Diaries of actor who inspired character of Withnail to be auctioned in London
Vivian MacKerrell – who really did drink lighter fluid – shared a house with Withnail and I director Bruce Robinson
May 2024
The greatest Doctor Who – ranked!
Tom Baker’s scarf! Jodie Whittaker’s cupboard! David Tennant’s gifs! As Ncuti Gatwa picks up his sonic screwdriver for the new series of Doctor Who, we rate every two-hearted Time Lord so far
April 2024
‘Love cotton and loathe Lycra’ – a brief history of unexpected workout gear
Lenny Kravitz has been working out in leather and Cuban heeled boots, but he isn’t the first to sideline athleisure in favour of his signature style
December 2023
‘It could be an advert for Oxford’: what does Saltburn say about class and privilege in the UK?
From searing commentary to narrative confusion, Emerald Fennell’s lavish, shocking film has divided critics since its release. Now Guardian writers weigh in
November 2023
Is Saltburn the most divisive film of the year?
The mixed response to Emerald Fennell’s 00s-set thriller evinces a movie-going conundrum: how do we assess entertainment that is predominantly indexed on vibes?
October 2023
Disdain, decay and a half-dead eel: why Withnail & I explains so much of Sunak’s Britain
Max Wallis
Saltburn review – hot Brideshead soup needs more seasoning
September 2023
The Lesson review – Richard E Grant and Julie Delpy star in atmospheric literary thriller
The Lesson review – amusing but contrived literary thriller about family tragedy and vengeful ambition
June 2023
Audiobook of the week
A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant audiobook review – laughter, loss and love
The actor warmly recalls the time he shared with his wife during her last year and their past encounters with glitz and glamour
March 2023
The Age of Innocence review – Scorsese’s brilliant tragedy of New York society manners
Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer are powerfully matched as guilty lovers in an Edith Wharton adaptation that bears comparison with Hollywood’s golden age classics
February 2023
Actor Phil Davis resigns Bafta membership over ‘embarrassing travesty’ of film awards show
The actor, known for films like Quadrophenia and Vera Drake, described the Baftas show on BBC One as ‘toe-curling’
‘Incredible privilege’: Richard E Grant chosen to host Baftas
Actor said he is ‘celebratory person rather than somebody there to roast other actors’
The Strictly shuffle: Baftas shake things up with new TV format as awards go live
The new look will see part of the show broadcast live on TV for the first time, Strictly-style backstage celebrity interviews and performances from Ariana DeBose and Little Simz
January 2023
Richard E Grant to host 2023 Bafta film awards
A regional accent can take you a long way. Just ask Daniel Craig
Alex Clark
December 2022
Snapshot of 2022
The theatre that inspired me to be a performer – and let me share my grief
Richard E Grant
As a child from Swaziland, I was bowled over by seeing Max Bygraves at the Palladium. This year, I took to the stage myself, says actor Richard E Grant
November 2022
‘My father said he’d blow my brains out’: Richard E Grant tells of grief and trauma
The actor, whose wife died last year, talks to Desert Island Discs about his relationship with his parents growing up in Africa
October 2022
From the Triffids to Blake’s 7 and Ghostwatch: the BBC’s greatest cult classics
The Beeb has seemingly spent a century trying to scar the nation. Here are its most influential – and most terrifying – cult hits so far
September 2022
Book of the day
A Pocketful of Happiness by Richard E Grant review – Tigger and his one true love
The vivacious actor’s weakness for gossip and glitz goes hand in hand with devotion to his wife in this touching diary, mostly written in the last year of her life
