Where does Bono end and Paul Hewson begin? What divides Michael Caine and Maurice Micklewhite? Johnny Vegas – star of Ideal, scene-stealer of panel shows and sitcoms and lachrymose, splenetic, heavy-drinking stand-up – has been considering personas recently. Born Michael Pennington, he is on jovial, thoughtful form over Zoom while discussing Quest’s Johnny Vegas’s Little Shop of Antiques, in which he turns a lifetime habit of collecting bric-a-brac into a fledgeling business by opening a pop-up shop in Cheshire.

“It’s about another of Michael’s pastimes,” he concedes. “I’ll always be trading under the name of Johnny Vegas, but I’m doing less comedy now, so Johnny is getting squeezed out as Michael comes into play. I love being Johnny, but it’s nice to take people by surprise and show my artistic, creative side. I don’t just go from pub to pub, making people’s dreams come true!”

Like Channel 4’s Johnny Vegas: Carry On Glamping, his new series depicts the establishment of a genuine enterprise, telegenic charm and ballast provided by Vegas’s inquisitive, acquisitive nature and his double act with long-suffering assistant Bev Dixon. It came about as Vegas was considering thinning out his own collection, and the production company all but dared him to do so. By way of demonstration, he’s speaking to me from his home in St Helens, seated in front of a Star Wars pinball machine, a neon champagne-bottle wall fixture and some faintly terrifying dolls.

“I’ve only ever bought to keep,” he explains. “I’ve traded with other people and I’d started befriending other dealers, but would anybody out there share my taste? It was exciting to go shopping for a living without getting into trouble for bringing another bizarre item home.”

His children – 22-year-old Michael from his first marriage and nine-year-old Tom from his second – are used to it. Tom apparently told him that if his house continued like this, it could look like a municipal dump. Vegas erupts in that familiar wheezing laugh. “It’s beautiful chaos! My biggest fear is getting hit by a bus and my children selling things for a quid at a car-boot sale. I’ve got a lot of stuff, possibly too much, but everything has a resale value or is something, like the bricks and scrap metal in the garden that I’ll use for my art. I’m not holding on to stacks of newspapers.”

Nonetheless, he acknowledges, there is also a psychological reasoning behind his acquisitions. “Alzheimer’s has been rife in my family, so having constant memories is something I find important. I know the story behind every object. My house is a visual diary of my life.”

That life changed significantly in 2023 when, at the age of 52, he was diagnosed with ADHD – an impact he explores in the forthcoming Channel 4 documentary Johnny Vegas: Art, ADHD and Me.

“Personally, it made sense of a lot of things,” he explains. “Talking to other people about it, as well. There are behavioural traits I now understand around timekeeping, tidiness, hitting deadlines, not getting overwhelmed at the start of the day and being motivated in the direction you need to be. ADHD is like having a head full of butterflies, and sometimes you’ll catch one. It’s good to share and not beat myself up about not doing something, but I don’t want to trade off it or use it to make excuses.”

It also means that, when I suggest he could be the latest self-made mogul to join Dragons’ Den, he’s spluttering into his tea. “I am the least entrepreneurial person! With ADHD, you’re always moving on to the next idea. I’m not very practical but I don’t fear failure, I fear not giving something a go – I just need people around me like Bev to bring these ideas to fruition.”

One such idea is the stage revival of Ideal, Graham Duff’s cult 2005–11 BBC3 sitcom, in which he’ll reprise the role of Mancunian weed dealer Moz two decades after its launch.

“This one’s for the fans,” he says. “So many people were coming up to us, going: ‘Love that show, why can’t I see it?’ So we finally got it back on iPlayer and thought, after seeing the success of Early Doors on stage, we could investigate it more. We never got to finish the story on the telly.”

Vegas’s own story began in St Helens, but a happy childhood was scarred by a difficult time at secondary school and then a violent attack in his late teens. “For a while, I became quite agoraphobic,” he recalls. “It really sent me into myself. Getting to college and working behind the bar gave me a new confidence in myself. I knew I could entertain people, singing and messing about, then I saw Dominic Holland doing a gig in St Helens and comedy made sense to me, that whole notion of: how can somebody be so consistently funny for so long? I understood it, became obsessed with it, realised I’d been absorbing it for years – all my VHS tapes were comedy shows recorded off the telly. Johnny awakened at college and I started sneaking out to do stand-up – you only find out you’re funny when you start gigging.”

Does comedy still make sense to him? “I remember Bob Monkhouse interviewing me years ago, and it was astounding how up to date he was, talking about all of us new comics with such exuberance rather than going: it was better in my day. I don’t keep on top of it like I should because I’ve got other things going on, but I’ll never resent comedy for evolving.”

The occasional compering gig aside, it has been three years since Johnny went on tour – he’s in no great hurry to return. “Has Johnny had his time? I don’t know. I’d have to wake up and really want to do it, because if I planned it, I’d be anxious about it. You only ever want to do stand-up when your heart is completely in it.”

Vegas’s act often involved retreating to a potter’s wheel to throw some clay on stage. Far from a gimmick, it was instead an opportunity to pursue a passion hidden in plain sight: he has a degree in art and ceramics from Middlesex University, his work has been acquired by the V&A and, over lockdown, he started on a display for Liverpool’s Walker Gallery.

“Art is a part of my life again, thank God. Like stand-up, it’s not done by committee, it’s you and your idea, and I don’t mind standing or falling by those. There’s also a permanence, that this will outlive me, this will be in somebody’s home. The feedback from the Walker has been incredible, people saying it affected them, sharing details about their mental health. I take real pride in that.”

Still, it wasn’t the art, the sitcoms or even the stand-up that brought the sort of fame where people do double-takes in the street. “It’s bizarre what can make you a household name,” he says of his pairing with Monkey, a knitted puppet voiced by Ben Miller. Their adverts for ITV Digital and then PG Tips eventually even made him a household name in his own household: son Tom was thrilled to find one advert online in which they made a cup of tea using a digger. The campaign has recently been revived with Emily Atack, but Vegas – or the more reflective and contented Michael Pennington, at least – bears no malice to the Rivals star.

