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Time Out
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Two of the most expensive private schools in the UK are in London
London has lots of excellent free-to-attend schools. But for some parents – particularly very wealthy ones – sending their kids to a good state school is not enough. A new ranking has revealed the 10 most expensive private schools in the UK for 2025/26, and two of them are in the capital. London is one of the most expensive cities in the world to live in, so it's not surprising that the capital is home to two of the UK's highest costing private schools. In Britain the average fee for boarding students is between £9,000 to £15,000 for the whole year. However these elite schools represent even richer class of society. We're talking the children of plutocrats, oligarchs and royalty. The kind of students who take Ubers to class on particularly cold days, and don't get drunk in field like most young Brits, but spend their rebellious years partying in ultra swish hotel rooms. Westminster School was revealed as the third most pricey school in the UK. The central London college costs up to £21,992 per term – that's £65,976 for the whole year. Some of Westminster's famous alumni include Helena Bonham Carter, Louis Theroux and former leader of the Lib Dems Nick Clegg. Also making the top 10 was northwest London's Harrow School in sixth place, costing up £21,245 per term (£63,735 for the year). This very posh all boys' school is known for producing PMs (including Winston Churchill), and was also attended by Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Curtis and James Blunt. From January 2025 many fee-paying schools in Britain became even pricier after their exemption from paying VAT was officially scrapped. It's the first time independent schools have had to pay 20 percent VAT on fees. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said 'every single penny' from the new levy would go towards funding state schools. London's 17 best schools have been revealed by the Fairer Schools Index 2025.
Belfast Telegraph
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Belfast Telegraph
The BelTel podcast nominated for prestigious British Podcast Awards 2025
The Belfast Telegraph's podcast series – The BelTel – has been nominated for a top award in the The British Podcast Awards 2025. Nominees were revealed today, with shows hosted by David Tennant, Louis Theroux, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver all earning nominations, along with Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, as well as Elis James and John Robins. Amongst the star names, The BelTel has been shortlisted in the news and current affairs category, alongside the Business Daily and Newscast podcasts, both by BBC News; Intrigue: To Catch a Scorpion and The Coming Storm (series 2) by BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4; and Who Killed Emma? By BBC Scotland for BBC Sounds. Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring from The Citizens is the only non-BBC entry in the news and current affairs category, aside from The BelTel. The awards, overseen by BBC Radio 4 Today presenter Emma Barnett, honour a wide range of genres such as arts and culture, documentaries, comedy, true crime, parenting, and health. This year's event will be held on Thursday, October 2 at the Indigo at London's O2 Arena, with comedian Maisie Adam set to host the ceremony. At last year's awards, Dr Clare Bailey Mosley accepted an honour on behalf of her late husband, Michael Mosley, just three months after his passing. He was posthumously inducted into the hall of fame for his podcast Just One Thing. Earlier this year, The BelTel also won a New York Festivals Audio Award for the second year in a row. The NYF awards are considered among the most prestigious in the news genre. The BelTel won a Silver Tower prize in 'News Podcast' category, competing against podcasts from Al Jazeera, the Economist and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The BelTel's sister podcast, The Indo Daily, won a Bronze Award in the same category. The Editor in Chief of the Belfast Telegraph, Eoin Brannigan said at the time: "In just over three years, the BelTel has established itself as an authoritative voice on Northern Ireland. 'Being recognised with silver in the News category is further evidence of the great audio journalism produced at the Belfast Telegraph by Ciaran, Graham Davidson and Olivia Peden. "It also rewards the entire newsroom without whose contribution the BelTel would not be made. Thanks also to Group Head of Audio for Mediahuis Ireland Mary Carroll and her team in Dublin who help us get the BelTel out every couple of days, and congratulations to them and our colleagues at the Indo Daily on their own awards." The award followed the two-part special of The BelTel 'Killing Edgar: The IRA murder of lawyer Edgar Graham', hosted by Sam McBride, being named runner-up in the 'News Report: Investigation' category last year.
