Explore sci-fi shows that started strong and only got better and darker as their seasons progressed, from Dark to Battlestar ...

I received a Facebook message that made me think even more about being kind to folks. The message was from the 1983 film ...

Is it really a great honour to be on the New Year Honours list? The 2026 selection has certainly raised eyebrows: alongside ...

This is what the Defector staff read and enjoyed in 2025. The Trials of Gabriel Ward Murder Mystery Series, by Sally Smith ...

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Waterloo horror author Mark Leslie has taken a lighter turn with his new book, I Think It’s a Sign That the Pun Also Rises, a ...

Tributes to film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner have poured in from across Hollywood and beyond, with Monty Python star Eric Idle sharing that he had spoken to him the night ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Monty Python’s “Spamalot” is embarking on a quest to hit more than two dozen cities over the next nine months, and Cleveland is the first stop. Based on the cult comedy classic ...

Eric Idle sometime gazes up into the heavens and wonders about something if we ever make contact with aliens: Will they have a sense of humor? “I think the answer must be yes, because it’s about ...

You’ve probably realised that I adore Christmas. I love the planning, from choosing what to cook and buy to deciding what to wear on Christmas Day. But one of my all-time favourite things is taking ...

Actor John Cleese - who played the sarcastic, ill-tempered hotel owner in the Fawlty Towers sitcom - has said nobody noticed the "terrible, terrible joke" he wrote in reference to Wales in one of the ...