“Good luck to her! Not to Monkey, though. We’ve had words. I’ve sat upstairs with my Monkey, just shouting at him: how could you do this to me?”

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As we’ve come to expect from the best sporting documentaries, they’re never really about sport. Thus, Serena Williams: in the Arena isn’t really about tennis. It’s actually about the strains of solitude suffered by the long-career elite athlete, especially one who plays alone in a gladiatorial game designed, as Annabel Croft told RT, “to expose your psyche”. And it’s about the loneliness at the top of the tree, which Williams puts like this: “When you’re the best, no one really talks to you. They look at you and want what you have. I had a big red X on my back.”

If all this sounds hard enough already, throw in being a woman, who is black, from Compton, Los Angeles, famous for its music and infamous for its history of gangs and guns, and eight episodes becomes only just enough to document the rollercoaster fortunes of the finest female player of this, or perhaps any, century with 23 grand slam titles to her name. One who has overcome abuse for her skin colour, her body type, her temperament, and her biggest emotional hurdle – beating her own sister Venus.

The statistics are impressive, but it wasn’t just what she did, it was the way she did it. In 2001, as a 19-year-old in one of her first finals, at Indian Wells in her home state, Williams was booed by the entire stadium because her sister had withdrawn from their semi-final the previous day. Williams won, but was so traumatised she stayed away for 14 years. In 2015, she won the French Open with a head cold so bad she was nearly asleep. In 2017, she won the Australian Open aged 35, without dropping a set the whole fortnight, days after she’d discovered she was expecting her first child. This is the stuff of classical Greek myth, so why isn’t she universally loved and admired?

It’s educational to watch fellow tennis great Martina Navratilova chatting to Amol Rajan for one of his sit-down interviews. Twenty years before commentators were suggesting that “the Williams sisters’ ability to overpower other women was hurting the game”, Navratilova was the darling of women’s tennis. She received courtside ovations first for her courage in leaving behind communist Czechoslovakia as a teenager and then for coming out as gay in 1981.

But then she improved her fitness and, as she tells Rajan, “I started winning and that became a problem.” Navratilova laments that women are still judged by a different metric from men: “They say, ‘You’re so competitive.’ Am I supposed to go on the court and try to lose? Would they say that to Rafa Nadal?” It’s as though in the recesses of many fans’ psyches, women should still be playing tennis in broderie anglaise petticoats between sips of tea from china cups.

So which female players do people like? You mean apart from Anna Kournikova, who made a reported $10 million through endorsements despite never winning one WTA singles title? Go figure. But a glance at the list of recent number one ranked women players is revealing. Maria Sharapova was as talented as she was glamorous, but I do wonder if Williams would have received the same rapturous welcome back to the sport after a drugs ban. Chris Evert and Steffi Graf both combined grace with athleticism, their popularity compounded by romances with equally popular male players – Evert once engaged to Connors, Graf married to Andre Agassi.

I guess we have to accept televised sport is as much entertainment and fantasy as it is competition, with its requisite heroes, heroines and villains. In that narrative, Williams achieved her fairy-tale ending, bowing out at the 2018 US Open, cheered to the rafters as an old player, a new mum. Meanwhile, her young rival Naomi Osaka was booed for beating her. Williams was supportive but there was nothing she could do. The big red X had found a new back.

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What’s the view from your sofa?

We’ve got a telly in every room except my office. When I stopped doing [Harry Hill’s] TV Burp, I was so sick of watching TV that I got rid of the one in there. At 8pm each evening, my wife [artist Magda Archer] will watch her stuff on the kitchen TV – A Place in the Sun, almost exclusively – while I go into the TV room and watch my boy’s stuff. I like crime dramas like This City Is Ours and MobLand. They’re all the same story, really, but it’s one I enjoy.

Would you ever bring back TV Burp?

I don’t have any plans. These things are best left undone. We did all the jokes. Trying to re-create that, I’d be on a hiding to nothing, but I’d love someone else to do it. There’s a space for that sort of show and I’m surprised no one’s filled it.

What’s Knitted Character up to now?

He’s in my live show. He comes on at the end as part of the badger parade, riding on the back of a heron. Blink and you’ll miss him because he’s only tiny, but he’s still working. Knitted Character is older and wiser now. He doesn’t necessarily want the stress of a weekly show, either.

What comedy inspired you as a kid?

Brucey, Eric and Ernie and The Two Ronnies were big in our house, but what really got me was Monty Python’s Flying Circus. The problem was, my dad decided what was on, and at 9pm, he wanted to watch the news on BBC One. I wanted to watch Not the Nine o’Clock News on BBC Two. We’d sneak it on, turn the sound down and hope he wouldn’t realise what the time was.

You now voice Bristles the talking paintbrush in CBBC series Go Get Arty. The show is a bit like Neil Buchanan’s Art Attack, isn’t it?

My kids watched that, but there’s been a bit of a gap ever since. Go Get Arty is the first “how to” art show for a while. It does what the BBC is supposed to do, which is educate and entertain, but not in a heavy-handed way. The BBC should never have hived off children’s TV from the main channel. They shot themselves in the foot there, because that’s where you build your brand loyalty. When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to watch ITV. It was sort of seen as common – full of shouty people doing dangerous stuff that looked absolutely fantastic.

Did you watch art shows as a kid?

I liked Take Hart, with Tony Hart and Morph. Vision On was fantastic, too. It was supposed to be for hearing-impaired children, but I loved their silent bits where the guy would be out in a field, painting white lines with a line-marking machine, then you’d get an aerial view of what he’d drawn.

Did you make the things you saw?

I made an Action Man house out of a cardboard box. There wasn’t much else to do back then, especially in rural Kent during winter. We weren’t even allowed to use the phone. If you wanted to find out if Adam Starkey was up for playing, you’d walk a mile up the road and knock on his door. If there was no answer, you’d go to the next one on your list: Patrick Crawley. Or sometimes you’d sit on Adam Starkey’s doorstep and wait for him to come home.

