LL Cool J: ‘My songwriting wasn’t up to standard – my Bernie Taupin wasn’t living up to Dre’s Elton’

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Is there a high probability that she’s harbouring a dark secret? Does her hair look great even as she’s subject to intense psychological distress?” If so, writes Katie this week, [she’s probably Nicole Kidman](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL25pY29sZS1raWRtYW4tdGhlLXBlcmZlY3QtY291cGxlLW5ldGZsaXgtYjI2MDYxMDIuaHRtbD9saWQ9czN2ZGFxN2pxOGF0JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). As the Oscar winner’s new Netflix show The Perfect Couple airs [to fairly mixed reviews](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXBlcmZlY3QtY291cGxlLW5ldGZsaXgtbmljb2xlLWtpZG1hbi1iMjYwNjc3OC5odG1sP2xpZD1sY3BoMHNpd29vcmsmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj), Katie decided to investigate[how the star became stuck playing “sad wife” roles](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP4QCAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC90di9mZWF0dXJlcy9uaWNvbGUta2lkbWFuLXRoZS1wZXJmZWN0LWNvdXBsZS1uZXRmbGl4LWIyNjA2MTAyLmh0bWw_bGlkPTIwbzJvbXcyOTRpZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFAjY29tbWVudHMtYXJlYVcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). We’re only a few days into the autumn, although the downpour outside my window as I write this tells me it has well and truly arrived. As does the [abundance of new cultural delights coming with the new season](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2F1dHVtbi1jdWx0dXJlLWd1aWRlLTIwMjQtYjI2MDM4NzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9cmFoMnJqZWd2Z2Y4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), the highlights of which we picked out in [our bumper autumn guide](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2F1dHVtbi1jdWx0dXJlLWd1aWRlLTIwMjQtYjI2MDM4NzAuaHRtbD9saWQ9bnY5cm4xeWIyZzY2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Get ready for the return of Sally Rooney and Jacqueline Wilson, a much anticipated new Jilly Cooper adaptation on Disney Plus, a tickets-are-like-gold-dust tour from music star Chappell Roan, blockbuster art exhibitions and the long awaited Joker sequel starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga. The latter opened at Venice this week, and [Geoffrey Macnab says it’s just as bleak and daring as the origina](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvam9rZXItMi1yZXZpZXctdmVuaWNlLWIyNjA2ODY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTQ5YzVwaWE0c2w1MSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)l. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL25pY29sZS1raWRtYW4tdGhlLXBlcmZlY3QtY291cGxlLW5ldGZsaXgtYjI2MDYxMDIuaHRtbD9saWQ9eWdhN3RtaXMxdzY4JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Kidman has carved out a specific niche (Amazon Prime/Apple TV/Netflix) We’ve had an array of brilliant interviews this week: Geordie Greig [spoke to Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour and his novelist wife Polly Samson](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2RhdmlkLWdpbG1vdXItcG9sbHktc2Ftc29uLXBpbmstZmxveWQtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWIyNjA1NzMxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXRscmNuMXRocm45ayZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) about death, drugs and married life; [Annabel Nugent chatted to Corinne Bailey Rae](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP4QEAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2FydHMtZW50ZXJ0YWlubWVudC9tdXNpYy9mZWF0dXJlcy9jb3Jpbm5lLWJhaWxleS1yYWUtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LWxpbHktYWxsZW4tbWVyY3VyeS1wcml6ZS1iMjYwNjEyNC5odG1sP2xpZD1hOGIwZmswOTEyc3ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) about being seen as so boring that “Lily Allen started a campaign against me”; and Kevin EG Perry [talked to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates – yes, the Bill Gates](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2JpbGwtZ2F0ZXMtaW50ZXJ2aWV3LXdoYXRzLW5leHQtZnV0dXJlLW5ldGZsaXgtYjI2MDU3NTkuaHRtbD9saWQ9bXY4amI4Y2tuOG9nJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) – about his new Netflix documentary, outlandish conspiracy theories, and how he sees his legacy. And to mark 20 years since the leftfield comedy Green Wing first aired on Channel 4, Jacob Stolworthy [looked back on the show with its stars, including Tamsin Greig and Michelle Gomez](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2dyZWVuLXdpbmctY29tZWR5LXNpdGNvbS1jYXN0LXdhdGNoLXR2LWIyNjAzMTY2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPW51djRxaXNxZzRpeiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Scroll down for an exclusive chance to win tickets to this year’s Henley Literary Festival. [We’re partners again this year](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2Jvb2tzL25ld3MvaGVubGV5LWxpdGVyYXJ5LWZlc3RpdmFsLXBhcnRuZXJzaGlwLXRoZS1pbmRlcGVuZGVudC1iMjU3ODAzNy5odG1sP2xpZD05eGd0NTFkN2lzMngmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) and the line-up is fantastic. We’d love to see you there! Jessie [@jessiecath](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0SiaHR0cDovL3d3dy50d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9qZXNzaWVjYXRoP2xpZD0zM2pkYjMwZ2NqZnomdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)   Support The Independent Join The Independent's mission for truth. 