It seems that it is not only Hollywood that is obsessed with younger, newer, shinier. The battle against ageism is alive and well in the British film industry, as Julia Sawalha shared on Twitter last weekend. The actress, 51, will be recast as Ginger in the upcoming Aardman-Netflix Chicken Run sequel because her voice, familiar to 90s kids everywhere thanks to the plucky hen, sounds “too old.”

For the past few years, June has been synonymous with toned, tanned young singles mingling in a Mallorca villa competing for love and a tidy cash prize. This year, thanks to the current pandemic, reality looks pretty different. Still, at least that defers the new influx of discounts on charcoal toothpaste for another 12 months.

The era-defining reality TV show is rumoured to be coming to an end, and has a history as colourful as its ever-changing logo… With franchises in over 54 countries, there is no denying that reality game show Big Brother holds the monopoly on 21st Century entertainment.

Among the turkey and tinsel, the gifts and the endless supply of chocolate, lies the true shining star of the holiday season – the perfectly-wrapped present that is Christmas television. Whether on 25th December festive programming takes centre-stage, or hums unassumingly in the background, the TV is undeniably as part of Christmas as novelty pop songs and cheesy cracker jokes.

Thanks to a certain amateur baking programme, millions of people across the nation are donning their aprons and whisking up a storm. Founder of the Clandestine Cake Club (CCC) Lynn Hill attributes her club’s success to the inclusivity of the show: “You can imagine that baking a whole cake and having to eat it yourself can be a bit daunting, so I think people like having an outlet for their baking.”

To Kill A Mockingbird? Written by a woman. Beloved? Written by a woman. Jane Eyre? Written by- well, you get the point. There is no doubt that females can write and across a number of genres. Indeed, some of the world’s best literature is the creation of womankind. In spite of this, there seems to be an enormous amount of pressure on female writers to avoid typecasting.