Best books based on films and TV shows Read the inspiration behind some of the most loved TV shows and films Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2022
Best autobiographies that you should read: Inspiring life stories and humorous memoirs The powerful and informative true stories behind some of the most iconic names Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022
Meet the families who uprooted their lives to help create Australian cotton's lasting legacy From a cottage industry to leaders in the global export market, Australian cotton farmers have pioneered their product from the First Fleet to today — and they're not done yet. ABC News · Aug 18, 2022
Fire chief slams men seen jumping into beauty spot river yards away from place teen tragically drowned A group of men were spotted jumping into the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park, yards away from where 14-year-old Adam Kay drowned in June 2020 Manchester Evening News · Aug 14, 2022
NHS suicides ‘brushed under carpet’, BBC show creator says as memorial unveiled This Is Going To Hurt writer Adam Kay has planted a tree in tribute to health workers who have taken their own lives. The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2022
TV rarely gets childbirth right. After Roe, the gory truth matters more than ever "Bloody show" is a colorful term for the mixture of blood and mucus that indicates the cervix is preparing for labor. Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2022
Shipping container shortage sends cotton industry 'back to the future' Australia's cotton industry is about to experience a blast from its past, when more than 100,000 bales are exported to Turkey using a method popular a century ago. ABC News · Jun 25, 2022
Better Call Saul to Taskmaster: your favourite TV of 2022 so far We asked you what you’ve loved watching this year. From the most joyous, ridiculous show on our screens to a basketball classic, here are Guardian readers’ top TV tips The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022
8 new TV shows to watch during Pride Month Guides to Pride can be a complicated endeavor these days, as the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ identity now regularly involves the very forces — corporations, cops — it once stood against. And don’t even get us started on our mixed feelings about celebrating queer stories from Hollywood networks and studios… Los Angeles Times · Jun 2, 2022
New this week: 'Interceptor,' Post Malone and 'Fire Island' This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Post Malone and Drive-By Truckers, “Fast & Furious” alum Elsa Pataky leading her own action picture with “Interceptor,” and PBS’ “National Memorial Day Concert” returning live after years of taped presentations because of COVID-19 The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
'Little legend', aged 5, saves mum's life after she has near-fatal asthma attack on the school run Oliver Bott’s dad put his son's quick thinking down to his obsession with shows like CBBC’s Operation Ouch and listening to doctor-turned-comedian Adam Kay on audiobook Wales Online · May 25, 2022
Jessie Ware and mum Lennie take Table Manners on tour - reviewed The big night out that feels like a cosy night in, as the crowd bonds with the comedic mum and daughter duo over our love of food Manchester Evening News · May 2, 2022
Cotton industry touts water efficiency credentials but environmentalists still sceptical For years environmental groups have put the industry under the microscope, saying the "thirsty" crop should not be grown on the driest continent. After decades of work, the industry now claims to be one of the most water-efficient in the world. ABC News · Apr 30, 2022
Faces of 19 people jailed in Liverpool this week An overview of Liverpool court cases and those jailed for crimes linked to Merseyside Liverpool Echo · Apr 4, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Mar 29, 2022 'Violent bully' abused ex and threw bricks through her window Adam Kay sent the woman vile messages and threw bricks through her window
Bristol Post · Mar 23, 2022 This Is Going To Hurt: Real NHS workers made BBC drama possible, and taught cast how to do operations Real NHS workers were brought in to breathe life into the show, and make it as realistic as possible
The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2022 TV tonight: what happens when we radically simplify our lives? Find out the answer to that question in The Simpler Life with Prof Barry Schwartz. Plus: celebrities get baking for charity. Here’s what to watch this evening
Wales Online · Mar 21, 2022 Top five TV shows to watch tomorrow including This is Going to Hurt finale, Bake Off for SU2C and Susanna Reid's new ITV documentary Take a look at our TV highlights for Tuesday, March 22
The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2022 It would be a moral and medical disaster if Britain became a surrogacy centre ‘Routine’ childbirth is dangerous. Let’s not add commodified women to the risk list
The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2022 This Is Going to Hurt disrespectful to women? No it isn’t Letter: Driving the book and the script is a commitment to do justice to people’s experiences and lives, writes Val Walsh
Bristol Post · Feb 22, 2022 What other books has This Is Going To Hurt author Adam Kay published and what TV shows has he worked on? This Is Going to Hurt is proving a hit with viewers for its candid portrayal of life as a junior doctor
Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022 This Is Going to Hurt's Adam Kay got foul-mouthed response when he rang in sick This Is Going To Hurt's Adam Kay, the real life doctor being played by Ben Whishaw in the BBC series, was so tired he slept in his car and felt forced work even when he was ill
The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2022 This Is Going to Hurt’s Ambika Mod: ‘Whenever I did a caesarean I was buzzing!’ Playing junior doctor Shruti is a far cry from the standup’s ‘really silly’ sketch comedy but her improv background helped her find moments of levity in Adam Kay’s NHS drama
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 ‘Childbirth as it really is’: This Is Going to Hurt actor defends series accused of misogyny Ambika Mod, who plays stressed junior doctor, reacts to criticism that BBC drama disrespects women
Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2022 If it’s going to hurt that much, I’m not sure childbirth is for me The opening scene of This Is Going To Hurt, the BBC drama based on Adam Kay’s bestselling memoir about his time as a junior doctor on an NHS labour ward, sees a pregnant woman doubled over in pain outside the hospital with a tiny arm hanging out of her vagina.…