TV review: UEFA Champions League Final: Bayern Munich v Chelsea
Adrian Chiles on ITV is like watching with a comedy uncle. But Sky has Jeff Stelling …Did any other guys out there have the same conversation with the missus? Along the lines of: "I know I said it was the end of the football season, but that was the ...
Hodgson the well-read England manager
Nobel laureates feature on Roy's reading listAmong the less widely reported qualities of the new England manager came the news that Roy Hodgson is a voracious reader. Having a cultural hinterland is no guarantee of onfield success – think Fabio Capel...
Bring Me the Head of Ryan Giggs by Rodge Glass – review
A once-promising footballer blames Ryan Giggs for his downfall in Rodge Glass's compelling taleSatisfying fictional stories set in the world of professional football are thin on the ground – thanks, perhaps, to the surfeit of real-life tales of outst...
Strong Woman: Ambition, Grit and a Great Pair of Heels by Karren Brady – review
The businesswoman and Apprentice star shines when she drops the corporate line and gets personalKarren Brady is one of the UK's best-known businesswomen. From the age of 18 she worked for Saatchi & Saatchi before moving on to David Sullivan's Sport new...
Mark Kermode’s DVD round-up
Las Acacias; Another Earth; Switch; The Big Year; Breaking Wind Part 1No matter how spectacular, expensive or star-studded Hollywood blockbusters may be, there will always be vibrant, inventive, international gems that consistently prove that less is m...
Switch – review
This slick, preposterous thriller is cast from the now rather worn mould that produced The Lady Vanishes. The fetching Karine Vanasse plays a French-Canadian fashion designer who swaps her flat via the web with a fancy pad beside the Eiffel Tower ...
The king and I: meeting Eric Cantona
The footballer gave Julian Coman some of his happiest memories at Manchester United but left him devastated when he abruptly retired at 30. Over coffee in a Paris cafe, the enigmatic star explains why he broke football fans' hearts to pursue a car...
TV highlights 14/03/2012
Live Uefa Champions League | She Wolves: England's Early Queens | War Child | Archer | Roger & Val Have Just Got In | Sri Lanka's Killing Fields: War Crimes UnpunishedLive Uefa Champions League7.30pm, ITV1One of Roberto Di Matteo's first tasks as ...
Rewind TV: White Heat; Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey; QPR: The Four Year Plan – review
Juliet Stevenson lends gravitas to drama White Heat, while Kate Humble is no Brian Cox in cosmic science series OrbitWhite Heat (BBC2) | iPlayerOrbit: Earth's Extraordinary Journey (BBC2) | iPlayerQPR: The Four Year Plan (BBC2) | iPlayerGrief, bereavem...
Switch: watch Eric Cantona in his new action thriller – video
Ooh! Ah! Action star! Watch Eric Cantona channel Jason Bourne in his new thriller, Switch
