Gareth Malone: ‘You need a rock solid sense of purpose’
The choirmaster, 48, on teenagers, meeting Arthur Miller, and his most embarrassing moment
March 2022
The Great Celebrity Bake Off 2022: episode two – as it happened
Chocolate fondant puddings and meringues are on the menu, as Ruby Wax, Laura Whitmore, Yung Filly and Gareth Malone step into the tent for the charity competition
January 2020
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: White House Farm; Deadwater Fell and more
The true tale of the grisly Bamber murders fought a fictional crime drama for small-screen supremacy
A tuneless choir can still hit the right note
Letters: Readers respond to a letter writer who loves to sing but admits she cannot keep in tune
TV tonight: can Gareth Malone get Aylesbury prison singing?
Jailhouse blues – TV, Gareth Malone and singing as a route to redemption
April 2018
Alexandra Palace’s ‘hidden’ theatre to reopen after £18.8m restoration
Performers to grace the Victorian stage in London after a gap of 80 years, once lottery-funded revamp finishes this summer
June 2017
Gareth Malone: the excruciating downfall of Mr Choir
He’s gone from a lovable vicar type to an embarrassing berk who dabbles in dabbing. The moral? National treasures should never try to ‘go young’
November 2016
TV tonight
Tuesday’s best TV: Westworld; Prison, My Parents & Me
The sci-fi drama edges ever closer to the rise of the machines, while Catey Sexton follows a group of children with imprisoned parents
Gareth Malone is a one-man guide to Britain
Viv Groskop
Amid all the singing, the ever charming choirmaster reveals the nation to itself
TV review
The Choir: Gareth’s Best in Britain review – the anti-Simon Cowell does it again
You might have thought there weren’t any choirs left for Gareth Malone to discover. Then up stepped the Mums in Durham for another tearjerking fanfare
October 2016
Shortcuts
Turn it down! Why has TV got louder?
Gareth Malone: 'I was a bohemian'
January 2016
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Gareth Malone’s Great Choir Reunion; Billionaire Boy; Charlie Brooker’s 2015 Wipe; The Man in the High Castle
Gareth Malone had his alumni singing from the same hymn sheet while David Walliams got the New Year off to a start with some toilet humour
December 2015
Best culture 2015
When music makes sense of life – our writers' favourite musical moments of 2015
From Wales to Cambodia, from impromptu choirs to high-end hi-fi, our writers recall the moments music really hit home this year
September 2015
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Downton Abbey; All Change at Longleat; The Naked Choir With Gareth Malone; Patagonia: Earth’s Secret Paradise
They’ll soon be tugging the final forelock at Downton, but don’t worry – there’s plenty of posho action to be had elsewhere
TV review
The Naked Choir with Gareth Malone review – Exciting, inspiring, and a teeny bit annoying
It’s not the singers but the singing that’s stripped down, a cappella. Still, Gareth is thrilled to be making choirs, who are already good, a bit better
The Do Something expert
Gareth Malone: how to tie a bow tie
For the suave, sophisticated look only a bow tie will do. Here’s how to tie yours in seconds
June 2015
Me and my tech
Gareth Malone: ‘I’ve arranged music on planes, boats and trains’
The choirmaster says technology has transformed his work and he even auditions singers via Skype and FaceTime
