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Inside tragic life of 'Britain's Marilyn Monroe' from 'dumb blonde' label to exploitation

Norma Ann Sykes, better known as model and actress Sabrina, shot to fame in the 1950s as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe

Daily Mirror

Funny Woman review: Gemma Arterton stars in a paean to a certain era of innocent, slapstick comedy

This show feels like a warm hug, and Arterton plays Nick Hornby’s heroine with a breezy ease and natural wit

The Independent UK

Funny Woman review – Gemma Arterton is absolutely captivating in this Nick Hornby adaptation

The actor exudes star power in this take on the popular novel. It blossoms into a colourful romp through the swinging 60s that is very much TV as comfort food

The Guardian - UK

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TV tonight: Gemma Arterton will charm your socks off in Funny Woman

Arterton’s bottle-blonde Barbara Parker ditches Blackpool for swinging 60s London in this Nick Hornby adaptation. Plus, Grayson Perry boards the soul train to Wigan. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Funny Woman on Sky Max/NOW review - Gemma Arterton is warm but this implausible Sixties comic drama is jarring

There are joyous moments celebrating television comedy, which give a glimpse at what the series might have been

Evening Standard

Dickens & Prince by Nick Hornby review – a tale of two greats

Hornby draws parallels between the Victorian novelist and the musician in this heartfelt homage to these brilliant, driven individuals

The Guardian - UK

5 new books to read this week

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy and No Plan B by Lee and Andrew Child.

The Independent UK

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Dickens and Prince by Nick Hornby review – cultural greats collide

A joyful examination of two artists from different centuries and the unlikely parallels in their life and work

The Guardian - UK

Nick Hornby on Dickens and Prince: ‘They were both superstars in their own lifetimes’

The author on the twin heroes of his new book, and the different challenges of screenwriting and novels

The Guardian - UK

22 best movie soundtracks of the 2000s

Narrowing down to the absolute best requires a judicious ear and a willingness to sacrifice personal favorites

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