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Roz Laws
Masterchef finalist Claire Hutchings brings a new twist to cooking
Retail & Consumer
She may have lost out on television's MasterChef final, but Claire Hutchings is still a talent to look out for, writes Roz Laws.
Movie Reviews: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo; Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol; The Artist; The Silence
Retail & Consumer
Roz Laws and Alison Jones review the latest cinema releases including, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, The Artist, and The Silence.
Panto Review: Cinderella, at Birmingham Hippodrome
Retail & Consumer
After a few disappointing or merely quite good years, the Hippodrome panto returns to blistering form with a magical production of Cinderella.
Movie Reviews: Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, The Yellow Sea, Another Earth, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows, Alvin & The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, The Yellow Sea, Another Earth, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas
Good news: Russell Howard returns... in one piece
Retail & Consumer
An English Defence League joke found the comedian coping with some chilling threats, but he is staying true to himself, writes Roz Laws.
Movie Reviews: Puss In Boots, New Year's Eve, The Deep Blue Sea, The Big Year, The Thing, The British Guide To Showing Off
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Puss In Boots, New Year's Eve, The Deep Blue Sea, The Big Year, The Thing, The British Guide To Showing Off.
Movie Reviews: Hugo, Happy Feet Two, My Week With Marilyn
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Martin Scorsese's new film Hugo and the sequel to Happy Feet.
How Masterchef's Monica sometimes cracks a smile
Retail & Consumer
She takes few prisoners as a culinary judge on television, but Roz Laws finds Monica Galetti to be charming – even after a trip to the dentist.
Omid Djalili on dancing with fame and getting belly laughs
Retail & Consumer
Iranian comedian Omid Djalili prefers to keep his comedy for the stage...
Dave Gorman on Powerpoint, Norwegians and Rubik's Cube
Retail & Consumer
He's 40, recently married and has finally solved the Rubik's Cube.
Movie Reviews: Moneyball, 50/50, The Twilight Saga, Take Shelter, Dream House
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Moneyball, Dream House, 50/50, Take Shelter, The Twilight Saga.
Stage is set for laughter with Graham Norton
Retail & Consumer
Graham Norton is returning to the stage to host a Christmas show, he tells Roz Laws.
Movie Reviews: Arthur Christmas, Justice, Immortals and The Rum Diary
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Arthur Christmas, Justice, Immortals and The Rum Diary
Beating the drum for British comedy
Retail & Consumer
What makes Brits laugh and not Americans? Funny woman Gina Yashere, who now lives in the States, decided to find out, writes Roz Laws.
Chris Addison is flowering at 40(ish)
Retail & Consumer
Chris Addison does a nice line in shirts - and making people laugh, writes Roz Laws.
Movie Reviews: The Awakening, Tower Heist, Wuthering Heights, The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Retail & Consumer
Graham Young and Roz Laws review the latest cinema releases, including Tower Heist, starring Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy, and the new Morgan Spurlock movie.
Back to the Land Girls
Retail & Consumer
The hit wartime drama filmed in the Midlands returns to our screens this month.
Movie Reviews: Straw Dogs, In Time, Machine Gun Preacher, Anonymous, Will
Retail & Consumer
The latest cinema releases, including Straw Dogs, In Time, Machine Gun Preacher, Anonymous, Will.
Why Clooney's always been curious George
Retail & Consumer
I’m watching George Clooney leave the London cinema where he’s just been chatting about his latest film, The Ides of March.
Movie Reviews: The Adventures of Tintin, The Ides of March, The Help, Paranormal Activity 3, Monte Carlo, Mademoiselle Chambon
Retail & Consumer
The latest cinema releases, including The Adventures of Tintin, The Ides of March, The Help, Paranormal Activity 3, Monte Carlo, Mademoiselle Chambon.
Back to the beginning for Pam Ayres
Retail & Consumer
Poet Pam Ayres is returning to the city where opportunity first knocked for her, writes Roz Laws.
Movie Reviews: Contagion, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Three Musketeers 3D, Texas Killing Fields, Albatross, Reuniting The Rubins
Retail & Consumer
The latest cinema releases, including Contagion, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Three Musketeers 3D, Texas Killing Fields, Albatross, Reuniting The Rubins
Movie Reviews: Real Steel, Footloose, Tyrannosaur, Dolphin Tale, First Night, 1920: The Battle of Warsaw 3D, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Retail & Consumer
The latest cinema releases, including Real Steel, Footloose, Tyrannosaur, Dolphin Tale, First Night, 1920: The Battle of Warsaw 3D, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Stephen Merchant: I can't wait to meet my fans - and make one my wife
Retail & Consumer
Comic Stephen Merchant is hoping his latest tour could lead to a love match, he tells Roz Laws.
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