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Nicola Coughlan wows in black leather ensemble at Big Mood screening

The actress wore a sleek leather outfit on the red carpet.

Evening Standard

Goodbye Vera, hello Emma Harte — A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 is Brenda Blethyn’s most bingeable role in years

A Woman of Substance is the book-to-TV bonkbuster Jilly Cooper fans need to stream before Rivals season 2 — and you can binge all 8 episodes now.

TechRadar

Celebrities send heartfelt messages to Mel Schilling after devastating cancer update

The Married At First Sight star revealed that cancer has spread to her brain

The Independent UK

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Stars send messages of support to TV dating coach Mel Schilling

TV relationship coach Schilling has been told by doctors that there is nothing more they can do to treat her cancer.

Evening Standard

Champagne, tears and bizarre riders: Behind the scenes of the UK’s biggest chat shows

IN FOCUS: Producers whose credits include ‘The Jonathan Ross Show’ and ‘Chatty Man’ tell Lauren Morris their talk-show secrets

The Independent UK

Oscar contenders and women of substance – what to watch, read and see this week

I just finished watching The Studio, Seth Rogen’s hilarious Apple TV satire of life inside an old school Hollywood production company. One of the standout episodes was set in the audience at the Golden Globes. It perfectly captures the peculiar theatre of awards shows: stars smiling and clapping furiously while…

The Conversation

Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now?

With anger stoked by Channel 4’s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main players

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MAFS UK reveals Mel Schilling’s replacement after expert steps down following terminal cancer diagnosis

Schilling, 54, revealed on Thursday that her cancer has spread to her brain and can no longer be treated

Evening Standard

A Woman of Substance: Channel 4’s lavish remake revives the pleasures – and contradictions – of the bonkbuster

When Channel 4 premiered its adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s A Woman of Substance in 1985, the saga of Emma Harte – the Yorkshire maid who becomes one of the richest women in the world – was a ratings juggernaut. The new eight-part remake arrives with a curious mix of…

The Conversation

'My Light is Starting to Fade': Mel Schilling, 'Married at First Sight' UK Star to Exit the Show Amid Cancer Battle

Mel Schilling steps down from MAFS UK as she battles cancer. Her emotional journey and John Aiken's new role.

International Business Times UK

MAFS star Mel Schilling says her ‘light is starting to fade’ after cancer spreads to her brain

Married At First Sight relationship coach told ‘there is nothing further doctors can do’

The Independent UK

Google’s former Europe boss close to becoming next head of BBC, sources say

Appointment of Matt Brittin as director general would be latest sign of big tech’s power in media world

The Guardian - UK

Crufts winner’s animal cruelty conviction prompts complaints to Channel 4

Animal charities call for ‘extreme’ breeds to no longer be eligible for prizes and full vetting of competitors

The Guardian - UK

‘People will actually fall asleep’: how Claudia Winkleman faces the biggest week of her TV career

The Traitors host has repeatedly joked that she’ll be ‘awful’ at presenting her new chatshow. But its launch is the highest profile thing she’s ever done – and it’s about to happen

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Tim Davie: It makes sense for BBC iPlayer to host other broadcasters’ shows

The corporation has suggested that iPlayer could be opened to other public service broadcasters.

The Guardian - UK

A Woman of Substance review – a lavishly absurd, cliche-packed tribute to simpler times

Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 novel became a massive TV hit in the 1980s. Now, Brenda Blethyn has donned a fabulous wig to whisk us back to the age of excess and escapism

The Independent UK

A Woman of Substance creator reveals Barbara Taylor Bradford’s one request for Channel 4 adaptation

‘I feel so conscious of honouring her legacy,’ co-writer Katherine Jakeways said

Woman & Home

We’ve found the next drama you won’t be able to drag your eyes from: Brenda Blethyn's A Woman of Substance is a powerful, feminist watch

In her first major role since Vera, Brenda Blethyn leads a cast of incredible women in the Channel 4 remake

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Evening Standard

BBC loses Boat Race broadcast rights after nearly a century

Channel 4 wins the television rights while Times Radio will also carry coverage, as the BBC steps away from the historic Oxford-Cambridge race

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Brenda Blethyn’s wonderful, horny revenge drama

A new retelling of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s hit novel A Woman of Substance. Plus, cracking comedy We Might Regret This. Here’s what to watch this evening

Woman & Home

Brenda Blethyn on running a half-marathon at 80 - and the hilarious way her husband helped her fitness journey

Brenda Blethyn is not slowing down at 80. In fact, a half-marathon might be on the cards

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a big saga with big hair’: the bonkbuster remake of one of the biggest TV dramas ever

The raunchy 80s adaptation of smash hit novel A Woman of Substance drew the highest ratings Channel 4 has ever seen. As the broadcaster goes there again, the cast and creators talk feminism, revenge – and sex caves

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Crufts with Claudia Winkleman and Clare Balding

Dancing dogs and golden oldies are awarded at the annual canine bonanza. Plus: heartbreaking moments in The Walsh Sisters. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Doon Mackichan: ‘If I hadn’t fought that battle, you would have seen me naked on an ITV drama’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The actor and comedian, known for ‘Brass Eye’, ‘Toast of London’ and ‘Two Doors Down’, speaks to Louis Chilton about sexism in TV, turning down the chance to ‘break America’, and her latest project – Russian anti-rich satire ‘Summerfolk’ at the National Theatre

The Independent UK

What to know about the 2026 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony

The Winter Paralympics opening ceremony is taking place on March 6. It is taking place at the Verona Olympic Arena, northern Italy. UK viewers can watch the ceremony on Channel 4 from 6.30pm GMT, while US viewers can watch it on NBC from 1.30pm ET. Friday’s opening ceremony will mark…

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