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Watching two Hong Kong students help win the UK’s long-running University Challenge TV quiz show, Cliff Buddle recalls the challenges of viewing British TV favourites in Hong Kong in the 1990s.

  • Sima Taparia, who now appears on an Indian stamp, talks to the Post about how she helps young Indian people find love and how it differs from her own experience
  • Also known as Sima Auntie, she explains how her services, as seen on Netflix show Indian Matchmaking, are better than a dating app
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She was a struggling actress taking odd jobs in London before joining an open audition at the Old Vic Theatre … now she’s returning to our screens as Penelope Featherington on the hit Netflix show

Judge Judy was a trailblazer on New York’s legal scene, then retired and became a pioneer of reality TV – here’s how the woman behind the famous eye-rolls and witty one-liners spends her cash

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South Korea’s 1979 coup d’état is brought to the big screen in 12.12: The Day. The film’s director, producer, and lead actor Jung Woo-sung talk about dramatising an event whose details were secret for decades.

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Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon star as an instructor and her former star pupil at one of the after-school private academies ubiquitous in South Korea in this tvN series on Viu directed by Ahn Pan-seok.

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Newton is taking on the leading-man mantle on season three of Bridgerton this week, but he made his start in musical theatre ... and seems to be keeping fans guessing about his romantic status

Harvey, the alleged real-life stalker from Netflix’s Baby Reindeer, told show’s creator Richard Gadd to ‘get a life’ and ‘leave [her] alone’ when on Piers Morgan Uncensored – here’s what else she’s said

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Han Hyo-joo and Ju Ji-hoon put in adequate performances in a Disney+ K-drama that moves away from its promising sci-fi premise to become a boring story about corporate greed.

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From Playboy Playmate to Scream 3 actress to The Masked Singer judge, Jenny McCarthy has been keeping busy – here’s what you need to know about the 51-year-old doting mother

Percy Hynes White won’t be in Wednesday season 2 after allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies – here’s what you need to know about him, and what he’s said about the claims

Aussie actor Hoa Xuande is a rising star in Hollywood after landing the biggest role of his life in HBO-A24 series The Sympathizer, starring alongside Robert Downey Jr – so what do we know about him?

Busy Korean actress Jeon Jong-seo has roles in the pipeline in Queen Woo and heist series Project Y, and is being courted for social drama Genie House; Park Eun-bin is eyeing superhero series The B Team.

The Australian actress speaks to Style about Sofia Coppola, Sigourney Weaver and Cate Blanchett, and coming Netflix releases It’s What’s Inside and Apple Cider Vinegar

When 13-year-old Alana (played by Anantya Kirana) and her friend are abducted and taken to a remote house, she escapes her abductor, and uncovers the extent of the atrocities he has committed.

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With Lydia Sum ‘everything came from the heart’, said the TV producer who turbocharged the career of the comedian and actress. Known as Fei Fei, she is remembered for the joy she brought audiences.

An unusual family with special powers lose their gifts for one reason or another, until the appearance of a woman offers them hope of regaining them – but she is not all she seems.

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Actor, director, playwright and musician Daniel York Loh talks about his latest play and how, despite a résumé that includes movie The Beach, he still loses parts for ‘not being Chinese enough’.

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Netflix K-drama Frankly Speaking follows a TV anchor (Go Kyung-pyo) who cannot help saying what he is thinking. So far, it has been filled with toilet humour and has a weak narrative.

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Hong Kong-based multilingual singer Eli Zaelo’s favourite films include titles that resonate because she grew up in South Africa and reaffirm her belief in God. She’s a sucker for romantic comedies too.

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In the spotlight due to the Netflix hit 3 Body Problem, China’s sci-fi industry saw revenues grow by 29 per cent year on year to 13.29 billion yuan (US$15.6 billion) in 2023.

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If you thought Mo’Nique was over her beef with Oprah Winfrey, think again – the actress just shocked audiences at a comedy show with claims about the mogul’s sexuality, among other things

An armed gang attacks an armoured car, kills the guards but leaves the money, then threatens to explode 13 bombs across Jakarta, in this Netflix action thriller that doesn’t match its lofty ambitions.

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Netflix miniseries A Man in Full stars Jeff Daniels as Charlie Croker, a property tycoon whose empire is facing collapse. Daniels talks about playing the Tom Wolfe novel character, and his Southern accent.

Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Ji-won finally find their happily-ever-after by the end of Queen of Tears – which may be the most purely romantic K-drama to air in quite some time.

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Seven classic 1950s Korean movies are being shown at this year’s Udine Far East Film Festival in collaboration with the Korean Film Archive. Those who can’t make the event can watch them on YouTube.

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Harris’ ex-wife seemed to accuse her of cheating by referencing Beyoncé’s Lemonade album, while Bush just wrote a piece for Glamour magazine about being in love

Exciting K-drama releases in May include Disney+’s Uncle Samsik, in which Song Kang-ho plays a 1960s fixer, Netflix’s The 8 Show, and Frankly Speaking, about a TV host with no filter.

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From Natalie Portman’s complicated feelings about her ‘Lolita’ like character in Léon, to George Clooney’s bouffant hairstyle in sitcom E/R – here are 9 stars’ career progression, in pictures