You’re an accomplished artist today…

It’s a hobby. I do it for fun, not financial gain. I’m not self-conscious about drawing. I don’t worry about what it ends up looking like, I just embrace the process. I’ve always been into the visual side of my work, both on TV and in my live shows, even down to the tour brochure. I make sure it’s all in keeping with the Harry Hill aesthetic.

Who are your favourite artists?

Paul Gauguin, Vincent van Gogh and Philip Guston. I have a Tate membership and go to anything that’s on. Magda is a painter and one of my daughters is, too, so occasionally we get invited to private views. I revere artists. It’s the purest calling. What better way to earn a living?

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Princess Diana’s wedding dress, the ivory silk taffeta fairy-tale gown with a 25ft train, is my most famous creation. But in my five decades as a fashion designer, I’ve also dressed Hollywood icons like Elizabeth Taylor and pop stars such as Madonna, the Pussycat Dolls and Rita Ora.

While it’s difficult to top a royal wedding seen by 750 million around the world, I’ve been lucky enough to design costumes for so many environments, from aircraft (creating one of Virgin Atlantic’s earliest uniforms for Richard Branson) to the Royal Opera House. But it’s on the flashbulb-lit red carpet – which has always been a riot of colour and fabrics, imagination, inspiration and spectacle – that we’ve witnessed the biggest change. Glamour on the red carpet is dead.

Everyone seems to be doing the same thing, flashing as much flesh as possible. You may not have heard of the “naked dress”, but if you follow celebrities in the media you’ll know that nakedness on the red carpet has really taken off. It’s everywhere – the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, the Met Gala, the Grammys and Golden Globes.

See-through, sheer-mesh or chain-mail gowns – in which you can see nipples, breasts or even everything underneath – have become such a red-carpet staple that the Cannes Film Festival banned them this year. “For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as in any other area of the festival,” they announced.

Some disagreed with this edict. But I agree with the sentiment because the naked dress has been done to death. Everyone looks like they’re trying to stand out, but they all look the same. While the catwalk is still a place of variety, on the red carpet at least, it’s time to come up with something new.

Fashion has an immense power. You can create an identity or reveal a side of your personality with what you choose to wear or not wear, whether it’s soft and gentle, sensual or knockout. You can choose to stay in the background or turn heads.

I believe that fashion is a vocabulary, a means of sending a message without saying anything. Princess Diana understood this well. When, in 1981, she wore a black dress I created with my then husband David Emanuel for her first official outing as Prince Charles’s fiancée, it was a huge departure for her. Up to that point, she hadn’t found her style. Our gown was sexy and glamorous with a deep plunge. As I say in my documentary for 5, we didn’t know royals only wore black while in mourning because we were inexperienced. But Diana became a fashion icon from that moment on.

Some 13 years later, she made a statement with what was dubbed the “revenge dress” – a fitted, off-the-shoulder Christina Stambolian number, worn after Charles’s admission, on television, of adultery. Clothes have an immense power, one that should be celebrated. But that power doesn’t seem to exist any more. Individuality has gone. That’s most evident on the red carpet.

You might ask, why this matters in the scheme of things? Of course, as a designer, clothes are my world. But they tell us where we are as a society. When we’re all in the same clothes, it says we’re afraid, insecure, we want to follow the herd. Perhaps that’s the influence of social media and influencers using the same make-up and Botox. The use of filters has wiped out individuality – people look immaculately beautiful, but with no character at all.

I know, from years of experience, that you don’t need filters. Anyone can look fabulous in their own unique way. But to stand out, you need to show your own personality and dare to be different, not just follow what everyone else is doing. Clothes give you a story and power, something that I hope we wake up to.

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Speaking of disaster, Callum Highway (Tony Clay) starts an affair with Johnny Carter (Charlie Suff), as his husband Ben Mitchell (Max Bowden) remains behind bars in America. This isn't going to end well!

Elsewhere, Lauren Branning (Jacqueline Jossa) is forced to own up to an indiscretion - but she and Peter Beale (Thomas Law) must work together when sons Louie and Jimmy go missing.

Also, Anna Knight (Molly Rainford) is back in Walford, just in time to help support stepmother Elaine Knight (Harriet Thorpe).

Read on for all your EastEnders spoilers for 7th July - 10th July 2025.

4 EastEnders spoilers next week

1. Harry Mitchell is embroiled in Ravi Gulati's moneymaking scheme

The Panesars are in crisis as they try to salvage their businesses, leading a desperate Ravi to approach Nicola Mitchell (Laura Doddington) for a drug contact.

Nicola warns him of the dangers, while Priya Nandra-Hart (Sophie Khan Levy) is incredulous over Ravi's promises for Avani's (Aaliyah James) birthday.

Ravi contacts dealer Okie to do a job for him but is forced to hide his car when the police arrive, and Harry agrees to hide it in The Arches.

Harry and Kojo Asare (Dayo Koleosho) then find a large stash of drugs in the boot, and Kojo refuses to work in the garage until the car is gone.

Harry gets no answer from Ravi as he frantically tries to get him to collect the vehicle, while Phil Mitchell (Steve McFadden) pressures Harry to get client Leo back onside after a run-in about Kojo.

Harry lies about why Ravi's car is in the garage, while Nicola spies Harry in a tense chat with Ravi and tries to protect her son as she sneaks into The Arches.

But when Harry finds Phil fixing Ravi's car and sees the stash is gone, Harry accuses Nicola.

He's horrified when Kojo admits what he's done to him and Nicola, but Harry vows to protect Kojo.

Ravi, meanwhile, refuses to scale down Avani's party to save money, and Ravi and Okie discover the drugs are gone.

Harry tries to make amends and offers Harry's Barn free of charge for Avani's party.

Avani is thrilled with her bash, and Harry is touched by Ravi's gratitude and his invitation to join the celebrations.

