A look back at presenter’s career, which has taken a hit thanks to a series of damaging press stories Phillip Schofield’s biographer once described the TV presenter as the “hottest star in Britain today” with a “glorious, uplifting life story”. Schofield, they said, had “triumphed at everything he has done” enabling him to lead a life of “love and passion, weeping and laughter, death, tragedy, and heartstopping joy”. Those comments were written in 1992 by a young showbiz journalist called Piers Morgan, the author of a now out of print book entitled To Dream a Dream: the Amazing Life of Phillip Schofield. Three decades later both men are mainstays of British television. But while Morgan has built a persona as one of the country’s resident controversialists , Schofield built a career as the cheery face of light entertainment shows – a career that is now under threat thanks to a series of damaging press stories . Continue reading... source https://oto.oto-login.com/
Russia is trying to destroy our nation’s history. Alongside sanctions, let’s pause performances of Kremlin-favoured works • Ukraine calls on western allies to boycott Russian culture Russia isn’t just physically attacking Ukraine; it is also trying to destroy our culture and memory. In the occupied territories, Ukrainian libraries have been liquidated, the word “Ukraine” has been erased, and Ukrainian museums have been destroyed. Our ministry of culture and information policy has recorded more than 800 cases of destruction: monuments and works of art, museums, valuable historical buildings. This war is a civilisational battle over culture and history. On 5 September this year, Vladimir Putin signed a decree that refers to the “Russian peace”. The Kremlin made clear in the document that culture was a tool and even a weapon in the hands of the government, and that it would actively use all the opportunities available to it, from promoting Russian ballet to protecting the rights of R...
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