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In August 2023, well before the Sydney memorial at the Opera House, I was honoured to attend a Camberwell celebration of Barry’s life in his home suburb. Although both were very moving send-offs, if he had to choose between them, I suspect Barry would nominate the Melbourne event. Or would he?

Tania Lawrence and Michelle Ananda-Rajah are newcomers to parliament, but that can be an advantage because they haven’t had the idealism kicked out of them yet.

Rob Brydon to pay tribute to Barry Humphries - On what would have been his 90th birthday.

Gavin And Stacey actor Rob Brydon will pay tribute to the late Barry Humphries in a radio programme.Barry Humphries: Gloriously Uncut will broadcast on BBC Radio […]

The Traitors, which concludes on BBC One this week, is repellent and immoral, and a civilised society would ban it. I never miss an episode, of course. But I’m the kind of ghoul who would’ve occupied the front row at public executions (which the authorities stopped only because the punters were enjoying them too much).

We’re paying tribute to some of the actors, musicians and icons who have died in 2023. 

In the opening lines of the foreword to Rememberings, her bestselling 2021 memoir, Sinead OConnor wrote: "I cant remember any more than I…

Many of our most-loved screen stars died this year, leaving us the legacy of their most memorable performances.

As City A.M. looks ahead to the next 12 months, we reflect on those who have departed this year, and the impact they continue to have.

In this Christmas special documentary, a host of top stars reflect on the life and comedy of Barry Humphries - AKA Dame Edna Everage - a trailblazer and a hellraiser whose road to worldwide fame was far from easy. In December 2023, the legendary comic is being honoured with a state memorial at the Sydney