By Daniel De Simone & Chas GeigerBBC NewsMedia caption, Warning: This video contains distressing imagesA woman who was terrorised and abused by an MI5 agent is taking legal action against the security service. Beth, not her real name, has lodged a formal complaint with the watchdog for the intelligence agencies, the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (IPT).…
Greek composer Vangelis, who was known for his celebrated film themes for Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner, has died at the age of 79.He won an Oscar for the stirring score to 1981's Chariots of Fire.Paying tribute, Lord Puttnam, who produced the film, told the BBC Vangelis had created "a new musical landscape".US composer…
Image caption, Bruno Tonioli's exuberance made him popular with viewersBruno Tonioli is leaving Strictly Come Dancing for good, with Anton Du Beke taking over his seat as a judge.The Italian, who also appears on the US version of the show, has not been on the BBC panel in person for two years because of Covid…
My father’s first serious girlfriend after he and my mother broke-up was a dream for my twin sister, younger brother, and me. Kaye lived just down the block from my grandparents on the Upper West Side, a genial, welcoming woman, and possessor of that enviable 1983 daily double: a VHS machine and cable TV (we…
After a series of red lights, Squid Game, the massively successful Korean drama that took over Netflix in the second half of 2021, has officially received the green light for a second season. (No, Netflix employees were executed in this decision making process.) Netflix co-CEO and Chief Creative Officer Ted Sarandos made the announcement in…