The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman is giving an iconic murder mystery performance for the ages
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.
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 cheery hosting turns on kinder shows like Strictly Come Dancing and The Great British Sewing Bee. "I felt bad because normally my role if I've ever done telly or radio is I'm like a cheerleader. You know?," she said in a BBC interview, adding, "On this I’m a bit crueller. I didn’t want to be too cruel, because I’m on their side. But the problem is I’m on all of their sides. I want the Traitors to win and I also want the Faithfuls to catch them. It’s confusing, it’s like having an affair or something." And according to contestants of the first season, Winkleman's commitment to this crueller role is very real. "She does kind of keep her character … She is very supportive but she is in the game as well," last season's Hannah Byczkowski said of Claudia's commitment to the character. "It feels very much real. It is real, the whole thing is real. And there is a lot at stake. She has to keep a total poker face. It’s a lot of pressure on Claudia really to not give anything away or gasp in horror or astonishment or anything like that.” The second season began with a gloomy shot of Winkleman crafting her invitations. We watch as she mulls over the invitation – chatting with her owl, naturally – before signing her name on the browning parchment with a fountain pen. Later, she asks her chosen traitors to "take the traitors oath," passing each of them a folded cloak with a wonderful sense of gravitas. This solemn performance continues throughout the show. She stalks gloomily around the roundtable as the players debate who to banish. She majestically ascends the stairs at the end of each day, presumably retiring to a gothic boudoir to rest before the "murdering hour". She is even shown lighting the torches on the castle wall with a literal torch pole. Winkleman's remarkable performance reached a new peak in Thursday's episode, when she donned a suit, cane and lace veil and led the group on a sombre funeral march through the woods near the castle. Diane had been "poisoned" the night before and by the end of the march, Winkleman explained, she would be "dead". When the group reached Diane's burial plot, Winkleman unflinchingly asked her to step into a coffin, before she slammed the lid shut, staring daringly into the faces of the remaining contestants. For reality TV, this kind of high camp performance was dramatic, weird, and profoundly iconic. After all, a line like: "Think of today, if you will, as a slow march to certain death" is not easy to pull off, especially on reality television – but evidently, Winkleman is more than up to the task. View Green Video on the source website The Traitors airs on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 9pm. Season 1 is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only £10 – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
And Just Like That, Samantha Jones's cameo was a complete waste of time
The brief phone call was one of the most disappointing moments of television ever.
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, you f**king fabulous, fabulous flat." Does she have a British accent now, Carrie jokes. "Who's Samantha? This is Annabelle Bronstein. I'm from India," she says, referencing the episode in season 6 of Sex and the City when she pretended to be said Annabelle Bronstein to sneak into a private club. "Ta ta, and cheerio. And have a great night," Samantha concludes, before hanging up. And just like that, the cameo is over – in about 10 lines of pointless dialogue, delivered, very obviously, on two different sets on two different days. Did her appearance do anything to advance the plot or change the direction of Carrie's arc in this season? No. All it did was serve as a depressing sort of mirage, reminding us that the character we once loved doesn't really exist anymore. Back before And Just Like That was announced, Cattrall suggested in an interview with Piers Morgan that the team should hire someone new to fill her place. "Maybe they could make it an African American Samantha Jones or a Hispanic Samantha Jones?" she said. And in a way, that's what they did – they brought in a diverse range of new characters, including the wonderful Seema (Sarita Choudhury), an equally fierce and fascinating woman. In other words, the show has moved on from Samantha – and it's clear that once they decided to bring her back, they didn't really know what to do with her. Having the beloved character return for a jarring minute of disjointed dialogue and one nostalgic reference is hardly the cameo we had hoped for. And while the showrunners and Cattrall herself claimed they did it "for the fans", it's safe to say that this empty cameo will leave most of them even more depressed by Samantha's absence from the show than they were before. View Green Video on the source website And Just Like That is available to watch on Sky Comedy and NOW in the UK and on HBO Max in the US. Check out more of our Comedy coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only £10, PLUS a £10 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
And Just Like That, Big became a big mistake?