But is Ravi set to make Harry pay for the lost drugs?

2. Callum Highway cheats on Ben Mitchell with Johnny Carter

Cindy Beale (Michelle Collins) is angry that Felix Baker (Matthew James Morrison) has left her in the lurch at The Albert, and berates Callum for kissing Johnny.

Callum's stepdaughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) overhears, and Callum promises her nothing is going on.

But when Callum tells Johnny that they can only be friends, they end up kissing anyway.

The next day, Callum wakes up full of guilt having spent the night with Johnny, telling Johnny they can't be together.

But is this the start of an affair?

Fans of Callum's popular romance with husband Ben will no doubt be upset over this twist, which comes rather out of the blue for Callum, who has been side-lined for years.

But with Ben rumoured to be making a comeback, could 'Ballum' face an explosive split?

3. Louie and Jimmy Beale go missing after Lauren Branning confession

Lauren needs reassurance from Peter about baby Jimmy's diagnosis, but Peter is still struggling with settling the baby boy.

Then Jay Brown's (Jamie Borthwick) guitar playing soothes Jimmy, and Lauren finds Peter taking a guitar lesson from Jay.

Jay advises Peter to stop looking back and to move on with Lauren and their children.

Lauren later sets up a family picnic, where they explain Jimmy's blindness to Louie and grow closer.

But when Cindy spots Lauren hugging Zack beforehand and tells Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) that Lauren is cheating, before accusing her in front of Peter, Lauren is forced to admit she kissed Zack.

Peter later takes over the fruit and veg stall, but refuses to speak to Lauren about her confession.

With Jimmy's gene test results set to take place, Penny Branning (Kitty Castledine) gives Lauren a pep talk.

At the hospital, they're told that Jimmy's blindness was caused by a genetic mutation that is neither inherited or caused by opioid use – Lauren didn't cause the condition.

But a row breaks out between Lauren and Peter, before Peter hits Zack.

Peter and Lauren return home amid another argument, only to find that Louie and Jimmy are missing.

As the pair search for their children, will the boys be found safe?

Anyone affected by Jimmy's story can visit RNIB for support and information.

4. Anna Knight worries about Elaine Knight after her heart attack

While Freddie Slater (Bobby Brazier) vows to rescue The Albert's event, Elaine comes to the rescue with the entertainment and impresses Cindy.

But Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) worries that Elaine is overdoing it after her heart attack.

Anna then returns from Spain, and gives dad George (Colin Salmon) a piece of her mind for keeping her in the dark about the divorce and the sale of The Queen Vic.

As the week continues, Anna and Linda fail to get through to Elaine, so Anna asks George to speak to Elaine about taking things slowly in her recovery.

Will George help Elaine?

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The new season picks up soon after season 3's cliffhanger ending, which threw the restaurant's future into doubt as a negative review potentially spelled the end of Cicero's funding.

This time, Jeremy Allen White's Carmy, Ayo Edebiri's Sydney, Ebon Moss-Bachrach's Richie and the rest of the team are working to a ticking clock, counting down to the date by which they have to be turning a profit.

As always, the new season features a whole host of toe-tapping tunes, with a memorable and and varied soundtrack, which features artists including The Who, Bob Dylan, St Vincent, Taylor Swift, Elton John and many more.

But who else features on the soundtrack for season 4 and which songs are included? And how about for seasons 1 to 3? Read on for a list of all the songs featured in The Bear on Disney+.

The Bear season 4 soundtrack: All the songs featured

Episode 1 - Groundhogs

• That's the Way - Remaster - Led Zeppelin
• I’ve Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
• Getting in Tune - The Who
• Diamond Diary - Tangerine Dream

Episode 2 - Soubise

• Glow Up - Dina Renee
• Rocco And His Brothers - Mi Loco Tango
• Life's What You Make It - 1997 Remaster - Talk Talk
• The Chosen One - Bryan Ferry
• Most of the Time - Bob Dylan
• Mystery Achievement - 2006 Remaster - Pretenders

Episode 3 - Scallop

• Slow Disco (Piano Version) - St Vincent
• (The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up - The Ronettes
• Slim Slow Slider/I Start Breaking Down - Van Morrison
• Only You Know - Dion
• Haunted When the Minutes Drag - Love and Rockets
• Finest Worksong - REM

Episode 4 - Worms

• Ante Up - MOP
• Für Elise - Ludwig von Beethoven
• STUCK. - Durand Bernarr, Ari Lennox
• Wood (feat Yu Su) - Duval Timothy
• Wings of Love - Tsvia Abarbanel
• TECHNOVA - TOWA TEI
• You Got Me Like - SHAED, snny
• You Will Rise - Sweet Back
• So in Love - Curtis Mayfield

Episode 5 - Replicants

• Let Me Live in Your City - Work in Progress - Paul Simon
• Slip Away - Lou Reed & John Cale
• It’s Magic - Doris Day
• Hope the High Road - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
• Looking into You - Jackson Browne
• Pull the Cup - Shellac

Episode 6 - Sophie

• Walking in the Rain - The Ronettes
• Remember Me - Otis Redding
• I’m Always in Love - Wilco
• Stay Young - Oasis

Episode 7 - Bears

• Walls (Circus) - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
• Suzanne - Weezer
• Tenderness - General Public
• Nothing but Love - James
• Still the Night - BoDeans
• Style - Taylor Swift
• Apron Strings - Everything But the Girl
• My Sad Lonely Eyes - Them
• Why Not Me - The Judds
• A Beginning Song - The Decemberists
• Shelter - Lone Justice
• Throw Your Arms Around Me - Ed Sheeran
• Emmylou Harris - Tougher Than the Rest

Episode 8 - Green

• Barefoot Contessa Theme Song - Gary Johnson
• The Chill Mix - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• I’ve Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
• Baby I Love You - The Ronettes
• Square One - Tom Petty
• Long Ride Home - Patty Griffin
• Strange Currencies - REM
• Western Ford Gateway - Elton John

