The Folio
No. 13Thursday 17 September 2026Jess Entwistle
The Bank of England gives its rate decision at midday, a day after the Fed raised rates in Washington.
Front page
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Culture · TV
Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice unveils its first look and a December release date
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Culture · Music
Dolly Parton’s last message to her fans released weeks after her death
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Weddings
Jemima Goldsmith shares the first photographs from her wedding to Cameron O’Reilly
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Culture · Film
Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now the highest-grossing film of all time in the US
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Culture · Music
Madonna to open the MTV Video Music Awards, her first performance there in 23 years
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Culture · TV
Netflix opens the wardrobe on Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia
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Travel · Hotels
Rosewood Hong Kong holds the top spot in the World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026
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Culture · Theatre
Spring Awakening’s new cast revealed
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Work
Policing minister Sarah Jones addresses the Police Superintendents’ Association conference
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Tech
US interest rates raised for the first time in three years
In this edition
Read and listen
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Listen · Kermode & Mayo’s Take
Has SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY got Mark’s Spidey senses tingling? + ASA BUTTERFIELD
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Listen · The Rest Is Entertainment
Can Song Lyrics Get You Arrested?
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Listen · Song Exploder
Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly
Today’s playlists
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Wake up · 12 songs
Soft grey light
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Shower · 12 songs
Loud in the steam
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Work · 13 songs
Quiet hours, good strings
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Car · 13 songs
The long way home
Reading
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Fiction · read by Julia Whelan and Zachary Webber
Yours Truly
Ambience
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For this morning · 8:07:42
Cozy Autumn Rain by the Window Warm Fireplace& Gentle Rain for Deep…
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For this evening · 3:00:01
You’re Sitting by a Campfire at Sunset Gentle Lake Sounds & Autumn…
And finally
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Something good
The largest Roman mosaic ever excavated opens to the public