TV tonight: Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski star in The Gilded Age
7pm, BBC ThreePrepare for 00s nostalgia at its finest with this throwback batch of episodes documenting the birthday parties of some super-rich US teens of 2007. First up, there's fashion-lover Amberly's gloriously OTT runway-themed bash, before a young, pre-music and acting fame Teyana Taylor plans an 80s old-school skateboard party to remember. Nicole Vassell
9pm, BBC TwoA domestic dispute has left a mother and daughter with serious stab wounds, but Worcester police are entering a volatile situation. There are children in the house, tempers are running high and the woman's partner claims to have acted in self-defence. PH
9pm, ITV1An uncompromising lawyer, his cocky assistant and their impatient boss: the regular template for many a crime drama. This one just happens to be set in Tudor times. Shardlake faces mounting pressure from pushy John Barak to rush the case after Goodhap mysteriously vanishes. But he's determined to uncover the truth. Ali Catterall
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9pm, Channel 4The death in 1979 of the British nurse Helen Smith at an expat party in Saudi Arabia had wide-ranging ramifications that are explored in this documentary. Smith's apparent fall from a balcony was ruled an accident but was she murdered? And, with Margaret Thatcher's government fixated on oil deals with the Saudis, did the British authorities turn a blind eye? PH
10pm, BBC TwoThe BBC warms up for Glastonbury by offering highlights of the festival through the decades. We begin in the 70s, when Glastonbury was a very different, somewhat wilder affair. Expect appearances from future holders of the Sunday legends slot including Dolly Parton, Al Green, ELO and Barry Gibb. PH
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Reading Festival: What you need to know
Reading Festival returns this the years the event on Richfield Avenue has featured legendary sets from the likes of Patti Smith, Nirvana, Rage Against The Machine, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, and Kendrick days its paired with Leeds Festival, with this year's event taking place from Thursday until Sunday, with headliners Travis Scott, Chappell Roan, Hozier and Bring Me the Horizon on the year's festival brought 90,000 people to the town. Who is on the Reading Festival line-up? In addition to this year's headliners the bill includes Limp Bizkit, AJ Tracey, Becky Hill, and Trippie artists confirmed for the line-up are Sammy Virji, Enter Shikari, The Kooks, Bloc Party, Conan Gray, Amyl and The Sniffers, Heartworms, and Suki Waterhouse, The Dare, Example, Lambrini Girls, Leigh‑Anne, Lola Young, and Pale Waves are also set to that is still only skimming the surface. Also taking to the stages will be:Aki OkeAlessi RoseAntony SzmierekAny Young MechanicArtful DodgerArtioBadgerBakarBalming TigerBalu BrigadaBartees StrangeBeen StellarBilmuriBlancoBurt CopeBVNQUETThe ChatsD-Block EuropeDel Water GapDemaeDRIIADéyyessEcca VandalGirls Don't SyncGlixenGood KidGood NeighboursHigh VisIN PARALLELIssey CrossJames & The Cold HartmannLancey FouxLate Night Drive HomeLiliThe Linda PussyMatilda MannMegraMouth CultureNell MescalNemzzzNieve EllaOmar+Origami AngelOversizeThe PillPozerRadio Free AliceRed Rum ClubRifleRoyel OtisThe Royston ClubSea GirlsSkye NewmanSNAYXSnow StrippersSofia Isella Soft PlaySongerSouth ArcadeStill WoozyStressheadSunday (1994)VLUREVOILÀWallowsWaterparks How to get to Reading Festival The festival is a 15 to 20 minute walk from Reading train Borough Council says the quickest walking route is via the northern side of the station. People arriving by train can also get a hackney carriage to the site, or use the shuttle bus service via Reading will also be a temporary taxi rank on Tessa Road, near Red Gate, opposite the Rivermead Leisure can check train times and service providers on the National Rail website. There will be no CrossCountry train service from Reading on Monday because of industrial action. GWR has advised travellers book tickets in advance and allow extra time for their journeys because of the to the organisers, the last trains leaving Reading train station are often "incredibly busy" and do not run late on Friday and Saturday night. Festival goers are also advised to give themselves an hour to get back to the station from the festival site exit gate. The peak exit times are between 8:00 and 13:00 BST on Monday.A number of road closures and other strategies will be used to manage the number of people over the Green Coach is the festival's official travel partner, a "carbon neutral coach" which arrives at the festival on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, and returns on is also a day return coach on Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday. You can also travel to the festival by boat. Shuttle boats will run from Green Gate to Green Car Park and from Green Car Park to Green Gate, operated by Thames Rivercruise at the following times:Wednesday: 13:00 – 22:00Thursday: 08:00 – 0:00Friday: 08:00 – 01:00 Saturday: 08:00 – 01:00 Sunday: 08:00 – 02:00 Monday: 08:00 – 14:00Bearing in mind the public transport options, the organisers recommend revellers do not travel by car to the