Craig McLean

Music

Shania Twain stuns fans at east London pub gig

Before stepping out at Wembley with Harry Styles, Shania Twain squeezed into the 200-capacity Shacklewell Arms for one of the most intimate London shows of her career.

7 Jun 2026
Lifestyle

Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace is getting a London reboot

For three chaotic years, Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace was LA’s Studio 54 (on wheels). Four decades later, its original owner’s daughter — one Liberty Ross — has given it a London reboot. Craig McLean gets his skates on

17 Nov 2022
Music

Marc Almond on his early days in Soho and the return of Soft Cell

Almond is back with Soft Cell’s first album in 20 years

9 May 2022
Lifestyle

Dave Grohl: ‘Musicians are human - their lives aren’t yours’

He survived the forensic glare of the Nirvana spotlight to become one of rock’s wiser elders. Here, Dave Grohl talks to Craig McLean about fame, Kanye West and the film he just made with his band Foo Fighters

24 Feb 2022
Yellowjackets
TV

Get ready to gorge: why you should get stuck into Yellowjackets now

The word-of-mouth hit is like a feminist Lord of the Flies with football, what more do you want?

31 Jan 2022
Lifestyle

Is Jamie Demetriou the funniest man on TV right now?

He got his big break as Fleabag’s buck-toothed boyfriend and found critical acclaim as an comically incompetent letting agent in Stath Lets Flats, now the USA is calling. Craig McLean meets a rising star

31 Jan 2022
Celebrity News

The Servant star Nell Tiger Free tells of her exile from school play

The 20-year old Londoner plays the creepy nanny in spine-tingling new show, Servant

10 Dec 2019
TV

Dickinson's Jane Krakowski: I've achieved my childhood dreams

As the matriarch in Dickinson, the actress steals the show

1 Nov 2019
Lifestyle

Chernobyl star Jessie Buckley on keeping it real in Hollywood

She’s the radiant, scene-stealing star who draws adulation for every role she takes on. Jessie Buckley talks to Craig McLean about the joy of therapy, keeping it real and her very A-list friends

28 Aug 2019