In season 2 episode 8, Carrie made a big admission.
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 conventional romantic comedy." View Green Video on the source website Others, however, felt that his death was necessary for the reboot. "The cigar smoking, jazz-loving businessman was a hallmark of old New York, the city of glamour and excess we became acquainted with in the original TV series," wrote Kimberley Bond for RadioTimes.com. "But as And Just Like That is so keen to show us, that world is long gone; in order to see the characters progress in an ever-changing environment, writers cannot rely on the same stale storyline and safety net that Big provided." It's one thing for Big to die, but it's quite another for Carrie to declare their entire relationship a mistake – and one week after crying her way through a recording session for her audiobook about her grieving process, no less! If this latest development in Carrie's character is anything to go by, it feels as though the writers are keen to distance themselves from the original show's happily-ever-after. If Carrie thinks Big was a mistake, they certainly do, too. But how will fans feel? Yes, we can all acknowledge that Big was – well, deeply problematic. He was emotionally unavailable, manipulative, even misogynistic. In truth, their relationship probably was a mistake. Nevertheless, for thousands of fans, he was seen as the ideal romantic anti-hero of his time – and when he finally appeared at Carrie's side in the Sex and the City finale, many were thrilled. For Carrie to denounce their entire relationship as a mistake – to state that she should have 'picked' Aidan from the beginning – denies her emotional history with Big. While the show ought to acknowledge and grapple with Big's character flaws, reducing him to an error feels like an erasure of both Carrie's and the show's history. As controversial as he may be to a contemporary audience, his relationship with Carrie meant something to a lot of fans. There is an intensity to Carrie's new relationship with Aidan that will surely ease off sooner rather than later. My inkling is she will remember that their past dynamic wasn't perfect either – in fact, it had plenty of toxic elements, too. Perhaps she will finally get the ending that Star wanted for her all along. Perhaps she'll realise that, as he put it, "women don't ultimately find happiness from marriage" – whether it be to Big or to Aidan. But that doesn't mean she can't respect what she had with both of them. She owes it to past Carrie, and the writers owe it to us. Read more And Just Like That season 2 episode 7 recap: Are we all Team Aidan? In defence of And Just Like That’s Miranda and Che And Just Like That airs on Sky Comedy and NOW in the UK and on HBO Max in the US. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only £1 with delivery to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.
And Just Like That season 2 episode 7 recap: Are we all Team Aidan?
The beauty of their reunion can't be denied.
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 arranged to meet for dinner, and on Valentine's Day, no less. After waiting for half an hour in a charmless, dinky restaurant with bright lights and rude staff, Carrie discovered that she had mistaken the address on the door outside – Aidan was waiting for her next door, where the lights were dim and the booths were plush. They found each other outside on the street – a visual echo of their last meeting in Abu Dhabi. The restaurant mishap was a nice little metaphor of their relationship history – they've missed each other so many times, but now, all these years later, they are in the same place, both figuratively and literally. The visual metaphors continued – after an impossibly romantic evening in their cosy booth, the pair headed back to Carrie's apartment. But Aidan hesitated. He was shocked to discover it's the same place they broke up all those years ago. "This is where we ended… it's all bad. It's all in there," he said, hesitating. "It's the same place, but we're not in the same place," insisted Carrie. "I guess time doesn't heal everything, no matter how much you want it to," came her voiceover. Aidan turned to leave – then, gasp, at the last minute he turned around. "Hey, f**k it. This is New York. They have hotels right?" The voiceover summed it up: "And just like that, Aidan and I were back on the same page." In other words, the pair won't be able to pick up where they left off – they'll have to start somewhere new. View Green Video on the source website However hesitant some fans may have been about the show bringing Aidan into Carrie's life yet again, the beauty of their reunion can't be denied. As creator Michael Patrick King told Entertainment Weekly: "When he shows up, what happens is all part of the great fun and puzzle of writing a series, to somehow give people what they're expecting and yet find ways to have people grow and still be that person." Love him or hate him, Aidan's return works. Whatever you may think of Carrie's decision to revisit things with him (let's face it, it was messy – sending your ex a "hey stranger" email is almost never a good idea), it is certainly a natural next step for her character and for the trajectory of the show itself. After all, Carrie is often messy and, when it comes to romance, she's almost always impulsive – but it's that mess and that impulsivity that always led to Sex and the City's best episodes. In a reboot that has sometimes struggled to find its footing, Aidan's comeback certainly serves to ingest the show with a much-needed dose of old-school, sweep-you-off-your-feet romance – and, inevitably, some drama, too. After all, what is Sex and the City, or indeed Carrie Bradshaw herself, without a bit of both. With Aidan back on the scene, the show feels more like its old self than ever. Team Big is officially over, and we are on board for one last round with Team Aidan – and all the messy romance it is sure to dredge up! And Just Like That... airs on Sky Comedy and NOW in the UK and on HBO Max in the US. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide. Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only £1 with delivery to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast.
