Damon Albarn working on new opera, despite being “a complete idiot” when it comes to the genre

Naman Ramachandran The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the 90 successful candidates that have been selected for its talent schemes — Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network. The schemes are part of The TV Foundation, the festival’s charity with a mission to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds. Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step.

Alison Herman TV Critic In “The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart,” the namesake plants have multiple meanings. After a fire takes the lives of both of her parents in coastal Australia, nine-year-old Alice (Alyla Browne) moves to Thornfield, a secluded wildflower farm run by her estranged grandmother June (Sigourney Weaver). But Thornfield is more than just a source a native flora; “flowers” are also what June calls her employees, all women escaping violent pasts and troubled home lives.

Incoming Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund has confirmed how his new supporters should pronounce his surname ahead of completing his transfer to Old Trafford.

During the rise of the technological revolution, there have been not only unprecedented advancements in areas such as AI, but there has been a very significant change in the way that people interact with the products and services around them and how they consume media.

Pep Guardiola expects an even tougher challenge from Arsenal this season after their summer transfer business.

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien isn't just leaving her fans in disbelief when it comes to her age. The actress shared a number of posts to social media as she met up with some of her gal pals to celebrate her upcoming milestone birthday.

Almost 1,000 UFO sightings have been reported across the UK in the last two-and-a-half years - with more sightings spotted in the skies of Greater Manchester than any other area.

The mother of tragic Rico Burton - the cousin of world famous boxer Tyson Fury - spoke of her heartbreak as her son's murderer was jailed for life. Liam O'Pray, 22, knifed 31-year-old Mr Burton in Altrincham town centre in the early hours of August 21 last year.

A student with Chron's disease is hoping to break the stigma of hidden disabilities after claiming she was refused entry to a disabled toilet because she 'does not look disabled'.

Three more people have been charged in connection with a serious assault in north Manchester which left a woman critically injured.

Another US celebrity entered into the world of English football this week when Tom Brady surprisingly announced he had invested in Birmingham City.

Thomas Bangalter – one half of Daft Punk – has revealed that he was “relieved” over the way that the band ended.The musician, who founded the French electronic duo with Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, was speaking as part of a new interview when he reflected upon his time in the group, and recalled his feelings towards calling it quits back in 2021.In the discussion with BBC Radio 6 Music, Bangalter explained that it “felt good” to draw the project to a close and was sometimes left surprised by how long Daft Punk continued to make music, following their 1997 debut album, ‘Homework’.“The question I ask more myself is why we did end it rather than how it could last for so long,” he said after he was asked why they decided to part ways. “It’s a lot like a story or mini saga – sometimes there’s a TV show that has a special place in people’s hearts and it keeps that place, and it runs for one, two, three, four, five, sometimes 10 seasons.“There’s a moment where it ends and I think it’s actually interesting to have this opportunity to start, have the middle and to end it… [I was] relieved and happy to look back and say: ‘OK, we didn’t mess it up too much.’”Elsewhere in the interview, he also shed insight into their reasoning behind the anonymity when starting Daft Punk, and explained why they chose to wear their signature masks.“You have an idea when you’re like 25, [but] you don’t say ‘You know what? We’re going to dress up like robots until the day we die…’,“I really remember thinking – it would be fun to just have some special effects guys from Hollywood do these personas – robotic personas like if they were part of the cantina scene in Star Wars or something like that,” he added.

Cardi B has been dropped, following the rapper throwing her microphone towards a fan during a gig.The incident took place during one of her shows in Las Vegas over the weekend (July 29), and footage shared by fans online quickly spread across social media.In the clip, the rapper – whose real name is Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar – is seen on stage performing her 2018 hit song ‘Bodak Yellow’ in a long orange dress, when a person in the audience hurls liquid from a cup at her.Visibly annoyed, the artist then aggressively throws her microphone towards the crowd member while also appearing to yell at them. Members of the security team then quickly began to surround the person who threw the drink.Following the set, it was reported that a concertgoer had filed a police report, claiming they were “struck by an item that was thrown from the stage”.

Succession star Sarah Snook has explained what she believed prompted Shiv to vote against Jeremy Strong’s Kendall in the HBO show’s series finale.In an interview with Variety, the actor suggested that Shiv decided to sabotage Kendall’s chances of taking control of media conglomerate Waystar Royco after seeing her brother put his feet up on the desk of their late father, Logan (Brian Cox).Shiv’s decision ultimately left the company in the hands of Alexander Skarsgård’s tech mogul Lukas Matsson, while her husband and the father of her unborn child, Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen), assumed the role of CEO.“I’ve spoken with friends of mine who love the show, and I quite like being able to dissect it with them,” said Snook in the interview. “I have heard that people thought that Shiv was thinking 10 steps ahead, and that if Tom’s going to get the CEO-ship and she’s got a kid with Tom, then the closest she can be to it is by saying ‘No’ [to Kendall] in this moment.“But I think it’s just pure instinct,” she continued.

AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan offered a wish for labor peace, but she also said the dual WGA and SAG/AFTRA strikes wouldn’t begin to threaten the company’s programming supply until “well into 2024.”

The U.S. economy added 187,000 jobs in July, slightly less than expectations, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%.

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Blur frontman Damon Albarn has said that he believes the “road is clear” for an Oasis reunion.Back in May this year, Albarn said that he would “put money” on his band’s ’90s Britpop rivals reuniting.His comments came as Blur themselves began their own comeback tour in their hometown of Colchester.“I can guarantee they’re going to reform,” Albarn told The Sun of the chances of the Gallaghers putting their ongoing feud to bed. “In fact, I’ve put money on it.”In a new interview with Consequence, Albarn elaborated on his previous speculation about the possibility of a reunion.“Well, of course they were gonna.

Damon Albarn has shared that he believes Arctic Monkeys are “the last great guitar band,” adding that guitar music has gone “sterile”.While appearing on the Broken Record podcast, the Blur frontman discussed the state of guitar music. Though he said he remained optimistic about the future of the genre, Albarn believed it went through a rough patch before its reinvention.“I feel like there’s a bit more excitement about guitar music again, that can’t be a bad thing because it got so sterile.

Damon Albarn has revealed he is currently in the process of working on an opera as well as new music for Gorillaz.While appearing on the Broken Record Podcast, Albarn shared he is putting Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1807’s The Magic Flute Part II to music for the first time. The 1791 original was an opera in two acts to a German libretto by Emanuel Schikaneder.“I’m doing an opera at the moment, using Goethe’s fragment he wrote about The Magic Flute Part II, which is fascinating,” he said.He continued: “You’ve heard of Mozart’s ‘Magic Flute’? Well, Goethe, who is a contemporary of Mozart, wrote ‘Part II’ of that — the sequel — but it never got put to music.