Alan Carr opens up on his new show – and why he got the last laugh in many ways, not least of which was being underestimated in the castle...

TV WEEK: 31 JANUARY-6 FEBRUARY

I lived in Walsall when I was growing up and I still go back to see my dad, who’s in his 90s. It was a bustling place, there was a thriving market life. Every Saturday, me and my mates would walk thro

Alan Carr is looking for Britain’s hidden brainboxes in his new Channel 4 show – and admits that it’s the perfect role after his triumphant Celebrity Traitors win last year. The comedian teams up with

The last few years have seen a complete transformation from Alison Hammond. Not only has she dropped an incredible 11st since she was at her biggest, but she’s also had a style makeover too – wearing

In 1970, I worked for the first and only time with Peter Bowles in The Ambassador, part of a TV series called Happy Ever After – no, no, not the comedy with Terry Scott and June Whitfield – but a dram