BBC Proms 2022 schedule: Full programme of events
BBC Proms is back in 2022 with an incredible line up of classical concerts.
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 Prucell's Dido and Aeneas, featuring the voices of Alice Coote and James Newby. Wednesday 20th July, 7.30pm – Russian Romance and Icelandic Elements In this performance, you'll hear classical music made famous by the cinema, including Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, as heard in Brief Encounter and The Seven Year Itch, along with other iconic pieces. Thursday 21st July, 7pm – The Two Scheherazades An evening centred around the sweeping, romantic Scheherazades by Ravel and Rimsky-Korsakov. Friday 22nd July, 7.30pm – Music for Royal Occasions The theme of this performance is classical music and the royal family. Tune in for a programme that includes Handel, Elgar, Britten, Vaughan Williams and more. Saturday 23rd July, 11am and 3pm – A Journey into the Ocean CBeebies presents an underwater-themed family friendly show for children. Sunday 24th July, 6.30pm – Ethel Smyth's The Wreckers A semi-staged production of Smyth's larger-than-life opera The Wreckers, featuring the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Monday 25th July, 7.30pm – Kazuki Yamada conducts the CBSO Join the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the romantic Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2. Tuesday 26th July, 7.30pm – Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony A dramatic programme filled with Bernstein's Candide overture and Tchaikovsky's sweeping Symphony No. 4, featuring the Swedish violinist Johan Dalene. Wednesday 27th July, 7pm – Sea Sketches This evening is an ode to the sea, featuring inspired pieces by Carwithen, G. Williams and Vaughan Williams, sung by Elizabeth Llewellyn and Andrew Foster-Williams. Thursday 28th July, 7.30pm – Brahms's A German Requiem Featuring Jennifer Walshe's The Site of an Investigation, an original piece that explores 'the psychedelia of everyday life', and Brahms's melancholy A German Requiem. Friday 29th July, 7.30pm – Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony This evening's programme contains Brucker's String Quartet and Shostakovich's moving Symphony No. 5 in D minor. You'll also hear a new percussion piece by Canadian Nicole Lizée. Saturday 30th July, 7.30pm – Puccini's Il tabarro A concert performance of Puccini's romantic, Parisian-set Il tabarro, starring George Gagnidze, Natalya Romaniw and conducted by Sir Mark Elder. Sunday 31th July, 11am – Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra A presentation from the new Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, comprised of recently refugees Ukrainian musicians, this performance features Chopin, Beethoven and Brahms. Sunday 31th July, 7.30pm – Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring The classic, evocative Rite of Spring is presented with Tom Borrow on the piano and Martyn Brabbins conducting. Monday 1st August, 7.30pm – Gaming Prom – From 8-Bit to Infinity A tribute to the world of gaming, this Proms performance features famous pieces from games like Kingdom Hearts, Shadow of the Colossus and the Battlefield franchise. Tuesday 2nd August, 7.30pm – Beethoven's Fifth Symphony from Memory In a unique listening experience, conductor Nicholas Collon presents Beethoven's famous Fifth Symphony played entirely from memory. Wednesday 3rd August, 11am – Relaxed Prom – Beethoven's Fifth Another opportunity to hear Nicholas Collon's presentation of Beethoven's Fifth from memory in a more relaxed environment. Wednesday 3rd August, 7pm – Ryan Bancroft conducts Mahler's Fourth Symphony This Prom features modern composer Caroline Show, a Romantic Mendelssohn violin concerto and Mahler's Fourth Symphony. Thursday 4th August, 7.30pm – Shostakovich's Lash Symphony and a Concerto for Theremin The theme for this evening is geography and identity as John Storgårds conducts a shamanic piece by Kaija Saariaho along with Shostakovich's stirring 15th Symphony. Friday 5th August, 7.30pm – Semyon Bychkov and the Labèque sisters An evening of music from the Second World War, played by sister pianists Katia and Marielle Labèque, this programme features a new piece by Julian Anderson, a concerto by Martinů and Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances. Saturday 6th August, 7.30pm – NYOGB plays Elfman, Gershwin and Ravel The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain presents a programme of music from the stage and screen, featuring Danny Elfman's Wunderkammer, Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe. Sunday 7th August, 3pm – Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 1 Three iconic pieces by Mozart are presented by the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and pianist Leif Ove Andsnes. Sunday 7th August, 7.30pm – Leif Ove Andsnes – Mozart Momentum 2 Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra return for a long programme of Mozart, featuring soprano Christiane Karg. View oEmbed on the source website Monday 8th August, 7pm – The Tredegar Band joins BBC Now Described as a "musical fever-dream", Berlioz's Symphony fantastique will transport you out of this world and into the realm of fantasy. Featuring the Tredegar Band and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Tuesday 9th August, 7pm – Strauss's Four Last Songs and other Romantics Chief Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra, Daniele Rustioni conducts a dramatic, sensual evening of Wagner, Strauss, Mahler and Schumann. Tuesday 9th August, 10.15pm – Late Night Prom – the Tredegar Band The world famous Tredegar Band presents an evening of brassy fan favourites, including Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Philip Wilby and more. Wednesday 10th August, 7.30pm – Holst's The Planets A mystical, out-of-this-world evening featuring Strauss, Matthew Kaner and the famous, ethereal The Planets by Holst. Thursday 11th August, 7.30pm – Thorvaldsdottir, Elgar and Sibelius The soulful Cello Concerto by Elgar is paired with the mournful Second Symphony of Sibelius. Also featuring the world premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir's ARCHORA. Friday 12th August, 7.30pm – Yuja Wang with the Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä An evening of high drama featuring the bold Piano Concerto No. 1 by Liszt and the soaring, pulsing Ein Heldenleben by Strauss, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and featuring Yuja Wang on piano. Saturday 13th August, 7.30pm – Marin Alsop conducts the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra The unforgettable Seventh Symphony by Dvořák is played by the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Marin Alsop. Sunday 14th August, 11am – Haydn, Vaughan Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Beethoven Another evening celebrating the 150th anniversary of Vaughan Williams, this programme features Haydn, Williams, Kaija Saariaho and Beethoven. Featuring oboist Nicholas Daniel and violinist Maria Włoszczowska. Sunday 14th August, 7.30pm – Tchaikovsky, Missy Mazzoli and Prokofiev The Philharmonic Orchestra comes to the Proms with their new Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali for a programme of ballet classics, including Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake and Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet. Monday 15th August, 7.30pm – Mark-Anthony Turnage, Vaughan Williams and Elgar English music takes centre stage as soloist Constantin Hartwig takes on Vaughan Williams's Tuba Concerto. Tuesday 16th August, 7.30pm – Vasily Petrenko conducts the RPO Conductor Vasily Petrenko joins the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra for an evening of Copland, Walker and Prokofiev, featuring Peter Moore on the trombone. Wednesday 17th August, 7.30pm – Beethoven's First Piano Concerto with Behzod Abduraimov Get swept up in an evening of waltzes by Ravel, Beethoven and Nielsen, played by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Chief Conductor Thomas Dausgaard. Thursday 18th August, 7.30pm – Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen Conductor Thomas Dausgaard joins the BBC Scottish Symphony again for a evening of Sibelius, Beethoven and Nielsen. Friday 19th August, 7pm – Handel's Solomon The English Concert, a group who specialise in early music, take on Handel's choral work Soloman. Featuring Iestyn Dates, Joélle Harvey and the BBC Singers. Saturday 20th August, 7.30pm – Ethel Smyth's Mass in D major Join conductor Sakari Oramo for a presentation of