Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance
Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs
July 2023
Brief letters
Why Dick Van Dyke’s the loser in the sweep stakes
Brief letters
A short-lived guide to saving the Earth
June 2020
Carl Reiner obituary
Carl Reiner: a life in pictures
December 2018
Mark Kermode's film of the week
Mary Poppins Returns review – not totally expialidocious but still a joy
It was always going to be hard to watch for a diehard Poppins fan, but this sequel to the 1964 classic retains the magic
January 2018
Rose Marie obituary
All-round entertainer whose best-known role was as Sally Rogers in the American television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show
July 2017
Brief letters
Solar energy and moonshine politics
Brief letters: Energy policy | Civil partnerships | Codeword puzzles | Dramatic accents | Irritating BBC presenters
Brief letters
Glasgow cathedral set to be a same-sex Gretna Green
Letters: Same-sex marriages | Civil partnerships for heterosexuals | Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent | Boots | Must-watch TV
Dick Van Dyke sorry for 'atrocious cockney accent' in Mary Poppins
US actor apologises more than half century after ‘inflicting most atrocious cockney accent in history of cinema’ in Disney film
April 2017
Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke slams modern screen violence
Veteran actor says Walt Disney would have been horrified by the content of today’s video games and films
February 2017
We love Harrison Ford even when he’s causing real life havoc. Here’s why
Catherine Shoard
The action star is one of the few as true to brand in life as on film - a quality that encourages our personal investment and inspires great loyalty
December 2016
Dick Van Dyke confirms part in Mary Poppins sequel
This much I know
Dick Van Dyke: 'Someone should have told me to work on my Cockney accent'
August 2016
My family values
Dick Van Dyke: ‘In therapy, I realised I was repeating my father’s mistakes’
The veteran actor talks about his father, who was on the road a lot and eventually quit drinking, and the women in his life
May 2016
Dick Van Dyke and Carl Reiner on pushing 100, charming the FBI and falling in love again
The Hollywood legends may be in their 90s, but they’re all fired up. Carl trolls Trump, Dick still dances on rooftops – and they both want a gay president
December 2015
Viral video chart
Viral video: Star Wars, One Direction and House of Cards
Hollywood stars re-enact Star Wars, the cast joins Jimmy Kimmel to sing, Frank Underwood prepares for 2016, and Dick Van Dyke celebrates his 90th birthday
October 2014
Dick Van Dyke: Brits have teased me for 50 years about Mary Poppins accent
Picking up an award in Hollywood, US actor reveals half a century of scorn from UK residents concerning iffy English accent as Bert the chimney sweep
December 2013
How we made
How we made Mary Poppins
'I was shocked when I saw Julie Andrews smoking on set in full garb – Mary Poppins having a fag!'
August 2013
Dick Van Dyke: test your knowledge
Quiz: Test your knowledge of the death-defying Mary Poppins star
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