Episode 9 - Tonnato

• Save It for Later - Eddie Vedder
• The Show Goes On - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
• New Noise - Refused

Episode 10 - Goodbye

• Fast Slow Disco - St Vincent

The Bear season 3 soundtrack

Episode 1 – Tomorrow

• Together – Nine Inch Nails

Episode 2 – Next

• Save It for Later – Eddie Vedder
• (Nice Dream) – Radiohead

Episode 3 – Doors

• L’amico Fritz: Intermezzo - Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
• Špalíček Suite No 2, H 214b: II - The Shoemaker’s Capricious Patron – Neeme Järvi, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra & Liidia Ilves
• Symphony No 7 in G Minor, P I:7: IV Finale. Adagio – Allegro – Franz Krommer, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Griffiths
• Lurline: Overture – Victorian Opera Orchestra & Richard Bonynge
• Symphony No 4 in A Major, Op 90 – 'Italian': IV. Saltarello (Presto) – Filarmónica de Viena & Christoph von Dohnányi
• La Traviate: Intermezzo – Yuri Sazonoff & Jerry Caringi

Episode 4 – Violet

• Pearly-Dewdrop’s Drops – Cocteau Twins
• Spinning Away – Brian Eno & John Cale
• Long Live (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
• Getchoo – Weezer

Episode 5 – Children

• The Night of the Hunter: Main Title – Dream Little One, Dream – Charles Laughton, Walter Schumann
• Purple Heather (Live at the Troubadour) – Van Morrison
• Washing Off The Blood – Labrinth
• Save It for Later – Eddie Vedder
• Mixed Emotions – The Rolling Stones

Episode 6 – Napkins

• Get Down On It – Kool & The Gang
• The Start of Things – Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross
• The Morning Fog – Kate Bush
• Sabotage – Beastie Boys
• Got This Happy Feeling – Ghetto Brothers

Episode 7 – Legacy

• No Machine – Adrianne Lenker
• Save It for Later – The Beat
• (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party) – Beastie Boys
• Stephanie (Live at Hoyt Sherman Palace, Des Moines, IA 2012) – Lindsey Buckingham
• Up On the Roof – Carole King

Episode 8 – Ice Chips

• New Noise – Refused
• Baby, I Love You – The Ronettes

Episode 9 – Apologies

• 13 Ghosts II – Nine Inch Nails
• Are You Looking Up – Mk.gee
• Strange Currencies – REM
• Secret Love – Stevie Nicks
• A Murder of One – Counting Crows

Episode 10 – Forever

• In the Garage – Weezer
• The Big Country – Talking Heads
• Joy – The Sundays
• Can You Hear Me – David Bowie
• Diamond Diary – Tangerine Dream
• Just One More Day – Otis Redding
• We Close Our Eyes – Susanna Hoffs
• Big White Cloud – John Cale
• Laid – James
• Disarm – The Smashing Pumpkins

The Bear season 2 soundtrack

Episode 1 - Beef

• The Show Goes On - Bruce Hornsby & The Range
• Handshake Drugs - Wilco
• Transcendental Blues - Steve Earle
• New Noise - Refused

Episode 2 - Pasta

• She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
• Baby, I’m a Big Star Now - Counting Crows
• You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples
• Strange Currencies - R.E.M

Episode 3 - Sundae

• Goodbye Girl - Squeeze
• Secret Teardrops - Martin Rev
• Twenty Five Miles - Edwin Starr
• Future Perfect - The Durutti Column
• Make You Happy - Tommy McGee
• I Like the Things About Me - Mavis Staples

Episode 4 - Honeydew

• Holiday Road - Lindsey Buckingham
• I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) [Live] - Otis Redding
• Tezeta - Mulatu Astatke
• Beneath the Surface - Bob Bradley & Mia Bradley
• Welcome - Harmonia & Eno ’76

Episode 5 - Pop

• Bastards of Young - The Replacements
• Anytime - Neil Finn
• Pretty in Pink - The Psychedelic Furs
• Tonight Tonight - Smashing Pumpkins
• Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender
• Strange Currencies - R.E.M
• Can’t Hardly Wait - The Replacements

Episode 6 - Fishes

• It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - Andy Williams
• All Alone on Christmas - Darlene Love
• Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) - Ramones
• Got My Mind Set on You - George Harrison
• The Little White Duck - Dorothy Olsen
• Dominick the Donkey - Lou Monte
• I Want You - Lindsey Buckingham
• A Marshmallow World - Dean Martin
• Something So Wrong - Crowded House
• The Things We Did Last Summer - Dean Martin
• The Christmas Song - Weezer

Episode 7 - Forks

• Glass Concrete & Stone - David Byrne
• Diamond Diary - Tangerine Dream
• Love Story (Taylor’s Version) - Taylor Swift

Episode 8 - Bolognese

• Lay My Love - Brian Eno and John Cale
• Stop Your Sobbing - Pretenders
• The Crane Wife 3 - The Decemberists

Episode 9 - Omelette

• The Day the World Went Away - Nine Inch Nails
• Strange Currencies - R.E.M
• New Noise - Refused
• Come Back (Live) - Pearl Jam
• If You Want Blood - AC/DC

Episode 10 - The Bear

• Supernova - Liza Phair
• Velouria - The Pixies
• Vega-Tables - Brian Wilson
• Spiders (Kidsmoke) - Wilco
• Animal - Pearl Jam
• Half a World Away - R.E.M

The Bear season 1 soundtrack

Episode 1 - System

• New Noise - Refused
• Old Engine Oil - The Budos Band
• Don't Give a Damn - Serengeti
• Don't Blame Steve - Serengeti
• Via Chicago - Wilco
• 'Bulls on Parade' for Orchestra - Walt Ribeiro
• Animal - Pearl Jam

Episode 2 - Hands

• Rocco and His Brothers - Mi Loco Tango
• Ajai Finale - Kenny Segal & Serengeti
• Black Venom - The Budos Band
• Have You Seen Me Lately? - Counting Crows
• Saint Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison
• Saints - The Breeders

