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Hay Festival announces return of expert panel series The News Review for 2025

‘The Independent’ will host a selection of experts to dissect the day’s breaking news

The Independent UK

The week in TV: Adolescence; Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway; Chess Masters: The Endgame – review

A teenage murder sparks Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s affecting drama about the online ‘manosphere’; Michael Sheen’s generosity exposes Britain’s debt crisis; and, for the first time in 30 years, chess is king at the BBC

The Guardian - UK

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Michael Sheen’s kindness shows how cruel the credit business is

Letters: Readers respond to the news that the actor has paid off £1m of his neighbours’ debts and called for fairer banking practices

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen may be a real-life Robin Hood in Port Talbot, but campaigning TV doesn’t get results

COMMENT: Phil Harrison admires the actor’s commitment to ending personal debts in ‘Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway’, but says it won’t force politicians to act

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen, Jameela Jamil and Hanif Kureishi join packed Hay festival lineup

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader, is also due to appear, in a festival dedicated to activism and an exploration of the impact of AI

The Guardian - UK

Hay Festival 2025: ‘Carnival of ideas’ returns with new events programme

Annual literary event has become a prominent occasion in British culture and boasts a star-studded lineup with over 600 events

The Independent UK

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Michael Sheen, Anton Du Beke and Donald Trump’s niece among Hay Festival line-up

The arts and literature event will also see Hanif Kureishi, who woke up without the use of his hands, arms and legs, speak.

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen hailed a 'hero' on Secret Million Pound Giveaway as actor clears £1m debt for 900 people

The actor said said he wanted to highlight social injustice and how credit finance companies profit from the vulnerable

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway review – this Robin Hood heist is a total inspiration

The Welsh actor is rightly indignant as he meets people struggling with debts in his home town … then devises an elaborate ploy to pay them off using his own cash. You can’t help but root for him

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen's generosity left him in 'massive debt'

Michael Sheen was in "massive debt" and had "nothing left" after selling his houses to fund the 2019 Homeless World Cup.

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First Thing: Mark Carney to be next Canada PM

Former central banker has positioned himself as uniquely able to handle Canada’s trade war with the US. Plus, why Michael Sheen paid off more than $1m of his neighbors’ debts

The Guardian - UK

Michael Sheen pays off £1m of neighbours’ debts in his hometown in Wales

‘It couldn’t be more real, how much people are hurting’ said the Welsh actor

The Independent UK

TV tonight: how Michael Sheen’s mega ‘debt heist’ helped hundreds of people

The Welsh actor buys £1m worth of debt in this powerful documentary. Plus: chess is officially the most exciting game! Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘It’s not because I want people to think I’m great’: Michael Sheen on paying off £1m of his neighbours’ debts

The actor grew up poor, got rich, then lost everything backing the 2019 Homeless World Cup. Now he’s giving away more of his money to help 900 total strangers. Doesn’t he think he’s done enough?

Evening Standard

‘People are hurting’, says Michael Sheen in documentary where he writes off debt

The actor writes off £1 million of consumer debt using his own money in a new Channel 4 programme.

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Sharon Horgan admits filming sex scene with Michael Sheen was ‘so awkward’

Opening up about making her new drama ‘Best Interests’, actress Sharon Horgan has admitted filming a sex scene with Michael Sheen in the show was “so awkward”.

Evening Standard

Doctor Who: who might take over from Ncuti Gatwa?

With rumours flying that Gatwa is on the way out, we list some of the actors we’d like to see take control of the Tardis

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Wales is the land of song. Now it’s being silenced by cuts that threaten our culture

Language, history and arts are what make us a nation – and they’re at risk when funding is slashed to levels among the lowest in Europe, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

Curtain up! Meet the new artistic directors with great plans for British theatre

Our theatre critic welcomes inspiring developments at stages across the UK, from the Young Vic to the Liverpool Everyman while, below, some of the top new recruits talk about working post-pandemic in an era of funding cuts – and share the secrets of their trade

The Independent UK

Michael Sheen issues stern warning to scammers trying to exploit his fans online

Fraudsters have been messaging the actor’s followers on his ‘behalf’

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Oliver!; The Devil May Care review – consider yourself entertained

Lionel Bart’s great musical is a gift for Matthew Bourne; a nifty reworking of Shaw’s comedy would surely have pleased him; and a fresh start for Welsh theatre

Evening Standard

Michael Sheen to usher in ‘new dawn’ with new Welsh National Theatre company

Sheen, artistic director of the Welsh National Theatre, said it was a new dawn for theatre in Wales.

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m bursting with ideas’: Michael Sheen launches new national theatre for Wales

Welsh star promises big, bold plays that bring vital ‘under-explored’ stories about Wales to life

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Kate Beckinsale offers help to those affected by California wildfires

Kate Beckinsale has been left devastated by the impact of the California wildfires on her old neighbourhood.

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