Debussy's atmospheric Nocturnes and Ethel Symth's contrasting, sweeping Mass in D major. Sunday 21st August, 11.30am – Amjad Ali Khan – Sarod Master Explore Indian classical music with Amjad Ali Khan and his sons, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, for a presentation of the incredible instrument the sarod. Sunday 21st August, 7.30pm – WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne Cologne's WDR Symphony Orchestra comes to the Proms with a programme of Mendelssohn, Dvořák and Brahms. Monday 22nd August, 7.30pm – Aretha Franklin – Queen of Soul An unmissable evening at the Proms, the Jules Buckley Orchestra is joined by vocalist Sheléa for a tribute to the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin. Tuesday 23rd August, 7.30pm – Zubin Mehta conducts the Australian World Orchestra Zubin Mehta conducts the Australian World Orchestra in a programme of Webern, Debussy and Brahms, featuring soprano Siobhan Stagg. Wednesday 24th August, 7pm – Rattle conducts Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony The big and bold Second Symphony of Mahler is contrasted with Sir Harrison Birtwistle's piece for wind, brass and percussion, Donum Simoni MMXVIII. Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle and featuring Louise Alder, Dame Sarah Connoly and the CBSO Chorus. Wednesday 24th August, 10.15pm – The Sixteen sings Tallis's Spem in alium Professional chamber choir The Sixteen offers a late-night programme of choral music from the Renaissance to today. Thursday 25th August, 7.30pm – Lalo, Brahms and Franck An organ Symphony by largely underrated composer César Franck. Featuring the 21-year-old violinist Daniel Lozakovich. Friday 26th August, 7.30pm – Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto Vaughan Williams' famous The Lark Ascending is presented alongside Sibelius and Debussy for a dreamy, calming evening. Conducted by Proms favourite Nicholas Collon. Saturday 27th August, 2pm and 7.30pm – Earth Prom with Chris Packham In celebration of the planet, this Prom features the music and visuals from the BBC's Natural History Unit, including music by Hans Zimmer and George Fenton. Sunday 28th August, 11.30am – Organ Recital – Nathan Laube An organ recital featuring pieces by Wagner, Franck, Alkan and Liszt, played by soloist Nathan Laube. Sunday 28th August, 7.30pm – The South African Jazz Songbook Celebrate music from South Africa as the Proms welcomes the Metropole Orkest. Featuring vocalist Siyabonga Mthembu and Sons of Kemet tuba player Theon Cross. Monday 29th August, 7.30pm – Bach's Mass in B minor with the OAE Conductor John Butt returns to the Proms to present "one of the greatest sacred works in the repertoire", Bach's Mass in B minor. Tuesday 30th August, 1pm – Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise The famous London band Public Service Broadcasting joins the BBC Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jules Buckley for This New Noice, an album-length performance in celebration of the BBC's centenary. Wednesday 31st August, 7.30pm – Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius An evening of expansive choral music by Elgar. The Hallé Choir, London Philharmonic Choir and London Philharmonic Orchestra join together in this Prom. Thursday 1st September, 7.30pm – BBC Open Music Prom This Open Prom offers up a programme of contrasting music on the theme of dreams and memory. Featuring Debussy, Ginastera and Bill Withers. Friday 2nd September, 7.30pm – Chineke! Performs Beethoven's Ninth Symphony The Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, returns to the Proms for an evening of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and George Walker. Saturday 3rd September, 3pm & 8pm – Proms and the ENO at Printworks London: Glass Handel This piece of performance art meets opera is a combination of Philip Glass and Handel. Saturday 3rd September, 7pm – Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko – Mahler's Seventh The Berliner Philharmoniker presents Mahler's eerie and arresting Seventh Symphony, known for its 'night music' movements. Saturday 3rd September, 10.15pm – Marius Neset and the London Sinfonietta Norwegian jazz saxophonist Marius Neset comes to the Proms for a late-night set - find out why his music has been called a ‘voracious reinvention