Is cruising safe now? Are cruise ships actually safer than being on land? Karl Lornie from tribute band Beatles Celebration is performing on the MSC Grandiosa and tells us what it’s like cruising and working on a cruise ship during the Covid-19 pandemic.

It was such a joy to be performing in Switzerland with a Sinatra show in Bern.

Ava Astaire is the daughter of major Hollywood legend Fred Astaire. He made 31 musicals, was named the fifth Greatest Male Star of Old Hollywood, and introduced numerous standards to the Great American Songbook like Top Hat, Cheek to Cheek and Puttin on the Ritz to name a few.

Christopher Biggins is best known for his work as a presenter for shows like On Safari and Surprise Surprise with Cilla Black. He's gone from being voted 'the most hated man on TV' to winning I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

After a long career in politics, these days Jeffrey Archer is best known for his work as an author. His books have sold over 300 million copies worldwide, he's published in more than 30 languages and almost 100 countries. At 74 he's working harder than ever and shows no signs of slowing down.

Hannah Waddingham has been nominated for three Olivier Wards, wowed the critics in Spamalot, A Little Night Music, Benidorm, and recently The Game of Thrones. One critic said she has “slender legs, perfect pitch and a full-pearled smile”.

Bobby Crush made it big in 1972 when he won six appearances on the ITV talent show, Opportunity Knocks. He won the Variety Club's award for 'Best New Artist' and starred at the London Palladium alongside Jack Jones, Vic Damone and Julie Andrews.

Michael Feinstein is an author, archivist, singer and conductor. Since his close working relationship with Ira Gershwin he's become well established as the world's ambassador for the Great American Songbook. His albums have gone platinum and he's been nominated for five Grammy Awards.

Andrew Pern is a largely self-taught chef whose hearty northern dishes have been influenced by Paul Heathcote, Raymond Blanc and Marco Pierre White. People come from far and wide to eat at his Michelin starred restaurant The Star Inn at Harome.

Swing and jazz singer Gary Williams has rubbed shoulders with royalty, is a regular entertainer at celebrity events and is rapidly becoming a well-known guest on BBC Radio 2. Emma Mathias finds out more about the Immingham-born man with Sinatra style and Rat Pack panache ...

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Once again Williams proves to be a consummate showman who is at ease with his audience, cheeky with his patter and who can entertain in spades.

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Then again he conducts the proceedings with such gentle, unassuming humour that even the most atheistic of souls — I had one sitting next to me, as a matter of fact — will be willing to join in.