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Our journalists will be interviewing some of the line-up’s biggest names, including Jacqueline Wilson, David Nicholls, David and Yinka Olusoga, and Sir Anthony Seldon. Other must-see talks include Gabby Logan, Michael Palin, Shirley Ballas and Rick Stein. This weekend, IndyArts subscribers have the exclusive chance to win tickets, with one prize of £250 worth of tickets and an overnight stay at the festival’s official hotel partner, [The Relais Henley](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0SdaHR0cHM6Ly90aGVyZWxhaXNoZW5sZXkuY29tLz9saWQ9a202bnZpOWgwNXg1JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), during the festival (breakfast included). In addition, five runners-up will win £50 of festival tickets. All you have to do is answer the following question: Jacqueline Wilson’s new adult novel Think Again re-visits the characters of her teen series Girls in Love. What was the title of the second book in that series? To be in with a chance of winning send the correct answer to this question to competitions@independent.co.uk. Entrants must be 18 or over, a UK resident (no shipping of prizes overseas) and only one entry per person is permitted. Answers must be received by 23.59 on 15 September. The winner will be contacted via email by 16 September and the winner will be the first valid entry picked at random. All tickets are subject to availability, depending on the venue. The hotel room includes a double room on a B&B basis. The room is for a maximum of two guests. Only breakfast is included, dinner is available at an extra cost and would need to be booked in advance. Full T&C's can be found [here](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_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-JmRhdGE9MDUlN0MwMiU3Q0lzb2JlbC5CcmlnZ3NAaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWslN0NjNDAzMTAzYjJjY2Q0NjNkODc0ZDA4ZGNjYjM2Y2MwMiU3QzBmM2E0YzY0NGRjNTRhNzY4ZDQxNTJkODVjYTE1OGE1JTdDMCU3QzAlN0M2Mzg2MDg2ODM0MTI1OTQ0MzElN0NVbmtub3duJTdDVFdGcGJHWnNiM2Q4ZXlKV0lqb2lNQzR3TGpBd01EQWlMQ0pRSWpvaVYybHVNeklpTENKQlRpSTZJazFoYVd3aUxDSlhWQ0k2TW4wJTNEJTdDMCU3QyU3QyU3QyZzZGF0YT1pRnhMMW1HaDBVdldjT25sQTI4RzBJdXpFTEdGRXdCWEolMkJYU2xNVTZjU00lM0QmcmVzZXJ2ZWQ9MCZsaWQ9dnkzMDkyMXMzdGY4VwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). [ENTER COMPETITION](mailto:competitions@independent.co.uk?Tobeinwithachanceofwinningsendthecorrectanswertothisquestiontocompetitions%40independent.co.ukby23.59pmon25September.Winnerswillbenotifiedon26September.Allticketsaresubjecttoavailability%2Cdependingonthevenue.ThehotelroomincludesacourtyarddoubleroomonaB=&Bbasis.Theroomisforamaximumoftwoguests.Onlybreakfastisincluded%2Cdinnerisavailableatanextracostandwouldneedtobebookedinadvance.FullT=&C%27scanbefoundhere.=&subject=Henley%C2%A0Literary%20Festival%20competition)   What to do this weekend Film | [Starveacre](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD1kNmRoOGV4a3N5eGkmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) “This place is beautiful as it is without superstitions,” [Starve Acre’s Richard (Matt Smith) insists of his Yorkshire home](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TraHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zL3Jldmlld3Mvc3RhcnZlLWFjcmUtcmV2aWV3LW1hdHQtc21pdGgtYjI2MDc1ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9MjM2ZHV3YjBkaXFkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Cinema, as of late, would disagree. Unfortunately for Richard, he’s found himself at the centre of yet another contribution to the decade’s folk horror resurgence, preceded by Ari Aster’s Midsommar and 2021’s Iceland-set Lamb, or in the UK by 2022’s Enys Men and Ben Wheatley’s In the Earth. Clarisse Loughrey | Film critic   TV | [Slow Horses](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2P2xpZD1vazRiMzNhNmhubTImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Since it debuted in 2022, [Apple TV](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0SsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvYXBwbGV0dj9saWQ9N2xzaTV5Y2Y2aW9lJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)+’s [Slow Horses](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0SwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvdG9waWMvc2xvdy1ob3JzZXM_bGlkPTJzNWhqbm9oNGJndCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~)has produced three excellent seasons. [The fourth premieres this week](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3Mvc2xvdy1ob3JzZXMtZ2FyeS1vbGRtYW4tamFjay1sb3dkZW4tYjI2MDYyNTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9a20xZDBwY2R3am9rJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), just nine months after the last series finale. With this level of output, you’d be forgiven for assuming the quality would vary wildly – like a restaurant pushing out half-baked soufflés for the braying dinner crowd – and yet Slow Horses has become that most wondrous of things: [a truly reliable televisual crowd-pleaser.](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L2ZlYXR1cmVzL2Jlc3Qtc2hvd3Mtd2F0Y2gtYXBwbGUtdHYtY3JpbWluYWwtcmVjb3JkLWIyNDgyNzUxLmh0bWw_bGlkPXdxeWJxNHBjeDlpaiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) Nick Hilton | Chief TV critic   Theatre | [The Real Thing](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljP2xpZD01dnFuczlpbmlwcTQmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Tom Stoppard’s 1982 play [The Real Thing](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T-aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3RoZWF0cmUtZGFuY2UvcmV2aWV3cy90aGUtcmVhbC10aGluZy1yZXZpZXctb2xkLXZpYy1iZWwtcG93bGV5LWIyNjA2Nzg4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPTNqZXQ5NzNmbDZiYiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) begins with exactly the kind of scene that makes theatre fans love or loathe this garlanded elder statesman of British theatre. A married couple are arguing. So naturally, there’s an Ibsen-esque door slam that topples a house of cards, an erudite but deeply dated discourse on the fundamental naffness of Japanese digital watches, and an atmosphere so arch it could be used to patch up the Colosseum. But soon, we’re shown this is all a tricksy bit of self-parody, part of Stoppard’s exploration of playwriting and the realities we construct around ourselves. Alice Saville | Chief theatre critic   TV | [The Zelensky Story](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0S3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L2ZpbG1zP2xpZD04bDRjZ3BpNW9vN2ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1JbmR5QXJ0cyBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDA3LTA5LTI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9DdWx0dXJlX05ld3NsZXR0ZXJfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZs_a-ttmSQg4GFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Had things gone according to Russia’s plan, Volodymyr Zelensky would by now be either dead, courtesy of a Russian assassin, or holed up in exile in some comfortable villa in Surrey, far away from Ukraine. But things didn’t turn out that way. Ukraine is still free; Zelensky, and his family, are very much alive, and even if the Russians don’t actually lose this war, it looks like they cannot win it either, in the sense of occupying the whole of Ukraine’s territory and extirpating any trade of its own proud history and culture. The reason why Vladimir Putin’s euphemistically named “special military operation” failed in its principal objectives is told in [BBC Two’s landmark biopic of the Ukrainian leader, The Zelensky Story](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0TvaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L3R2L3Jldmlld3MvdGhlLXplbGVuc2t5LXN0b3J5LWJiYy11a3JhaW5lLXB1dGluLWIyNjA2NzI4Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXBvcjVicHZqMTF6dyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUluZHlBcnRzIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDctMDktMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0N1bHR1cmVfTmV3c2xldHRlcl9DRFBXBXNwY2V1Qgpmz9r622ZJCDgYUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Sean O'Grady | TV critic   [The Saturday Interview – LL Cool J](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xsLWNvb2wtai1pbnRlcnZpZXctbmNpcy10aGUtZm9yY2UtYWxidW0tYjI2MDgxMzUuaHRtbD9saWQ9dGgyajZncG56d2h2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xsLWNvb2wtai1pbnRlcnZpZXctbmNpcy10aGUtZm9yY2UtYWxidW0tYjI2MDgxMzUuaHRtbD9saWQ9YTFxZWs2YThnb2VqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ ‘The more successful I became in acting, the less I wanted to do it, as it was taking me further away from music’ (Chris Parsons) The hip-hop star’s acting career led to a 13-year musical hiatus, but despite one major false start, he’s back with a new star-studded album. [He talks to Stevie Chick](~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xsLWNvb2wtai1pbnRlcnZpZXctbmNpcy10aGUtZm9yY2UtYWxidW0tYjI2MDgxMzUuaHRtbD9saWQ9dXBoNzk2MGRtaGxqJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) about vulnerability, longevity and the call he got telling him to stay off the streets. ~/AAAHagA~/RgRovn_aP0T3aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0cy1lbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50L211c2ljL2ZlYXR1cmVzL2xsLWNvb2wtai1pbnRlcnZpZXctbmNpcy10aGUtZm9yY2UtYWxidW0tYjI2MDgxMzUuaHRtbD9saWQ9NHgzemMwM2Via2pvJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249SW5keUFydHMgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwNy0wOS0yNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfQ3VsdHVyZV9OZXdzbGV0dGVyX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmbP2vrbZkkIOBhSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ LL Cool J releases his 14th studio album 'The Force' this week (Cory Grimes) Read an extract from our Saturday Interview below… The walls of LL Cool J’s office in his New York home groan under the weight of framed gold and platinum discs. But these trophies aren’t mere self-celebratory décor – they serve a serious, inspirational purpose for the rapper, actor and entrepreneur. “When I look at these discs,” he murmurs, humble as rap’s finest braggart can be, “they remind me that everything is still possible, that I can do more. They’re symbols of ideas and dreams I had that came true. And they remind me I can do it again – I can make a huge, impactful record again.” It’s a dream the man born James Todd Smith has been working towards for over a decade, one that finally reaches fruition with The Force – his 14th album, and first in 13 years. The reason for the long layoff? His role as special agent Sam Hanna, the clown-fearing hero of TV crime procedural NCIS: Los Angeles. “I signed on to the show and, quite frankly, thought it’d be over in a couple of years and I’d be back doing my thing. 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