encoded: Love Island continues to heat up on ITV2 this Sunday as Dami Hope and Indiyah Polack head out for their first date and tensions rise in the love triangle between Paige Thorne, Jaques O'Neill and Jay Younger. Elsewhere in the villa, Tasha Ghouri, who has been coupled with Andrew Le Page since day one, continued to question her next move. Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti also got in on the drama as a few sparks flew between the one-time couple, leading them both to wonder whether there could still be something there. Missed out on last night's episode? We've got you covered with all of the latest action from the villa. What happened on Love Island episode 21 last night? Full recap <img src="https://images.immediate.co.uk/production/volatile/sites/3/2022/06/loveislandsr8ep21261-1e700ce.jpg" width="620" height="413" alt="This photograph is (C) ITV Plc and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme or event mentioned above, or ITV plc. Once made available by ITV plc Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the transmission [TX] date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be manipulated [excluding basic cropping] in a manner which alters the visual appearance of the person photographed deemed detrimental or inappropriate by ITV plc Picture Desk. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other company, publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itv.com/presscentre/itvpictures/terms For further information please contact: james.hilder@itv.com" title="©ITV" /> The drama and romance in the villa continued on throughout Sunday night. After a tension-filled episode on Friday, Tasha cleared the air with Luca Bish and Dami, who had raised a few eyebrows when she had entertained getting to know new boy Charlie R…

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