Warhol? I was painting boxes long before his soup tins. The Beatles? Didn't give me the credit I deserved for Sgt Pepper. Tracey Emin? We've fallen out. Helen Mirren? So gorgeous, it frightened me. Roll up for a magical history tour with the candid and colourful Sir Peter Blake. ...read
EVENT COLUMNISTS
- PIERS MORGAN: The entire, mostly female, audience jumped up and began to chant: Piers Morgan, sexy sexy beast!
- CHRIS EVANS: Yes, it looks understated, but handle Mercedes' awesome 500hp family estate with extreme care. It should come with a... stealth warning
- DEBORAH ROSS: The doctor can't see you now... he's on TV The BBC gave us Doctor In The House while Channel 4 gave us Doctor In Your House
TOM PARKER BOWLES: Eat to the beat: It's meat meets heavy metal at the crazily named Black Axe Mangal. And the food rocks like an AC/DC guitar solo
Black Axe Mangal is an instant hit, the very quintessence of the modern dining scene. The menu is short, but thrilling. As you'd expect from Lee Tiernan, formerly head chef of St John Bread And Wine. And so instantly alluring that we order everything. We ask why. 'Oh,' says our lovely waiter, 'because you ordered everything.' I love this place already.
THE CRITICS
GOING OUT: 22nd NOVEMBER 2015 - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
Branagh's theatre hit (at the cinema). Adele's 25. And Edith Piaf. You won't regret any of it..
From Mon in Oxford
Thurs
Osborne Samuel and Beetles + Huxley galleries, from Weds
On tour until Dec 2
Out now
Starts Fri in Manchester
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From Mon, Sky Store
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Tues, BBC1, 9pm
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Fri, Sky Movies Premiere, 8pm
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TOM PARKER BOWLES ON FOOD
Eat to the beat: It's meat meets heavy metal at the crazily named Black Axe Mangal. And the food rocks like an AC/DC guitar solo
Black Axe Mangal is an instant hit, the very quintessence of the modern dining scene. The menu is short, but thrilling. As you'd expect from Lee Tiernan, formerly head chef of St John Bread And Wine. And so instantly alluring that we order everything. ...read
OLLY SMITH ON WINE
Bubbles? In red wine? Yes, really. And if you thought these beauties went out with Top Gun in the Eighties, they're about to take your breath away
In the Eighties we loved Lambrusco, in the Nineties sparkling Shiraz from Down Under had us gasping with glee, then things went rather flat for the fizzy crimson kit.... until today, when you can even find good sparkling reds from England. Part of the apprehension for many drinkers is the very notion of bubbles in red wine. ...read
TECH
Apple's giant gamble: The super-sized (mega-pricey) Pro isn't for fun, it's for business. But will you ditch your PC for an iPad at work?
The vast new iPad Pro is stunningly, crazily pricey. It's a reminder of the days before every teenager owned an iPhone, when Apple really WAS about luxury toys for the black polo-neck brigade. It starts at £679 but the top-spec machine clocks in at an eye-watering £1,100 once you add its keyboard and stylus - more than just about any laptop on our planet, with the honourable exception (of course) of Apple's own MacBooks. ...read
CHRIS EVANS ON CARS
Yes, it looks understated, but handle Mercedes' awesome 500hp family estate with extreme care. It should come with a... stealth warning
The latest incarnation of this ever-growling legend is still aggressive enough around the gills to let on that something significant is going on underneath. And my, ain't that the truth. There's another new she-wolf in town, and she can't wait to play rough, tough and down and dirty. ...read
PIERS MORGAN: MY LIFE AND OTHER CELEBRITIES
The entire, mostly female, audience jumped up and began to chant: Piers Morgan, sexy sexy beast!
This is something only previously witnessed in Cindy Crawford's dreams. Unfortunately, as always, Lord bloody Sugar was on standby to sour the euphoric mood. In a video clip, he growled: 'When my wife was pregnant, and my daughter and daughters-in-law, they would say men have got no idea what morning sickness is like. Well, thinking about Piers Morgan on Good Morning Britain... ladies, I finally get it. ...read
LAST WEEK'S EVENT
'It all happened in my 50s. I have a son and then I lose my mother. It changes you. I'm still going through it': Simon Cowell on fatherhood, fortune and X Factor
That live X Factor debacle? Getting rid of Louis Walsh? Pinching my friend's wife? Yes, I've done some things I'm not proud of, Simon Cowell tells Event. But there's life in the old dog yet... ...read
'It feels like a family. There is no play acting. It's pure love': Sue Perkins on the joys of Bake Off
An eye-watering 14.5 million viewers tuned in to the final, the sort of figure previously reserved for royal weddings or World Cup finals. Here presenter Sue Perkins reveals the secret team-bonding sessions with Mary, Paul and Mel behind our favourite cookery contest. ...read