festival, though there are two public car parks open at the same time as the campsites. Colour-coded AA signs lead the way and car park passes must be can be booked in advance via Ticketmaster UK, with day car park passes available on the gate, subject to parking options may be available at Q-Park Chatham Place and at Broad Street Mall Carpark, where festival validation tickets can be purchased from the office. When do the gates open and what can I bring? Weekend and early entry ticket holders can arrive at 18:00 on Wednesday, and weekend ticket holders at 08:00 on campsite is open 24 hours a day, and closes at midday on Monday. Festival goers are advised to get their hands stamped if leaving and returning after 20:00 on Sunday to be able to return later arena opens at 11:00 on Friday to ticket holders cannot re-enter the arena once they have and disposable BBQs are banned from both the campsite and the banned items include:Aerosols over 250mlAir hornsAnimals (other than registered hearing dogs or guide dogs)Blow torchesCatapultsLanternsClothing, garments or items that promote cultural appropriationDrones and other flying devicesFirewood, fireworks, pyrotechnics, or flaresGlass bottles, jars, or containers over 100mlDrugs and legal highs, herbal highs, new psychoactive substances including Nitrous Oxide, and and any items associated with themMegaphonePenknifePerfume and make up over 100mlPetrol burnerPortable laser equipment and pensSingle-use vapesSkateboards, rollerblades, hover-boards, scooters, or bicyclesSound systemsSpray cansUnauthorised professional film or video equipment, radios, or walkie talkiesUnauthorised handbills, flyers, or stickersWeapons, or anything that could reasonably be considered for use as a weapon, including oversized lightersAllowed in the campsite but not in the arena are:Alcohol for personal consumption for those aged 18 and over (only before 18:00 on Sunday)Cutlery and tin openersCansChairs, stools, and inflatable loungersFlat based cooking stoves Gas canisters for cooking stoves (250ml or less)Fitted gas canisters and cylinders in campervansFlagsSealed drinks bottles, not glassGazebos and parasolsSelfie sticksNon-professional video equipment, personal-use cigarettes and cool bags, empty reusable plastic and metal bottles, medication, and trolleys or prams for younger children are allowed on both the campsite and in the or surrendered items will not be available to collect after the festival. What is the weather forecast for Reading Festival? Be sure to use the BBC website to check the latest weather forecast for Reading, which is currently forecasting sunshine and temperatures in the it never hurts to bring waterproofs just in case, and some drizzle is forecast by Monday with all festivals, it is always worth being aware of the health risks so you can enjoy the event safely - there are some top tips here. You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
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Greenbelt Festival prepares for 51 years of music and social justice
Thousands of people will be descending on a stately home this weekend for a festival that has been staged more times than the arts, faith and justice festival, began in 1974 and is taking place this year at Boughton House near Kettering in the guests will be former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Silent Witness actress, Liz Carr, who is also a disability rights how did the story start and what have the last 50 years been like for Greenbelt? A chance encounter The event came together after James Holloway, a theologian and bricklayer, picked up a Christian musician called Steve Shaw, who was time later, Shaw introduced Holloway to Jim Polassari, part of a travelling Christian community, who wanted to stage a so-called Jesus said that he knew someone in Suffolk whose brother had a farm, and Polassari replied: "If you've got a farm, you've got a festival."They got the go-ahead to use the farm and it staged the first Greenbelt in 1974, with the songwriter Garth Hewitt and the Daventry-born music journalist, Steve Turner, on the the early days, some of the funding came from a trust that wanted to bring young people to founders argued that it needed to have a wider appeal, focussing on arts and social justice as well as funders eventually agreed, and the broad appeal is something the festival has aimed for ever since. Which famous musicians performed at early Greenbelt festivals? The festival was seen as adopting a position on the political spectrum that was to the left of most church congregations, supporting causes such as Palestine, social justice in Nicaragua and gay and lesbian reached out to well-known entertainers who would be in tune with its Christian musicians Sir Cliff Richard and Roy Castle appeared on the bill in 1979, when the festival was based at Odell Castle near Bedford. Sir Cliff finally agreed to play at Greenbelt after several invitations were declined, and adhered to a condition that he played his secular hits as well as his worship music.U2 featured in 1981, alongside Rick Parfitt of Status Quo, Phil Everly and Sir Cliff Cliff made a third appearance two years later, when Greenbelt graced the hallowed grass of Knebworth House, whose own eponymous festival had made its