The 20 best TV shows of 2024
Ludovic Robert/ Netflix, Nick Strasburg/ HBO, Peacock (Credit: Ludovic Robert/ Netflix, Nick Strasburg/ HBO, Peacock) From an electrifying action thriller
The blistering drama showing the US’s racist past from a new, first-person perspective
L Kasimu Harris (Credit: L Kasimu Harris) The Oscar-tipped film by RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead’s novel about two boys
The Indigenous American supermodel on bringing change
Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images) “People are surprised at what I’ve said yes to”:
How Charles M Schulz created Charlie Brown and Snoopy
Getty Images Charles M Schulz drew his beloved Peanuts strip for 50 years until his announcement on 14 December 1999
How Taylor Swift’s Eras tour became a near-religious experience
Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, a “cultural juggernaut” remarkable for both its scale and intimacy, comes
Gaudy or iconic? How leopard print took over
Worn by everyone from pin-ups and “mob wives” to Jackie O and royalty, leopard print has long divided opinion. As
12 of the best films to watch this December
Searchlight Pictures From a steamy age-gap thriller starring Nicole Kidman to a Bob Dylan biopic featuring Timothée Chalamet, these are
Matthew Bourne on his Swan Lake with male swans, the show that shook up the dance world
Emmanuel Lafont/ Getty Images Celebrating the 30th anniversary of his legendary stage production, Matthew Bourne tells the BBC about the
Wicked author Gregory Maguire on the real meaning of the story that captivated the world
Universal Pictures Before it was a Hollywood blockbuster it was a megahit musical, and before that it was a 1995
Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You went from modest 1990s hit to Christmas’s defining song
Getty Images When it was first released in 1994, it made a mere ripple – but 30 years on, it