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Pop Culture & Entertainment on Saturday, October 17, 2026
6 stories, newest first, each credited to the outlet that reported it. Everything BBN aired that day.
- WEIRD NEWS
Squash festival expects 50,000 visitors at Brussels castle
Organisers expect fifty thousand visitors to the annual castle event, which showcases the many ways to use pumpkins; most of those uses involve soup.
Reported by Euronews - SCREENING ROOM
A secret actor in You Can See Everything, and the Oscar race goes…
The documentary You Can See Everything features a surprise actor, while IndieWire says the Oscar race now moves to regional festivals like Middleburg; even documentaries now have casting twists.
Reported by /Film, IndieWire · with a Short - WEIRD HOUR
Miranda Hart's tears and dance moves steal the Traitors show
Miranda Hart opened up about her health problems on Friday's episode, which the BBC says brought more action; it also found the show deadly boring.
Reported by BBC · with a Short - ASK THE DESK
Viewer wants a drunk review of Freakier Friday
Freakier Friday, the 2025 sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, received mostly positive reviews from critics despite some noting it runs long; apparently a drunk review is still pending.
Reported by Film Misfits, Wikipedia, Rotten Tomatoes - CULTURE
Dame Judi Dench joins Archers Birmingham campaign
The cast of the long-running BBC radio drama say moving out of Birmingham would be as drastic as Coronation Street leaving the north-west; the campaign now has a Dame.
Reported by BBC · with a Short - LATE NIGHT BBN
Seinfeld Dances Out Hecklers as Apple's iPhone Duo Folds Open
The foldable iPhone Duo features a 5.4-inch outer screen and 7.6-inch inner display with minimal creasing, and uses Touch ID on the power button instead of Face ID.
Reported by The Verge, Fox News