Episode 3 - Brigade

• The Dream is Always the Same - Tangerine Dream
• In Too Deep - Genesis
• Heat Not Heat - Serengeti
• Oh My Heart - REM

Episode 4 - Dogs

• One Fine Day - David Byrne & Brian Eno
• Help Me, Rhonda - The Beach Boys
• Loved By You - KIRBY
• Check It Out - John Mellencamp

Episode 5 - Sheridan

• Wish I Was - Kim Deal
• Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals
• Sisyphus - Andrew Bird
• Impossible Germany - Wilco

Episode 6 - Ceres

• Call the Police - LCD Soundsystem
• Beat City - The Flowerpot Men
• Peace Blossom Boogy - The Babe Rainbow
• Aphasia - The Budos Band
• Last Train Home - John Mayer

Episode 7 - Review

• Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
• Spiders (Kidsmoke) - Wilco

Episode 8 - Braciole

• Homicide - 999
• Sashimi - Serengeti
• New Noise - Refused
• Let Down - Radiohead

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The show's ending has arrived just months after its second season, but it was long wait between seasons and 1 and 2, after the original run blew audiences away in 2021.

The dystopian thriller has gone on to be a mega hit, meaning creator Hwang Dong-hyuk had a tough task when it came to providing a satisfying ending - something he himself has doubted, it seems.

Hwang previously explained that he couldn't decide if the "crazy" ending is good or not, while he has now started to break it down in interviews. For instance, he told The Hollywood Reporter that he wanted to 'raise the stakes and take a bigger risk' with season 3 than ever before.

RadioTimes.com's four-star review of season 3 called it a "sombre swan song" and said that is brings "Gi-hun's journey full circle in chilling, unexpected ways" - but exactly what were those ways, and how did the show bring him back from the brink, after he was seen at his lowest ebb at the end of season 2?

For those who have already watched, or those who are simply looking for answers, we've got you covered. If you want to know who wins the Squid Games, what happens to Gi-hun and whether there will be another season of Squid Game, read for our full recap.

Squid Game season 3 ending explained: Who won the 34th Squid Game?

There is an unexpected winner of Squid Game, and it’s a new participant who only joined towards the end of the competition.

After giving birth and injuring her leg during hide-and-seek, Player 222 is left vulnerable for the ‘Jump Rope’ game, and she ultimately dies. Before she died, Gi-hun rescued her baby and vowed to protect them.

After the death of Player 222, the sick and twisted VIPs suggest that the baby become a player in the game and inherit her mother’s number, to "make the games more exciting". This angers the contestants as their share of the money is reduced.

The soldiers tell the remaining nine contestants that in the upcoming game, they will have to choose three contestants to be eliminated and the rest can live and take their share of the money. Six group together - including Im Jeong-dae (Player 100) and Lee Myung-gi (333) and target Gi-hun, the baby and Min-su (125.)

The Front Man calls for a meeting with Gi-hun, where he reveals his true identity as In-ho / Player 001. He knows that the six contestants are going to target them, so he offers Gi-hun and the baby a lifeline. He places a knife on the table and tells Gi-hun to kill the remaining contestants in their sleep and he can walk away with the baby as the game could not go ahead with only two contestants.

The protagonist takes the knife and holds it up against the throat of a contestant while they are sleeping. However, he is unable to go through with it after he sees a vision of Sae-byeok (played by HoYeon) - who was murdered in a similar way in season 1 by Sang-woo. She tells him, "Don’t do it… You are not that kind of person."

The final game is ‘Sky Squid Game’, held on three pillars - square, triangle and circle. Players can only proceed to the next pillar when a minimum of one player is pushed off. Whoever is left standing after the third game is complete walks away with their share of the money.

After teaming up with Gi-hun on the second pillar, Myung-gi betrays him and wants to kill him before reaching the final game - which means he is willing to kill his own baby to walk out with the money alone. After a fight, Myung-gi is eliminated, which leaves Gi-Hun and Player 222 - however, one must die as the game has yet to begin.

Throughout the season, The Front Man wanted to push Gi-hun to his breaking point and make him question his own beliefs and faith in humanity.

However, in one last defiant act,  Gi-hun maintains his humanity and sends one final message to The Front Man before sacrificing his own life, "We are not horses. We are human. Humans are…"

Player 222 is declared the winner and is taken away by The Front Man. The baby is delivered to Hwang In-ho’s house with a note that says ‘Player 222. Winner.’ Attached to the card is a golden credit card that contains the 45.6 billion won prize money for winning Squid Game.

What happens to No-eul?

Season 2 opens up with No-eul (Park Gyu-young) - a North Korean defector who had to leave her child across the border. In her new life in South Korea, No-eul is facing economic difficulties and trauma and enters Squid Games as a pink soldier.

After the failed coup at the end of season 2, No-eul and the rest of the pink soldiers are sent to eliminate the dissenting players - including Player 246, the father of Na-yeon, who No-eul meets at the theme park she worked at and discovers she was suffering from blood cancer.

Instead of killing him, she makes him fake his death and hide in the casket where he is sent to the incinerator room. Here, she rescues Player 246 and escapes the island with him.

However, she receives a call from the captain telling her to come back and threatens Na-yeon in the hospital. No-eul returns to the island alone and confronts the captain and takes him up to the control room by gunpoint to delete any record of Player 246.

During this violent interaction with the captain, it is revealed that he is also a defector from North Korea - which explains his loyalty to her in season 2. He lost a loved one after he was unable to get a kidney transplant so he defected to South Korea where they are "readily available".

After burning Player 246’s records, she finds her own papers and finds a photo of her husband and daughter, saying that her husband was executed and her daughter was dead. She sits on The Front Man’s seat and puts a gun to her own head.

At the end of the final episode, No-eul is having her portrait painted at the theme park by Player 246 - although he doesn’t know who she is. After suffering from blood cancer, Na-yeon is seen fit and healthy after money was raised for her care.

