Comedy historian Robert Ross pays tribute to some of the finest and funniest, but often overlooked, names in showbiz

The Vera star on her glam new role… Spanning six decades, A Woman of Substance, adapted from Barbara Taylor Bradford’s 1979 bestseller, charts the rise of Emma Harte from impoverished maid to the worl

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Dear Simon, Once again, the December 2025 issue had lots of memories to write about. Starting from the front, Gertcha! – I did love Chas and Dave, as did my husband. Of course, the family always watch

Having bid farewell to Vera’s old mac, Brenda Blethyn is embracing power-dressing as Emma Harte, the formidable tycoon at the heart of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novels

I’D just started work as a nurse and it was my first time living on my own. I managed to rent a tiny flat in Finchley. It came with a window box, a stray cat that hung around mewing for food, plus a n