Naomi Rukavina plays Dr Remi Varga-Murphy on Neighbours – one half of a biracial, queer couple with Sara West’s Cara. Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The GuardianView image in fullscreenNaomi Rukavina plays Dr Remi Varga-Murphy on Neighbours – one half of a biracial, queer couple with Sara West’s Cara. Photograph: Nadir Kinani/The GuardianNeighboursInterviewNaomi Rukavina on being one half of Neighbours’ first biracial, queer couple: ‘Feels bloody excellent’Sian CainStarting out, the actor was told someone like her could never work in TV. Read More...
Country diaryTrees and forestsSavernake Forest, Wiltshire: This extraordinary oak has been shedding branches, rotting down slowly for decades, possibly centuriesAlthough this former royal forest is most famous for its beeches, which rise like gigantic organ pipes 30m overhead, we were on the search for bigger quarry. Among this landscape of clay-rooted tree and squirrel and muntjac and white-barred brambling sifting beechmast on the woodland floor, there are a dozen or so quietly cloistered ancient oaks. Read More...
Summer games previewsGamesThe head of Recreate Games talks about the inspiration behind the studio’s forthcoming cartoon brawler – which features many of the team’s own pets
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: there’s nothing quite like a kitten wielding a crossbow. Party Animals gives you an array of adorable pets to dress up and throw into an arena, where they slapstick-spar against each other with bats, shovels, nunchucks and more. Read More...