The Latest Breaking News from John Thomson

An Evening With The Fast Show at the Palladium review: a glorious, waist-deep nostalgia wallow

4/5 All the greats popped up during this lengthy gig celebrating 31 years since the show first aired

Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025

‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey

He was a genius of improvised music, a performer who abandoned composition – and wondered why anyone would buy his records. Comedian Stewart Lee celebrates the eccentric life of his great inspiration

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

Debate over Scotland's next national park hinges on details, campaigners say

ON the one side, there’s the incongruous alliance of a couple of vegetarians backed by livestock farmers and a diverse bunch of protesters.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 8, 2024

Emilia Fox smiles at Silent Witness wedding suggestion but teases 'developments'

Emilia Fox won't be drawn on a Silent Witness wedding but teases 'developements' in current series

WhatToWatch · Jan 17, 2024

Silent Witness star Emilia Fox: 'Really lovely' Nikki & Jack moments ahead

'Jack and Nikki can have a bit more of a jest and a joke'

WhatToWatch · Jan 12, 2024

Silent Witness star Emilia Fox teases the new series

Emilia Fox previews the 27th series of forensic crime drama Silent Witness

WhatToWatch · Jan 1, 2024

Caroline Aherne: Queen of Comedy review – an unforgettable celebration of comedy brilliance

Craig Cash and other friends and collaborators look back at the phenomenal, but sadly all-too short, career of a woman who insisted comedy didn’t need jokes, only people

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2023

‘I’d never seen anything like it’: How Caroline Aherne changed comedy

A new BBC Arena film exploring the work of the co-creator and star of ‘The Royle Family’ will air on Christmas Day, seven years after her death. Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the filmmakers about her comedy legacy

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2023

‘I’m still friends with the person who applied my pubic wig’: how we made Cold Feet

‘A lot of it was autobiographical. When Adam won Rachel back by serenading her with a red rose up his bottom, that was based on me – with a bit of artistic licence’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2023

Brother of Lanarkshire dad killed by lifelong friend hits out as killer walks free

Pensioner John Green smacked John Thomson twice in the face after "harmless banter", causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement. His brother has said Green's sentence is "absolute madness".

Glasgow Live · Jun 29, 2023