I didn’t feel prepared for motherhood, even though I was in my early thirties. There’s a natural biological limit to when people can have children, and that won’t change easily. However, we can address the criticism often directed at women who decide to have children later in life.
In the UK, Noah Wyle is probably still most famous for playing Dr. John Carter on the TV show ER. But that might change soon with his new show, The Pitt. This medical drama follows everything that happens at a Pittsburgh hospital over the course of a single day, showing events as they unfold in real time.
I heard you weren’t immediately on board with the show, Danny. What made you decide to get involved?
It’s good to be back in the UK and take a break from dealing with everything related to The Pitt. Here, people mostly know me as Ludwig.
You might not immediately recognize Simon Farnaby when he’s fully dressed! The writer and actor is famous for playing the hilariously underdressed ghost of a Conservative MP in the BBC sitcom Ghosts. Although the show ended in 2023 after five seasons, a movie is now in the works. Farnaby explains they ended the series while it was still popular, but felt there was more story to tell. They considered a stage show, but ultimately decided a movie would be the perfect way to continue the Ghosts story, offering something new while still feeling familiar.
As a total cinema and TV buff, I recently learned something amazing! Apparently, when “I Love Lucy” first aired, it was so popular that the broadcast sent out a huge amount of radio waves into space. Think about it – we were essentially shouting the show across the universe! Now, 75 years later, those waves have travelled so far that the area they’ve reached – they call it the “I Love Lucy Radius” – includes planets beyond our solar system. It’s wild to think that if there’s life out there, they might be watching Lucy Ricardo right now!
As someone who really loves movies, I found this documentary fascinating. The filmmaker, Harry Clark, is Catholic, and he explains that Rome is basically the heart of his faith. After making a previous film called Pilgrimage, he jokingly told his producer he wanted to go to Rome and, get this, grill the Pope with tough questions! That joke turned into Harry Clark Goes to Rome, and it’s a wild ride watching him schmooze his way past Vatican guards, secretaries, and even cardinals, all in a bold attempt to get face-to-face with Pope Leo XIV. It’s a really charming and audacious story.
The seating arrangement in the room where we watch shows like The Traitors has two comfortable couches facing slightly sideways. It looks like it’s set up for conversation, but really we all end up facing forward, watching the TV and quietly listening for updates from the host, Claudia.
The movie, released in UK cinemas last week, features the actor playing Chris, a man who kidnaps a troubled nineteen-year-old named Tommy. With his wife, Kathryn, he attempts a bizarre and unsettling program to reform the young man.
Do kids change the energy on set?