BBC News
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
British Podcast Awards 2025: Full list of nominees from David Tennant to Lily Allen
You listen to them while you're cooking, cleaning and commuting... now the country's best podcasts from the 12 months are set to be officially British Podcast Awards 2025 nominees were announced on Thursday, with David Tennant, Louis Theroux, Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver all receiving nods, alongside Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw, Elis James and John awards, chaired by Radio 4 Today's Emma Barnett, recognise genres including arts and culture, documentary, comedy, true crime, parenting and health. The ceremony will take place at the Indigo at London's O2 Arena on Thursday 2 October, hosted by comedian Maisie Adam. Last year's ceremony saw Michael Mosley's widow accept an award on his behalf, three months after his death, as the doctor was inducted into the event's hall of fame for his podcast Just One are this year's nominations in full: Arts and culture Facing the Music - Overcoat Media for BBC Radio 3Folk on Foot - Potholder Productions LtdIntersections: Los Angeles - Rethink Audio LtdSonic Fields – Freelance Sam TylerSoul Music - BBC Audio Bristol for BBC Radio 4The Lost Archives of James Baldwin - Sea Salt and Mango Best host(s) Angela Hartnett and Nick Grimshaw - Cold Glass ProductionsDan Snow - History HitDavid Tennant - Sony Music Entertainment & No MysteryFemi Oke - AudibleHelen Pidd - The GuardianLouis Theroux – Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with SpotifyLuke Jones - Audio AlwaysZak and Jules - Prison Radio Association Business Grounded: A Climate Startup Journey - RestordMoney Talks - The EconomistThe Daybreak Europe Podcast - BloombergThe Factory Next Door - The Factory Next DoorThe Third Angle - 18Sixty LtdThe Times Tech Podcast - The TimesWedding Pros Who are Ready to Grow - Comedy Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 LiveWhere There's a Will, There's a Wake - Sony Music EntertainmentSound Heap - Lead MojoThe Skewer – An Unusual production for BBC Radio 4This Paranormal Life - R&K MediaHelp I Sexted My Boss - Audio Always Daily Newscast - BBC NewsThe Daybreak Europe Podcast - BloombergThe Intelligence/The Weekend Intelligence - The EconomistThe News Agents - GlobalThe Story - The Times and The Sunday TimesToday in Focus - The GuardianYoto Daily - Yoto Documentary Cursed – AudibleDead Man Running - A BBC Scotland production for BBC SoundsIntrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The CitizensStalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and Radio 5 LiveThe Trapped - ITN Education Fun Kids Science Weekly - Fun KidsHold Or Fold - Prison Radio AssociationLSE iQ - London School of Economics and Political ScienceWhat's Your Map? with Jerry Brotton - Whistledown Productions Entertainment Elis James and John Robins - Audio Always for BBC Radio 5 LiveHelp I Sexted My Boss - Audio AlwaysInbetween Man - Improvise Event LimitedThe Guilty Feminist - The Spontaneity Shop EnterprisesThe Traitors: Uncloaked - Platform Media/Listen for BBC SoundsThis Paranormal Life - R&K MediaVogue & Amber - Global Factual Babbage - The EconomistBelieve in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew)Beyond Five Senses - Kinda StudiosIn Dark Corners series 2 – BBC Audio Scotland for Radio 4Sergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The CitizensThe Coming Storm (series 2) - BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio - 18Sixty Fiction Broken Veil - Cheese & Pickle ProductionsCOLD TAPES - Free Turn & WonderyLimelight: Discretion - Hat Trick Productions for BBC Radio 4Last Dance - Blackabbey ProductionsLimelight: Money Gone - Naked Productions for BBC Radio 4The Mysterious Affair at Styles – A Poirot Mystery' - AudibleLimelight: The Skies Are Watching - Goldhawk Productions for BBC Radio 4This Paranormal Life - R&K Media Health and wellbeing Echoes of Harm - WeissComm PartnersHack your Body, Heal your Mind - AudibleInbetween Man - Improvise EventJon Holmes Says The C Word – An unusual production for BBC Radio 4 and BBC SoundsMy life with dementia - Dementia UKWhy Mums Don't Jump - Helen Ledwick History Assume Nothing: Killer Dust - BBC NI for BBC Radio 4Sing it Pink - Aunt NellThe Guernsey Deportees - OG PodcastsThe History Podcast - The Brighton Bomb - Walk on Air Films for BBC