‘a car nearly ran dad over on the zebra crossing!’

From pop star to Kitchen Disco icon, Sophie Ellis-Bextor has brought joy to lives and homes across the globe. She talks to Rosamund Dean about marriage, menopause and why the music must go on

Music is in Cat Bateman’s DNA. With a dad who was a guitarist and singer, and a childhood that’s reminiscent of The Partridge Family, she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t belting out a tune. “On

MUM?” Becky said. “When did you know Dad was the man for you?” “What? Pretty early, I think,” Frances replied, taken aback. “It’s so far in the past, I can’t remember.” “It’s important. Try and think

A brilliant new documentary reflects on the world’s biggest music concert 40 years on…

Two years after losing his wife, the presenter, comedian and author Sir Michael Palin tells us how he still feels her comforting presence in their home, and why he’s thankful for the way his family has helped him through the grief

Close harmonies, smooth grooves, infighting and ‘the bag’: making an album on stage