No-eul receives a phone call from the broker that she hired to find her daughter, saying that they think they have found her daughter alive and well in China and she is last seen catching a flight to be reunited with her.

Why was Cate Blanchett in the Squid Game finale?

Squid Game season 3 ended with a huge plot twist as In-ho flew to Los Angeles to deliver a package to Gi-hun’s daughter with her late father’s belongings, including his Squid Game tracksuit and a golden credit card - just like Hwang In-ho was given for Player 222.

After leaving her house, The Front Man is being driven through LA. After stopping near an alleyway, he rolls his window down as he watches two people playing Ddjaki. One of the players was Cate Blanchett - playing the Gong Yoo role as the recruit for the Squid Game.

During the game, she looks over at The Front Man and gives him a knowing smirk. This suggests that In-ho has taken the games to America, where he will oversee operations.

It is unknown whether Cate Blanchett will play a role in any potential spin-off series, as no concrete plans have been made just yet. However, we're sure that we're not the only ones who would love to see the Oscar-winning legend in the Squid Game universe!

Will there be another season?

This is the million-dollar question, or should we say the 45.6 billion won question!

Will there be another season of Squid Game? The Gi-Hun saga is officially over, and when asked if he’d "do it all again", writer-director Hwang Dong-Hyuk said, "I’m not sure I have the stamina." However, he didn’t rule out the possibility of future spin-offs.

Similarly, during an appearance on Jimmy Fallon, Lee Byung-hun teased a potential Front Man spin-off, which is an exciting prospect for audiences.

As the season ended, it became clearer what a Front Man spin-off would look like. In-ho had a flashback and it was revealed that he was once a participant of the Squid Games as he sat with a masked Oh Il-nam - Player 001 and the founder of Squid Games.

Just like Gi-hun, In-ho was given a knife to kill the remaining contestants in their sleep. However, unlike Gi-hun, In-ho went through with it to win the games.

A potential spin-off would likely show The Front Man overseeing more death and destruction in Los Angeles while we see flashbacks of how he became the masked villain after winning Squid Games.

If the upcoming spin-off is set in LA, then it could be interesting to see Gi-hun’s daughter play an important role in the series as she investigates her father’s death and the unusual circumstances around it.

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• Who dies in Squid Game season 3? All deaths in order
• Who is Dae-ho (Player 388) in Squid Game and why did he flee the uprising?
• How much is Squid Game's 45.6 billion won prize money in dollars and pounds?
• Squid Game is ending with season 3 – but star Lee Jung-jae wants it to continue

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The new drama serves as a sequel to the main series, following Grimes's Kayce Dutton as he joins an elite unit of US marshals in Montana.

The official synopsis for Y: Marshals states that Kayce and his teammates "must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defence in the region".

Speaking to TooFab, Grimes confirmed: “You will see some familiar faces. I’m excited to do it. It’s going to be year eight for me, playing the same character, which is... who would have thought that I would ever play a character for eight years?

"But, he’s really close to my heart. He feels like a family member, and it would be weird to fully let him go anyway, so I’m glad we get to reconnect.”

Grimes's comments follow on from his recent interview with People in which he said similar. He told the publication: "It will be weird. There's going to be some familiar faces, but there's going to be a lot of new faces too, so we'll see how that all feels."

Also speaking about the end of the original Yellowstone series, Grimes admitted that "nobody wanted it to be over". He added: "I don't think the fans wanted it to be over. A lot of us actors kind of didn't want it to be over, and the studio and network certainly didn't want it to be over."

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Spencer Hudnut – known for his work on another CBS show, SEAL Team – will serve as showrunner for Y: Marshals, while Yellowstone supremo Taylor Sheridan is listed as an executive producer alongside David C Glasser.

As of now, there's definitely not a lack of Yellowstone's extended universe coming to screens with multiple series having already been released or coming in the near future.

Not only has there been 1883 and 1923, there's also the upcoming The Madison which boasts Hollywood icon Michelle Pfeiffer in the lead role.

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That's because Thunderbolts*, which boasted an exciting post-credit scene tease for the aforementioned film, will very soon be available to watch from the comfort of your own home.

The film revolves around a group of lesser-known superheroes who are tasked with fighting off superhuman threats while dealing with their own personal battles, and opened to fairly strong reviews back in early May – although it somewhat struggled when it came to box office takings.

A few days after release, the film was also officially given an alternative title – The New Avengers – which both explained why there had been an asterisk in the original name and also helped to set things up when it came to the future of the MCU.

The cast for the film was headlined by Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan alongside Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Harbour, while fans were also introduced a brand new comic character in the shape of Lewis Pullman's Bob.

Wondering when Thunderbolts* is coming to streaming and when it's set to be released on digital platforms? Read on for when the movie will be available online, and where you can watch it.

Where to watch Thunderbolts* in the UK: When will it be released on digital?

Good news: the film's digital release is almost upon us, as it is set to arrive on digital platforms including Prime Video, Sky Store, Apple TV and Google TV on 1st July, where it'll be available to rent or buy.

As is usual with Marvel releases, fans will be able to choose between digital, 4K UHD and Blu-ray versions of the movie, which will include exclusive content such as deleted scenes, a gag reel, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and filmmaker commentary by director Jake Schreier.

This digital release date won't come as a surprise to Marvel fans, who'll remember that preceding movies Captain America: Brave New World and Deadpool & Wolverine also became available via premium video on demand services approximately two months after their cinema release.

Typically, the home launch of a recent blockbuster film begins at a high cost of £15.99 to rent or £19.99 to buy digitally, but Thunderbolts* will eventually be available to stream for no extra cost via Disney+.

When will Thunderbolts* be released on Disney+?

Thunderbolts* is likely to be released on Disney+ in late summer, potentially August or September, based on the precedent set by last year's Deadpool & Wolverine.

That box office juggernaut dropped on Disney+ in mid-November 2024, approximately three and a half months after its initial release in cinemas (in late July).

If Thunderbolts* keeps to this timeframe, we could reasonably expect it to begin streaming on Disney+ from mid-August to early September, but that's just an estimate for the time being.