Radio 4 and BBC SoundsThe Spy Who - WonderyTitanic: Ship of Dreams - NoiserWeird in the Wade - Weird in the Wade Impact A Slice of Bread and Butter - The Bread and Butter ThingMovers & Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's - RCJ MediaOceans: Life Under Water - Crowd NetworkOn the Side of Humanity - Amnesty InternationalQueerAF - QueerAF CICThe Culture Colonel - BFBSShadow World: The Willpower Detectives – BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4 Interview Believe in People: Addiction, Recovery & Stigma - Change Grow Live (ReNew)Everything I Know About Me – DMG PodcastsOUTCAST WORLD - 7th Planet Media ServicesThe Hidden 20% - The Hidden 20%The Louis Theroux Podcast - Mindhouse Productions in collaboration with SpotifyThe News Agents - Special episode: Inside the murky world of Facebook - GlobalWidowed AF - WIDOWED AF Kids Checkpoint Kids Bedtime Stories - Magdoos MediaEvie Asks... How Are You? - Audio AlwaysThe Conversation's Curious Kids - The Conversation UKThe Hey Duggee Pupcast - Chalk and Blade for Cbeebies and BBC SoundsThe Reading Cafe - The Reading CafeYoto Daily - Yoto Lifestyle Beyond Five Senses - Kinda StudiosBrown Girls Do It Too: Big Boy Energy - A BBC Radio 5 Live commission for BBC SoundsDNA Trail: The Promise – BBC Local Audio for BBC SoundsLife After Prison - Prison Radio AssociationMelting Pot – BBC Audio North for BBC Sounds Audio LabNot Even Water – BBC Asian NetworkThis Is Powerful - Sound & Bones Network or publisher BBC World ServiceFun KidsGlobalHistory HitPrison Radio AssociationSony Music EntertainmentWondery New podcast Because the Boss Belongs to Us - Molten HeartHold Or Fold - Prison Radio AssociationInbetween Man - Improvise EventJourneys with Grace - Journeys with GraceRadioTherapy - RadioTherapyStrangers on a Bench - The Pleasant TreesWords Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris - RobWords News and current affairs Business Daily - BBC NewsIntrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4Newscast - BBC NewsSergei & the Westminster Spy Ring - The CitizensThe BelTel - Mediahuis UKThe Coming Storm (series 2) – BBC Long Form Audio production for BBC Radio Killed Emma? – BBC Scotland for BBC Sounds Parenting Dear Daughter - BBC World ServiceHappy Mum Happy Baby - Pixiu ProductionsHow To Feed with Charlotte Stirling-Reed - Pod60Momfessions - Mind Mommy CoachingSecret Mum Club with Sophiena - Audio AlwaysStill Parents Podcast - Lily Mae FoundationThe Apple & The Tree - DMG PodcastsTwo New Mums - Venny Rising Star Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty - BBC News and BBC SoundsClodagh Stenson - BBC Local for BBC SoundsMarnie Duke - Transmission RoundhouseMia Thornton – BBC Audio LabsToni Tone - Audio Always Sex and relationships A Gay And A Nongay - A Gay And A NongayAll Out with Jon Dean - GIMME VIDEOCriminally Queer: The Bolton 7 - A Reduced Listening production for BBC Sounds Audio LabSex in Space - String TheoryThe Affair... with Anna Williamson - Curve MesiaThe Divorce Podcast - E-Negotiation Sport F1 Explains - Formula 1For The Love Of Rugby - Crowd NetworkHow To Be Superhuman - Podcast DiscoveryPaula's Marathon Run Club - Viral Tribe EntertainmentThe Game - The Times and Sunday TimesThe Sports Agents - GlobalThe Upshot - Footwork Media True crime Beyond Suspision - AudibleCocaine Inc. - The Times and The Sunday TimesDead Man Running – A BBC Scotland production for BBC SoundsIntrigue: To Catch a Scorpion – BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Radio 4Kill List - WonderyAssume Nothing: Murder at the Stables - BBC NIShadow World: Thief at the British Museum – - BBC News Long Form Audio Production for BBC Radio 4Stalked - BBC Studios Audio Production for BBC Sounds and 5 Live Video Innovation Access All: Disability News and Mental Health – BBCHelp I Sexted My Boss - Audio AlwaysLady Killers with Lucy Worsley – StoryHunter for BBC Radio 4 and BBC SoundsMiss Me? – A Persephonica production for BBC SoundsRadio Atlas - Radio AtlasStaying Relevant - Staying Relevant Productions Welsh language Lleisiau Cymru: 1 Mewn 2 - BBC Radio CymruSgwrsio - SgwrsioSiarad Siop efo Mari a Meilir - Meilir Rhys WilliamsYr Hen Iaith - Podlediad Yr Hen Iaith Voting for the Listeners' Choice award opened on Thursday, with the public invited to take part until Friday 29 nominees for this year's spotlight and specialist awards will be revealed soon, organisers said.
