Vicky Jessop

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

Fashion

Pride 2025: what to wear to look fabulous and chic

From the iconic Protect the Dolls T-shirt to piles of sequins, here’s how to look fabulous this Pride

4 Jul 2025
TV

Too Much: who are all the celebs in Lena Dunham's Netflix show?

The cast list is extensive and starry: we dive right in

4 Jul 2025
Music

Oasis's top 10 songs: from Supersonic to Wonderwall

The Gallagher brothers’ countless hits have become the background music to a thousand pub singalongs. Here are our favourites...

4 Jul 2025
Travel

How to spend 48 hours in Cardiff: A foodie guide to Wales' hotspot

Ramen worth travelling for, Michelin-worthy restaurants — the city offers far more than Welsh cakes, says Vicky Jessop. Here’s how to spend a whole weekend feasting if you’re in town to see the Gallagher brothers

4 Jul 2025
TV

The Couple Next Door: what happened in S1, and who is back for S2?

There’s a whole lot of drama to unpack - and a whole lot more on the horizon

4 Jul 2025
Travel

Zurich: how to explore like a champ in the home of the Women's Euros

Banish thoughts of staid Swiss streets — Zurich boasts a lively cultural scene, great food and acres of natural beauty

2 Jul 2025
Lifestyle

Bye bye body hair: how the tide is turning for hairy armpits

Conservative values are taking over — which spells bad news for our hairy armpits. So where can we go from here in pursuit of body positivity? Vicky Jessop investigates

2 Jul 2025
Doechii
Music

Why isn't Doechii's Glastonbury set on iPlayer?

Fans of the rapper are getting increasingly frustrated the BBC still hasn’t made her stand-out set available to watch

1 Jul 2025
Glastonbury Festival 2025
Music

Have politics ruined Glastonbury? The verdict from the site

With Kneecap and Bob Vylan bringing negative headlines, it can be tempting to view the festival as a breeding ground for extremism, but what do fans on the site think?

30 Jun 2025
Glastonbury Festival 2025
Music

Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury review: conquered the heights

The singer-songwriter took on the Pyramid Stage and won as the closing Glastonbury headliner on Sunday night

30 Jun 2025
Glastonbury Festival 2025
Music

Glastonbury - Saturday review: a day of political controversy

A day in which Charli xcx and Doechii attracted the crowds, it was controversial moments by Kneecap and Bob Vylan that made the headlines

29 Jun 2025
Music

Kneecap at Glastonbury 2025 review: fierce and unapologetic

The Irish rap trio took a victory lap of the West Holts stage with chants of “f*** Keir Starmer”

28 Jun 2025
Glastonbury Festival 2025 - Day Three
Music

Glastonbury on Friday review: did Loyle Carner steal The 1975's glory?

The first proper day of music at Glastonbury was highly eclectic with a stack of instant classic sets

28 Jun 2025
Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm in Pilton
Music

Lewis Capaldi at Glastonbury review: people were openly weeping

The secret set that everyone knew about was an incredible return after the difficulties of his last appearance at Glastonbury

27 Jun 2025
Music

Khruangbin: 'We record all our music in a barn'

The musical trio from Houston got their start in London – and prefer to maintain anonymity with an array of wigs

27 Jun 2025
TV

Squid Game Season 3 on Netflix review: a raucous, bloody farewell

Director Hwang Dong-hyuk’s vision of humanity is a bleak one, but it does make for great television

27 Jun 2025
Lauren Laverne
Lifestyle

Lauren Laverne's guide to London

The Desert Island Discs and BBC Radio 6 Music presenter shares her favourite spots in the capital, from where she parties with her kids to the best place to buy sourdough

26 Jun 2025
Music

Going to Glastonbury for the first time? Here are our tips

Avoid pitching your tent downhill, and bring a portable charger

25 Jun 2025
TV

What games have appeared in Squid Game so far?

From the infamous Red Light, Green Light to the Squid Game itself, we break down everything that’s appeared so far

24 Jun 2025
Gaming

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach review - just as bonkers as the first

Get ready for astral whales, creepy cults and a lot of slogging around empty desertscapes

23 Jun 2025
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