Spice Girls

Girl bands made British pop great – so where have all the good ones gone?
From SVN’s moisturiser-ad feminism to the desperately named CuteBad, the groups filling the void left by Little Mix are lacklustre. They should look to the Spice Girls’ example
Alim Kheraj
11, May, 2022 @9:42 AM

Melanie C review – high-energy workout brings the love
Bounding across the stage, the former Spice Girl delivers punchy pop and past hits to an adoring crowd on the first night of her tour
Katie Goh
14, Feb, 2022 @6:00 AM

Experience: I live in the 1990s
We have a Spice Girls calendar on the door and an old VHS player – I watch my Vicar of Dibley box set on it
Jack Walters
14, Jan, 2022 @10:00 AM

Pearson and Simon Fuller join forces to set up Academy of Pop
Firm’s venture with ex-Spice Girls manager will launch in Hollywood in 2022, in person and online
Mark Sweney
15, Oct, 2021 @9:39 AM

TV tonight: how former players have stood up to football’s racism
Benjamin Zephaniah profiles black players who rose the abuse they endured. Plus: the history of a house in Leeds. Here’s what to watch this evening
Phil Harrison, Ellen E Jones, and Ali Catterall,
28, Sep, 2021 @5:20 AM

Spice Girl among stars to begin phone-hacking claims against Murdoch empire
Melanie Chisholm, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch and S Club 7’s Hannah Spearritt latest to allege voicemail interception
Jim Waterson Media editor
26, Sep, 2021 @5:07 PM

Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain review – fabulous and intimate
The story of the girl band that conquered the world gets a 2021 twist in this brilliant docuseries that goes way beyond ‘zig-a-zig-ah’ nostalgia
Rebecca Nicholson
14, Sep, 2021 @9:00 PM

TV tonight: how Spice Girls and their girl power changed Britain
A documentary asks how these five personalities combined to such memorable effect. Plus: A House Through Time continues. Here’s what to watch this evening
Phil Harrison, Jack Seale, Hannah J Davies and Paul Howlett
14, Sep, 2021 @5:20 AM

From Dua Lipa to Boris Johnson – why it’s a ‘cultural mistake’ to wear union jack clothing
After Brexit, a legacy of far-right associations, and possible Scottish independence, the union flag still pushes buttons. What does patriotism mean in Britain today?
Priya Elan
16, Jun, 2021 @4:45 PM

The greatest ever songs of the summer – ranked!
From Don Henley to Drake, we rate the hottest sounds of the season
Michael Cragg
10, Jun, 2021 @1:07 PM

From New Order to Chris Kamara: England’s best and worst tournament songs
England football songs have run the gamut of emotions from misty-eyed hope to the musical expression of deep psychological malaise
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
09, Jun, 2021 @5:00 AM

Mel B on domestic abuse, trauma and recovery: ‘In my mind there was no way out’
Four years after escaping her marriage, the former Spice Girl talks about confidence, family – and why the pandemic has led to a rise in abusive relationships
Simon Hattenstone
17, May, 2021 @5:00 AM
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