Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Movie magic I watched A Day to Remember after reading John Bird’s column [Issue 1697, 15-26 December]. Please say thank you to him. The movie had a depth and poignancy that I would have missed if he h

CHEF’S SURPRISE In Celebrity MasterChef (10 Dec BBC ...

Leigh Lawson has embraced acting and poetry with the same determination that sustained Marie Lloyd, the music-hall queen whose memorabilia he collects, as Carla Passino discovers

For almost 30 years, Paul O’Grady was seldom off the box. As Lily Savage, he’d hosted Blankety Blank, presented C4’s The Big Breakfast, and been a regular face on ITV’s This Morning. And, minus the pl

The singing sensation and travel show presenter embarks on an epic trip… Having sailed the high seas as a cruise ship singer and travelled the world in numerous TV travelogues, Jane McDonald has had p