debut in the same year as Greenbelt. When did the festival first visit Northamptonshire? Knebworth House attracted huge audiences but also turned out to be quite expensive and Greenbelt was not universally popular with nearby 1984, the Greenbelt caravan moved to Castle Ashby, the home of the Marquess of Northampton, where it stayed until main stage line-up was dominated by Christian musicians such as Amy Grant, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and, yet again, Sir who were not known for their faith, such as Runrig and Steve Harley, and those known to be atheists, such as Bob Geldof and Labi Siffre, also made appearances. Following the departure from Castle Ashby, the Greenbelt Board wanted to establish a permanent home down the road at Church Stowe in Northamptonshire, but they were met strong resistance from local people and shelved the this radical, left-leaning spectacle found its way to another stately home, Deene Park, the seat of the Brudenell names such as Tom Robinson, The Proclaimers, Moby and, bizarrely, model Samantha Fox, performed among the avenues of trees and formal gardens of Deene Park. Why did the festival move out of Northamptonshire? By the end of the 1990s, attendance and finances were becoming something of a headache for Greenbelt's youth groups, which had often turned up in the festival campsite en masse, were declining, as church attendance across the board started to that were attracting young people were generally more conservative and less in tune with the Greenbelt costs of turning Deene Park into a functioning village every year and then returning it to an immaculate estate were increasing, so the board looked for a venue which came with things like running water, electricity and proper toilets as settled on Cheltenham Racecourse. From 1999, the historic national hunt course welcomed the likes of Joan Armatrading, Courtney Pine, Billy Bragg and The Proclaimers to the main festival was also attracting some big names who took part in debates or Williams, who was Archbishop of Canterbury at the time, Peter Tatchell, Bruce Kent and Clare Short were on the in 2013, the racecourse management informed Greenbelt that they were closing for refurbishment and the festival could no longer happen once more, Northamptonshire beckoned... How is Greenbelt doing now? Greenbelt took a bit of a risk by returning to a stately home where the grounds had no running water, electricity or proper first year, 2014, was difficult, and Greenbelt lost a lot of money, but it focussed its priorities, raised money and gradually attracted more people through the festival-goers came to love their new venue, telling the BBC they preferred the "back to nature" vibe of the place and the feeling of an event that created its own environment and then cleared it away as the Boughton House event built up a head of steam, Covid-19 hit, turning the 2020 Greenbelt into a digital-only programme and the 2021 edition into small-scale community gatherings at the campsite. Since 2022, the full-strength festival has been attracting more than 10,000 people and more big feminist punk rock group Pussy Riot was on the bill in 2018. Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown and comedian Milton Jones have been recent guests.A flexible ticketing system has been introduced, allowing those who cannot afford the full price to pay less and those who can afford it to pay more than face Corbyn, Carr, Lost Voice Guy and Adjoa Andoh lined up for 2025, the festival has made it into its 50s, weathering a great many storms and - most of the time - enjoying the sunshine. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
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Kate Robbins joins daughter Emily Atack in Disney's Rivals
Actress Kate Robbins has revealed she has appeared alongside her daughter Emily Atack in the latest Disney+ series of the pair, from Bedfordshire, have appeared together on Gogglebox and The Emily Atack Show, this is their first time working side-by-side in a May, Disney confirmed a second season was being filmed with returning cast members including Atack, David Tennant and Danny 66-year-old mother said she had filmed two episodes of the series which is based on the 1988 novel by Jilly Cooper. The fictional series is themed around the cutthroat world of the television industry in the spoke to BBC Three Counties Radio about her experiences judging their upcoming Make a Difference Awards, when she revealed she had joined the show."Wait until you see the new series, I can't talk about anything... It's amazing," she first season, aired in October, won two BAFTA TV Craft plays Sarah Stratton, who aspires to be a television explained that Atack had just had a baby, who she had to bring along to filming, but that she babysat for her daughter "for a couple of days here and there". Robbins is currently filming a series called California Avenue, set in Essex, with Bill Nighy and Helena Bonham 2023 she has been part of the cast of ITV crime drama about her acting work she said: "Voices were my thing for years... Impressions were my thing."I want to bring [characters] to life really, rather than just being a voice." Follow Beds, Herts and Bucks news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