Irish Examiner
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
‘Genuinely special' for Blindboy to be nominated alongside Louis Theroux
Blindboy Boatclub has said it is 'genuinely special' to be longlisted alongside Louis Theroux for his documentary on early Irish Christianity. The author and podcaster has been longlisted for this year's Grierson British Documentary Awards as Best Documentary Presenter for his RTÉ documentary. In the documentary, Blindboy: The Lands of Slaves and Scholars, the Limerick native offers a fresh perspective on the legacy of early Irish Christianity, with input from local experts and historians. Blindboy told the Irish Examiner: 'It's nice to get a nomination from the Brits, particularly for an Irish RTÉ documentary. Being recognised alongside someone like Louis Theroux—one of the finest documentary makers in the world and someone I grew up watching—is genuinely special.' Despite his atheism, Blindboy was left surprised by some of the facts he learned – including how the Irish invented 'spaces between words' in the 7th century. 'Before this, Latin script was written in scriptio continua, no spaces between words. Very difficult to read. When Irish monks added spaces, they introduced a lyricism and musicality to the page which laid the foundations for literary expression,' he said. In Blindboy's eyes, it was a sophisticated way to carry the musicality of Irish storytelling into writing. 'Most beautifully, even though this was 1,500 years ago, it fits perfectly within the Irish modernist writing tradition, which is the one that we are world famous for. It's pure Samuel Beckett, he had this thing called Minimalist Maximalism, where the absence of language or the use of silence becomes part of the message. "He wrote a short story called Ping, which limited itself to the use of 700 words. What did we bring to writing? Nothing, a space, a pause, a silence. By adding nothing, we created everything.' As there was a 'bigger budget', Blindboy said he got to hire researchers for his documentary – not what he is used to when working on his own podcast. 'I also have a co-writer, James Cotter, whom I have been writing with since 2010, we've written 11 documentaries together. This is a much more collaborative process than my podcast,' he said. As the Limerick man has 'no shortage of ideas', more documentaries can be expected from him in the future. 'My podcast is full of thesis questions that I'd like to explore further,' he teased. Earlier this year, he was nominated at Ireland's Royal Television Society for the TV adaptation of one of his short stories, Did you read about Erskine Fogarty?. Produced by Connla's Well, the adaptation starred Robbie Sheehan and filmed on the streets of Limerick.
Tom's Guide
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Tom's Guide
How to watch 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' online — stream Palestine doc free from anywhere
"Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is billed as a "forensic investigation" into Israeli military attacks on hospitals in Gaza. The 65 minute film aims to reveal – in visceral detail – what life is like in the war-torn strip as Israel and Palestine continue to clash. Here's how to watch "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" online from anywhere with a VPN — and potentially for FREE. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" premiered on July 2 2025 in the U.K. (international date TBC)• WATCH FREE — Channel 4 (U.K.) • Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free We've see a slew of docs about the Middle East conflict lately. There was Louis Theroux's "The Settlers", then "Life and Death in Gaza" and the "How to Survive a Warzone," which was ultimately dropped by the BBC. The latest doc – "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" (formerly known as "Gaza: Medics Under Fire") – is described as a "crucial film" that "the BBC refused to air" in The Guardian's five-star review, published July 3. Directed by Bafta-nominated freelance producer/director Karim Shah, it aims to reveal the 'targeting, detainment and torture of medics in Gaza'. Whatever your thoughts on the Middle East are, if you want to see it for yourself, read on. Here's where to watch "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" online and from anywhere in the world. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is FREE on the U.K.'s Channel 4 streaming platform. Outside the U.K? You can unblock Channel 4 and watch "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" from anywhere when you download a VPN, just as if you were back home in the U.K.. Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" on your usual service? You can still watch the show thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best VPN on the market. NordVPN deal: FREE $50 / £50 Amazon gift card Boasting lightning fast speeds, great features, streaming power, and class-leading security, NordVPN is our #1 VPN. ✅ FREE Amazon gift card worth up to $50/£50✅ 4 months extra FREE!✅ 76% off usual price Use Nord to unblock Channel 4 and watch "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" (2025) live online with our exclusive deal. Using a VPN is incredibly simple: 1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite. 2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're a Brit abroad and want to view the Channel 4 stream, you'd select a U.K. server from the location list. 3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to Channel 4 and stream "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" online just as you would at home. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is available on Zeteo. If you're a U.K. viewer traveling abroad, however, there's still a way to connect to Channel 4 from anywhere and stream hit shows like "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" (2025) online no matter where you are. All you need is a VPN such as NordVPN (try it RISK-FREE) — full instructions above. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is available on Zeteo. If you're from the U.K. and currently travelling in Canada, you'll need to download a VPN and stream it on Channel 4. "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" is available on Zeteo. Down Under and still want to watch it? Brits abroad can use NordVPN to help unlock their home streaming services like Channel 4. If you're visiting New Zealand you can watch "Gaza: Doctors Under Attack" free on Channel 4 by using a VPN such as NordVPN. We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
