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In a bold move which signals ­considerable ambition, Lily Allen, 38, will play Hedda Gabler in a new adaptation of Ibsen's play titled Hedda, by British director Matthew Dunster. It will be only her third stage role, following a well-received stint in 2:22 A Ghost Story - in which she was directed by Dunster - and a slightly less well-received ­performance in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman. Ingrid Bergman, Peggy Ashcroft, Maggie Smith , Diana Rigg, Cate Blanchett , Glenda Jackson and Rosamund Pike have all played Ibsen's manipulative, tragic heroine.

The death of an historic prime minister always makes the headlines. But there was something about the passing of former Dutch leader Dries van Agt in February, at the age of 93, that propelled the story beyond the breakfast table conversations of the Netherlands and on to the global news agenda.

Spring has arrived. The sap is rising. And I am a jumbled mess of regrets. In recent months, I've been hosting Rosebud, in which I talk to people about their early memories. I talk to them about their youth love lives, their adolescent adventures, the fun and games they played in their 20s. This week, as the distinguished guests arrive, I am finding myself increasingly dissatisfied that they have lived lives of high anticipation even though I haven't lived at all. They've done stuff that I never dared do.

Dame Diana died after a brief battle with cancer in 2020, aged 82; three years after her death, actress Rachael Stirling released a note about her illness as 'completely devastating,' and that people should be treated with 'agency over their bodies.' Stirling, who appeared on Woman's Hour this week, said that the announcement that Holyrood is to pass on a new assisted dying bill would have made her mother proud. (Pictured: Rachael Stirling on Woman's Hour): Mother and daughter in 2014. Inset: Diana Rigg in The Avengers)

EPRHAIM HARDCASTLE: Prince Andrew (right) has the opportunity to strut his stuff on the walk to Windsor's St George's Chapel due to the King's (left) decision to attend church on Easter morning. It's just a month since he elbowed his way to a front-row seat to King Constantine's memorial service. The departed royal is expected to attend communion with the King and others at a private service in the castle before walking to the chapel where the winking cameras are waiting.

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JENNI MURRAY: During the period when I tipped the scales at 24 st., I had to convince myself that instead of being morbidly obese, I was fit, healthy, and happy. After all, that was the time's fashion. Fat shaming was cruel, and even the word was appropriate as banned. But what a strange message this has been. This week, troubling news has surfaced after four social media influencers, who argued that obesity is healthy, died under the age of 45.

JENNI MURRAY: Diana Rigg's final weeks, she captured tapes imploring MPs to legalize assisted dying in the final weeks of her life. The 82-year-old actress, who was suffering from lung cancer's ravages, said, "I think it's unfair that I don't have the option."

MANDY APPLEYARD: My incredibly strong, stoic mother had wanted to end her life for nearly two years, and this was heartbreaking. I was devastated by my grief, but a few weeks later, I was also under police scrutiny. I should have been able to support my mother at a time when I should not have been allowed to mourn my beloved mother, but police interviewed me under caution for two hours. I have a great sympathy and sympathy for Rachael Stirling, who has shared how her mother, actress Diana Rigg (pictured together) wished for death as she battled with the last stages of lung cancer.

Jenny Carruthers knows full well that the agonizing death that might be awaiting her. The mother of three children's partner died at home from terminal bone cancer ten years ago. Jenny has since been told that she, too, has the same problem. Gypie Mayo, her partner, had enjoyed performing guitar with rock bands like Dr. Feelgood and The Yardbirds. When he was 60, he was first diagnosed with liver cancer in 2010. He underwent surgery and chemotherapy, but he learned that the cancer had spread to his bones and that it was terminal.

Dame Diana Rigg, a James Bond actress and Game of Thrones actress, made a 'true department over their bodies' in her final weeks before her death in 2020. It is currently unlawful in the United Kingdom to help someone's death, and MPs have consistently voted against any reform in the legislation, but a Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into assisted dying is currently under scrutiny. In the interview, Rigg said, 'They don't talk about how bad, how awful the symptoms are, and the ignominy that goes with it.'

The Daily Mail's Weekend magazine has reached yet another magnificent milestone - this month we turn 30! We asked you to share our top ten TV shows so we could compile our definitive list of the 100 Greatest TV Shows voted for by you.

'The country isn't just chocolate, cheese, and trains that run on time,' Hugh says of Switzerland. During his stay in Piz Gloria, where Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service was shot, he filmed there. In a room that revolves 360 degrees in 45 minutes, he says you can enjoy a 'all-you-can-eat' and as-much-Prosecco-as-you-can-drink' buffet lunch for 37 Swiss francs (£32).

JENNI MURRAY: The A1 and the North Circular, both near me, are always jammed with traffic. However, my son, who lives in leafy Barnet on the north-west edge of London, hasn't been able to return for a long time. He can't be expected to find £12.50 every time his mother is feeling a little lonely.

The biggest scene stealer of Creatures Great And Small is its smallest cast member. Derek, the pampered Pekingese who plays Tricki Woo (pictured right), is a hit on television, and he's also fawned over on set, particularly by Patricia Hodge, who took over from late Dame Diana Rigg in the role of Mrs Pumphrey.

After being barred from his own live concert show due to skepticism over his on-stage remarks over the weekend, George Lazenby has released a sincere apology. After he reportedly spoke about his sexual convictions and swore at the Music of James Bond exhibition in Perth on Saturday, Lazenby, who appeared in 007 on the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, received a wave of backlash. Lazenby, 83, begged for mercy and said the never meant to offend in a statement shared on social media on Monday evening.

Following controversies over George Lazenby's on-stage remarks over the weekend, he was barred from his own live concert performance show. After reportedly discussing his sexual convictions and swore at the Music of James Bond show in Perth on Saturday, Lazenby, who appeared in the 1969 James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service, received a wave of backlash. The show - which includes orchestral performances and a sit-down interview with Lazenby - was open to all ages, and there were clearly children in the audience.

On September 15, Creatures Great and Small will return to Channel 5 again. The series is back in a modern twist, with women at the forefront of action. As a studio set, the weekend has been allowed to a former warehouse where James Herriot's fictional veterinary practice Skeldale House was built. Left to Right: - Mrs Hall (Anna Madeley), Siegfried Farnon (Samuel West), James Herriott (Nicholas Ralph), Helen Alderson (played by Rachel Shenton) and Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse)

FEMAIL looks back on the originals most controversial scenes, from incestuous rape (left) to gory and horrifying deaths (right, the Red Wedding). Sansa Stark was assaulted on her wedding night (left inset), while another featured Theon Greyjoy being tortured and castrated (right inset).