of jazz’. View oEmbed on the source website Sunday 4th September, 11.30am – Sir András Schiff plays Beethoven's piano sonatas The world-famous pianist Sir András Schiff presents a solo concert of three Beethoven sonatas. Sunday 4th September, 7.30pm – Berliner Philharmoniker plays Schnittke and Shostakovich Join the Berliner Philharmoniker for an evening of Soviet music by Schnittke and Shostakovich. Featuring Kirill Petrenko conducting and Tabea Zimmermann on viola. Monday 5th September, 7.30pm – Beethoven, Betsy Jolas and Mahler A nature-inspired evening featuring Beethoven's The Creatures of Prometheus, Betsy Jolas and Mahler's Symphony No. 1. Tuesday 6th September, 7.30pm – Nicola Benedetti plays Wynton Marsalis Violinist Nicola Benedetti joins the Royal Scottish National Orchestra for an evening of Thomas Adès, Wynton Marsalis, Britten's Peter Grimes and Bernstein's West Side Story. Wednesday 7th September, 11am – Relaxed Prom – Bernstein, Britten and Wynton Marsalis Benedetti returns for a more relaxed concert. Wednesday 7th September, 7pm – Beethoven's Missa solemnis Prepare to be awed by the sweeping Missa solemnis by Beethoven, featuring the Monteverdi Choir, the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique and conductor Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Thursday 8th September, 7.30pm – Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin The Philadelphia Orchestra performs the famous Third Symphony by Beethoven, along with a piece by Samuel Barber and the UK premiere of a piece by Valerie Coleman. Friday 9th September, 7.30pm – Philadelphia Orchestra with Lisa Batiashvili Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra and violinist Lisa Batiashvili in an evening of Rachmaninov and Chausson that concludes with African-American composer Florence Price’s First Symphony. Saturday 10th September, 7.15pm – Last Night of the Proms 2022 The Proms comes to an end on September 10th with a rousing programme conducted by Dalia Stasevska, featuring Wagner, Verdi, Elgar and concluding with the traditional Auld Lang Syne. BBC Proms 2022 starts on Friday 15th July and runs to Saturday 10th September. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what's on tonight. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.
Love Island first look as Gemma Owen and Ekin-Su clash over Luca admission
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.
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 relationship with Luca. New episodes of Love Island air at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub every day except Saturday. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what’s on tonight. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.
What happened on Love Island episode 21 last night? Full recap
Catch up on all of the romance and drama from the villa on Sunday night.
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 Radnedge. Tasha was left wondering where her relationship with Andrew would go next and whether she was ready to close herself off to other contestants who may enter the villa. Meanwhile, after Friday's recoupling, Paige continued getting to know Jay while still getting closer to Jaques, too. After a second night of watching Paige and Jay sharing a bed, the jealousy became too much for Jaques, who pulled Paige aside in the middle of the night to confess that he was finding it hard to watch. One couple who remained completely drama-free were Dami and Indiyah who got to leave the villa for their first date. The pair shared a picture-perfect romantic dinner, held hands and told each other that they had "tunnel vision" for one another. Things also got interesting for Ekin-Su, who is now coupled up with Charlie. After a flirty conversation with Davide, it seems that there may still be some unfinished business for her and the 'Italian stallion' — but neither are willing to acknowledge it just yet. New episodes of Love Island air at 9pm on ITV2 and ITV Hub every day except Saturday. Check out more of our Entertainment coverage or visit our TV Guide to see what's on tonight. The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now – subscribe now and get the next 12 issues for only £1. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the Radio Times podcast with Jane Garvey.