We'll update this page as more information about the Thunderbolts* home release schedule is announced.

What is Thunderbolts* about?

Thunderbolts* brings together a group of villains and antiheroes from earlier MCU projects, including Florence Pugh's Black Widow, Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier and David Harbour's Red Guardian, to face a dangerous new threat.

Check out the trailer for the unconventional Marvel flick below:

Thunderbolts* is currently showing in UK cinemas.

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Speaking with Deadline, Jones, who took a pay cut to star in Mr Bates vs The Post Office, said: "There are various existential things affecting the industry at the moment, not least how actors are going to be able to copyright their work in some way.

"There seem to be many seismic problems that digital culture is presenting to drama, not theatre necessarily, but certainly filmed drama."

Jones said that he thought the current pressures on TV dramas could work in the favour of UK films, saying: "The authentic theatrical, the one-off experience could have a premium.

"People will want to go and be part of that, perhaps. And I could imagine that independent British films might get more of a look in than they’ve had for a long time."

On the BBC, and how it and other terrestrial UK channels are struggling to fund high-end dramas, due to competition from streamers, he said: "Having travelled a bit with my job, I’m a paid-up celebrant of terrestrial BBC, and digital BBC and radio BBC. I’ve always worked for the BBC. It’s been my principal employer my whole career."

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Jones continued: "I think it has a dynamic role to play, not just in news, in which it definitely has a role to play, but also in drama.

"But I can see how it’s just hard to imagine, unless it can find ways to collaborate with streamers, or indeed, with its historical rivals, I don’t know enough about the numbers, but I can just see it theoretically, that that is going to be a problem. And then you wonder about native-made drama."

Jones is by no means the first industry figure to speak out about the UK funding crisis.

The BBC itself warned of the "unprecedented" challenge it is currently facing, while Adolescence writer Jack Thorne has warned it could mean shows such as that Netflix hit cease to be made.

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After quite the surprising season 3 finale, many Squid Game fans have been left in shock at the turn of events and celebrity cameo in that final episode, as well as wondering whether the final season sets up some kind of spin-off.

Seeing as Squid Game stands to be one of Netflix's most successful series of all time, it's no surprise that it came back for seasons 2 and 3, which were filmed back-to-back. But could it be returning for more?

As of now, series creator, director and executive producer Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that season 3 would be the show's final outing. Much like the anticipated finale itself, the show reached its final stage with the words "Game Over" being splashed across control room screens in the finale.

But why won't Squid Game be returning for a fourth season? Read on to find out.

Why won't there be a Squid Game season 4?

Last July, series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk confirmed that Squid Game would end with its third and final season in a letter to fans. In it, he wrote: "I am beyond excited to be writing this letter to announce the date for season 2 and share the news of season 3, the final season."

He continued: "I am thrilled to see the seed that was planted in creating a new Squid Game grow and bear fruit through the end of this story."

Essentially, rounding out the series with an additional two seasons after the hit first was Dong-hyuk's way of enabling closure for fans, at least in relation to Gi-hun's story. It's natural that a director would have a set amount of seasons in mind for their main story, with it appearing like that's exactly the case for Gi-hun and Squid Game.

The director told Netflix's Tudum: “As I began to write and develop the storylines for seasons 2 and 3, I realised I needed a resolution that would bring both the game and Gi-hun’s journey to a close.

“I need to wrap up Gi-hun’s journey and convey a message to the audience right now. The message I wanted to communicate was that if we solely pursue our immediate self-interest, and refuse to self-restrain, sacrifice, or bear any costs, and if we don’t put our heads together, we have no future.”

As well as not wanting to stretch out the series for longer than necessary, the amount of stress that Dong-hyuk has endured throughout the creation of the series has also been well known and so, could also be a major factor in wanting to end the series.

Dong-hyuk told The Hollywood Reporter: "So to be free from all of that fear and burden, I do feel relieved. But as we are releasing the show and saying goodbye, for the past six years, there hasn’t been a single day that went by without me thinking about Squid Game.

"This is something that has completely consumed me for the past six years. So to know that I have to say goodbye, I admit, I do have the sense of almost a loss, or I feel quite empty, to be honest. But I hope that if season three is met with as much love as people loved season one, then I think I’m definitely going to feel less empty about saying goodbye."

In terms of continuing the franchise with a fourth season, Dong-hyuk has been forthright in the fact that he's not interested in doing so – but there may be some potential for a spin-off series.

He also told The Hollywood Reporter: "I think the story ended in a manner where it doesn’t need a further story to be told. So I am not too interested in telling a story that continues on from the conclusion.

"If I were to do a spinoff someday, I think I would rather choose to go back and see what happened during that time gap [between seasons one and two]. But this is something that we are just tossing around, so as for when or how a spinoff might come about, it’s still up in the air."

There have been some rumours about a Squid Game spin-off set in the US, and the season 3 finale cameo from Cate Blanchett only seems to prop up the theory that there's plenty more story left in the tank.

While rumours continue to swirl, it has been suggested that Gone Girl director David Fincher was set to helm the American spin-off, with Blanchett's season 3 appearance playing Ddakji with a man in Los Angeles somewhat supporting the fact – especially seeing as Blanchett and Fincher have previously worked together.

Netflix has not yet commented on the matter but we do know that Blanchett's surprise appearance as one of the Recruiters definitely points at a continuation of Squid Game further afield. While it may have shut down operations in Korea, the series' final moments do set up a potential spin-off for the future but we'll just have to wait and see if that comes to fruition.

During an appearance on Jimmy Fallon, Lee Byung-hun also teased a potential Front Man spin-off, which is an exciting prospect for audiences. As of now, though, there hasn't been any news on any further Squid Game-related spin-offs but seeing as the show has been a hit for the streamer, we'd definitely not expect this to be the last we see of Squid Game.

Squid Game season 3 is coming to Netflix on Friday 27th June 2025. Sign up for Netflix from £5.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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