How are blind items reported on sites such as PopBitch or Deuxmoi and kept legally sound and how accurate are they really? If someone samples or covers your song, what can make you more money and set you up for life? When contestants give a wildly incorrect answer on a quiz show, how do presenters keep a straight face?

Plus, there's an update on which Quality Street are best. Are you team Marina or team Richard?

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As the government debates a new bill covering how AI has to abide by copyright laws, is it better for creative industries to keep their friends close but enemies closer?

Sephora, Drunk Elephant, Sol de Janeiro are at the front of what some have called an epidemic amongst 'tweens' (pre-teens). These beauty and skincare brands are often pushed by influencers but what does it tell us about modern advertising and commercialism.

Finally Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy has upset the TV industry after attacking a lack of creativity and diversity. Do her points have merit or is it misplaced and is she simply looking to score some easy points?

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What are the unassuming every day items that foley artists, those who create sound fx, use to create iconic moments of sound?

Spotify Wrapped has become a cultural moment, how does it work?

Eating scenes on screen. Do actors really eat a load of food and how do they deliver their lines clearly with their mouths full?

Another peeks behind the curtain with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde on this Q&A episode of The Rest Is Entertainment.

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Many of the reports around Wicked haven’t focused on the quality of the film, but once again on the appearance of one of its stars, Ariana Grande. Is the reporting on female appearance becoming more toxic than ever before?

Will a TikTok Grandma win the battle for Christmas number 1? Richard takes us through the historical runners and riders.

Our friends at More In Common carried out some polling based upon some previous show topics as promised. Does the UK think Jeremy Clarkson could be PM? What is Britain’s most loved Christmas song? And, most importantly which is the nation’s favourite Quality Street… Richard and Marina disagree.

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Marina & Richard reveal those who test run the trials on I’m A Celebrity and the work that goes into each moment of TV gold.

We dig into the stats as to which is the most successful chair to be sat in on House of Games.

Why are dates given in Roman Numerals at the end of shows and how do you get on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame?

Your questions answered on The Rest Is Entertainment with Richard Osman & Marina Hyde.

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With the accusations surrounding MasterChef's Gregg Wallace, Richard & Marina look at the accusations and what’s behind the headlines. 

Moana 2 looks set to be a huge hit for Pixar, but what can fans expect from the sequel?

Two very different TV documentaries are on the way. Game of Throws, explores the world of darts and the colourful characters within the sport, whilst in Meet the Rees-Moggs we go inside the home of former-Conservative MP Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. Are they the new Kardashians? 

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What happened when Marina met Warren Beatty, and what are the secrets of press junkets? Is it important you know your conjecture verb from your adjunctive noun? Is there really an order to “in no particular order?”

Those questions and more in the one hundredth episode of The Rest Is Entertainment with Richard Osman and Marina Hyde. 

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With Trump's election in the US, could we in the UK see a celebrity Prime Minister? And is Jeremy Clarkson that man? Who might the other contenders be if it were to happen?

The iconic Jaguar car company has had a rebrand and it has been less than well received. What are the secrets to a successful rebrand?

And finally on this episode we celebrate a format that is bucking the trend of declining audiences on linear TV, the quiz show. With their success only getting bigger, will they outgrow their traditional home?

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The inbox was aflame after last week's Q&A episode where Marina declared Richard a "psychopath" for the way he arranged his books. Today we'll get into your take on the matter. Who is right and who is wrong? And, how do you arrange yours?

Did Rob Beckett really buy a Blankety Blank contestant a TV from his own pocket? Rob himself gives us the story. What winds journalists up most when they see a newspaper on-screen? Are nightclubs going to die? 

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It was the event *few* were talking about yet they were talking loudly. Jake Paul took on Mike Tyson live on Netflix. Who were the big winners and losers of the night?

The Guardian and others have said they'll no longer post on Twitter / X and more are moving over to Bluesky. Is this a false dawn of a peaceful online place of hope that can no longer realistically exist?

And, we need to mention the C-word again. The big retailers have rolled out their Christmas adverts. Which are good? Which are bad? Do they make any difference to where you choose to spend your all important Christmas pound?

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