Alan Johnson . . . meets bands who “achieved the success he craved”. Photograph: Martin Argles/The Guardian Where do cabinet ministers go when they die? “My name is Alan Johnson, I’ve had a modicum of success as a postman, as a trades unionist, as a member of parliament, as... 

‘Exuberantly daft, and mischievous but affectionate’ . . . Harry Hill’s TV Burp It shouldn’t really work – and certainly not as deliriously, hilariously well as it does. Clip shows are the cheap, instant, mindless filler of TV. But Harry Hill and his team bring to... 

Brit parade … Professor Green. Photograph: Alex Sudea / Rex Features Nando’s restaurant in Stratford, east London is unfortunately positioned. Sat plumb on a major junction, it has been surrounded by major roadworks all summer; it’s noisy, dusty and not entirely suited to... 

Neil Young to release ‘lost’ albums … Uncut readers rejoice. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images After keeping them in the vaults for nearly 40 years, Neil Young is planning to issue four unreleased albums. Homegrown, Oceanside-Countryside and Chrome Dreams will be released... 

Steven Spielberg, whose new project War Horse begins shooting in the UK next month. Photograph: Jean-Pierre Muller/AFP/Getty Images The invite was posted and the place was set, and yet Steven Spielberg turned out to be conspicuous by his absence at last week’s Clinton wedding in New...