David Beckham

Why the 'Jerry from the Good Life' look is back

Move over Tom Ford and David Beckham - the latest fashion icon is Jerry from The Good Life, godfather of 'athleisurewear'. Harry Wallop visited Surbiton Golf Club to try out the 'sport luxe' look.

Three Lions: footy farce at St James Theatre

If these walls could talk. Specifically, the walls of the Swiss hotel room in which David Beckham, David Cameron and Prince William holed up for 48 hours in December 2010, as they finalised England's bid to FIFA to host the 2018 World Cup.

Michael Palin calls David Beckham a "wimp"

Michael Palin has jokingly described David Beckham as a "wimp" after watching his Amazon rainforest documentary.

Only Fools and Horses quiz

Test your sitcom knowledge about Trotter trivia as David Beckham stars in Sport Relief sketch.

The day I starred in 'Only Fools and Horses'

David Beckham will have a hoot appearing on Only Fools and Horses, says Kate Saunders, whose part in one classic episode was the most enjoyable week's work she's ever done.

The Three Lions, interview

What happened when Prince William, David Cameron and David Beckham got together to promote England's bid to host the 2018 World Cup? An anarchic Edinburgh Fringe play goes behind the scenes of a disastrous campaign.

Do you remember the day you discovered Kettle crisps? Dawn French does: it was at Kirsty MacColl's house, apparently - and amazing they were too. A revolution in fried potatoes that was up there in hers and Jennifer Saunders's list of top 10 nibbles, as shared with the nation over four daft minutes of primetime Christmas Day radio (French and Saunders, Radio 2). "I had some lovely nuts last night," giggled Saunders. Schoolgirl stuff, it's true, but French and Saunders always mined gold from the silliest, most irreverent material. And so, Dawn French dumped Simon Cowell live on air for Gary Barlow, hoping she would stop having to read Hello! magazine to keep tabs on her celebrity boyfriend. Saunders, thoroughly English in her expert self-deprecation, reeled off a list of prestigious awards her badly reviewed Spice Girl musical, Viva Forever, had won, while French gently ribbed her for her post-cancer press coverage. "You're not even brave any more!"

Best of all was the surprise kiss and tell on celebrity snoggers. Having smooched George Clooney, David Beckham and Brad Pitt over the years, French told Emma Bunton (who popped up on the Someone And Their Mum feature) that none of the world's hottest men came close to matching her real favourite: Jamie Theakston (who knew?), former children's TV presenter and Bunton's breakfast show co-host on Heart FM. But mostly it was a joy to simply listen to French and Saunders chatter in the background of my mum's busy kitchen, emitting exactly the right frequency of festive jolliness without being smug or irritating. No mean feat - you just wish they would do more shows.

Russell Brand admits David Beckham crush

Russell Brand has revealed that he has a crush on David Beckham. He quipped: "'I'm not gay but I would eat food off his body. Preferably something that needs to be mopped up, like egg. I'd eat it off his stomach."