Surprising A-Lister who nearly left Father Ted shaken and stirred! | UK | News
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James Bond star Pierce Brosnan could’ve made a brilliant priest as a guest star in Father Ted (Image: Getty / Channel 4) It’s routinely cited in lists of the best comedy shows of all time and still has a huge fan base 30 years on. Father Ted, set on a remote Irish island, helped launch the careers of several comedians as well as guest-starring More...
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John Grisham lists his top 7 favourite books – number one is by top crime author | Books | Entertainment
John Grisham has revealed his top seven favourite books The American novelist is known for his best-selling legal thrillers. He has written 37 consecutive number-one fiction bestsellers and sold 300 million More...
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Stephen King names his 10 favourite books of all time | Books | Entertainment
Stephen King’s list of favourites includes historical dramas, fiction and fantasy titles (Image: Getty) Although he’s the master of horror and suspense, Stephen King’s love of literature extends More...
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Piers Morgan new book Woke is Dead announced with UK release date | Books | Entertainment
Piers Morgan has today announced a sequel book to his No 1 bestseller Wake Up. Woke is Dead: How Common Sense Triumphed in an Age of Total Madness is “about how the world finally found an antidote to the woke More...
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Winds of Winter author George RR Martin finally finishes major writing project | Books | Entertainment
It’s been 14 years since George RR Martin last published a Game of Thrones novel in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. The 76-year-old has been writing the penultimate instalment of The Winds of Winter on More...
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Haunted by the ghosts of Gallipoli I went to my own war in Helmand | UK | News
Visitors walk among the graves of Commonwealth troops killed at Gallipoli in Eceabat, Turkey (Image: Getty) The sun glinted on the sea and its heat warmed the back of my neck. I walked, completely alone, More...
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I moved to the Falklands – it’s bleak but so beautiful | World | News
Author Rob Burnett grew up in the Falkland Islands and has since returned after a spell in London (Image: Rob Burnett) Who would leave one of the greatest cities in the world to move to one of the most remote More...
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Sir Brian May announces ‘gripping’ new book with never-before-seen feature | Books | Entertainment
Aside from being a rock star as Queen’s guitarist, Sir Brian May has a number of other prominent interests from animal rights campaigning to astrophysics and the 3D illusions of stereoscopy. Today, the 77-year-old More...
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Trainspotting author on track for world’s biggest crime writing festival | UK | News
Irvine Welsh has been revealed as one of the special guests at the world’s most prestigious celebration of crime writing this summer. The Trainspotting author joins the likes of Lee and Andrew Child, Val McDermid, More...
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‘I published a book and sold hundreds – the money was wild’ | Books | Entertainment
Many of us dream of getting a book published one day – whether it be a novel or stories based on true events in our life. But landing an agent or publishing deal is just the start of things – as it takes More...