Category: Television

Lineker to leave Match of the Day: BBC News

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London (AFP) – Former England football captain Gary Lineker is set to leave his role presenting the BBC’s flagship Match of the Day highlights show at the end of the season, BBC News reported on Monday. Former England captain Gary Lineker…
War in all its horrors looms large over Venice festival

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Venice (AFP) – The roots of war, its harrowing realities and aftermath are explored in a host of offerings at the Venice Film Festival this year, including a remarkable documentary going behind the lines with Russian soldiers. Anastasia Trofimova embedded with…
What to watch for at the Grammys

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Los Angeles (AFP) – It’s the Year of Taylor but anything could happen at the ever unpredictable Grammys on Sunday, with Queen Swift poised to make history and women performers expected to reign supreme. The 66th edition of music’s most prestigious…
‘Dame Edna Everage’ comedian Barry Humphries dies

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Sydney (AFP) – Australian comedian Barry Humphries, whose “Dame Edna Everage” alter ego left audiences in stitches, died on Saturday in a Sydney hospital. Humphries, best known for his impersonation of a suburban housewife in the guise of Everage, “passed away…