# Madonna's Confessions II album, Daphne du Maurier, Sky buying ITV

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Podcast: [Front Row](https://stenobird.com/podcast/front-row-944015)
Published: 2026-07-06T19:36:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002yknj
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Confessions II is Madonna's first album in 7 years. Novelist Matt Cain and journalist and broadcaster Miranda Sawyer discuss going back to the dancefloor. Sky TV has offered £1.6 bn pounds for ITV's free to air channel and its streaming platform ITVX. Jake Kanter, journalist for the screen industry website Deadline, considers what it will mean for British television. With a new play about Daphne du Maurier - Daphne, The Secret Lives of Daphne Du Maurier - at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter, the playwright Rosie Race joins Samira Ahmed, along with Helen Taylor, author of a detailed biographical guide to her work, The Daphne du Maurier Companion to discuss her life and work. And with last weekend’s 4th of July celebrations marking the 250th anniversary of US independence from Britain, actor and filmmaker Tara Gadomski looks at the impact of the cultural events taking place across the country. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Andrea Kidd

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