Richard Sherman, songwriter for Mary Poppins and The Jungle Book, dies aged 95
March 2024
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
February 2024
Mary Poppins’ UK age rating raised to PG due to discriminatory language
British Board of Film Classification lifts it from U certificate almost 60 years after film was first released
January 2024
Glynis Johns obituary
Stage and screen actor best known for her role as Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins
Glynis Johns, who played Mrs Banks in Mary Poppins, dies aged 100
British actor and star of 1964 film died at an assisted living home in Los Angeles of natural causes on Thursday
Glynis Johns – a life in pictures
Glynis Johns, best known for her role in Mary Poppins, has died aged 100
July 2023
Brief letters
Why Dick Van Dyke’s the loser in the sweep stakes
Brief letters: Van Dyke v van Dyck | Yorkshires and custard | Ulez row | Green party | Smartphone seniors
December 2022
White Noise to It’s A Wonderful Life: the best films to watch on TV over Christmas
Adam Driver stars in an action-packed adaptation of Don DeLillo’s great American novel, while Frank Capra’s smart twist on A Christmas Carol offers a lesson in the season’s true spirit
May 2022
Mary Poppins the Musical review – practically perfect and packed with delights
Stefanie Jones is a faultless Poppins in a fresh, wonderfully cast show that will delight families with its comedy and magic – albeit with one misstep
March 2022
Tony Walton obituary
Set and costume designer nominated for an Oscar for his work on the hugely successful 1964 Disney film classic Mary Poppins
May 2021
Practically perfect? How a new kind of nanny novel nails parents’ angst and anger
Class, race, politics and power are at the heart of modern nanny novels that explore the complex relationship between working mothers and the women they pay to look after their children
May 2020
Julie Andrews: 'I was certainly aware of tales about the casting couch'
The celebrated actor had a turbulent upbringing before becoming world-famous for playing two perfect nannies. Now she’s bonding with a new generation of children through her storytelling podcast
March 2020
Ranked
Comfort films to watch while self-isolating – ranked!
Hunkering down to avoid coronavirus? With romcoms, fantasy yarns and at least one disaster melodrama, here’s all you need to make the most of your time in front of the TV
July 2019
Mark Kermode chooses 25 of the best films for children
Ranked
The 30 greatest Disney songs – ranked!
February 2019
Miles Jupp: my double life as Mr Banks from Mary Poppins
Having been repeatedly told that he looks like David Tomlinson, Miles Jupp now finds himself playing the mildly aristocratic character actor
December 2018
Mary Poppins, The BFG and Spectre: your complete Christmas film guide
The best festive films, from the classic The Grand Budapest Hotel, to modern favourites such as Up and Brooklyn, plus the creepy baby from Twilight and everything in between
October 2016
Brain waves
Laura Mvula and the science of loving Mary Poppins - video
What happens in Laura Mvula’s brain when she hears her favourite song?
February 2016
If Disney ‘sanitises poverty’, then I’m a singing teapot
Gareth McLean
Poor people are too chirpy in Mary Poppins and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, apparently. Isn’t it just that we like stories with happy endings?
