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Hedy Lamarr, inventor and film goddess was born in November 1914. Alison Jane Reid celebrates her mind as the inventor of frequency hopping and we explore how to emulate her image as a Hollywood icon of golden age style in suitably starstruck fashion.

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I'm Your Man Starring Dan Stevens and Maren Eggert, is a film by Emmy-Award Directing Maria Schrader that thrills as much as it poses serious questions about the boundaries of love. Could you fall for a humanoid, fantastic man asks Alison Jane Reid? Let's find out.

Johnny Depp turns 58 on June 9th 2021. Depp excels at playing eccentrics and loners who don't fit the typical Hollywood image of masculinity.

Cat Deeley designs a handknitted intarsia wool cardigan for Winser London inspired by Marilyn Monroe and her last photoshoot. And wool trainers and running shoes are eco-chic at Geisswein.

Actress Eugenie Bondurant talks to journalist Alison Jane Reid about cut-glass cheekbones and weird and wonderful acting roles including Tigris in The Hunger Games and a teacher in Fear of Rain.