Burberry was back with a bang this year. One of the shows of September’s LFW was Burberry at Tate Britain, which saw everyone from Lesley Manville, Jason Isaacs and Richard E Grant walk the runway. Under the guidance of creative director Daniel Lee, the fashion house ended the year in style with its takeover of Claridge’s Christmas tree, decorated with 600 bows made from surplus Burberry fabrics and chess-piece decorations inspired by the house’s Equestrian Knight design. At the party of the season around it, knights handed out canapés, Olivia Colman did a reading, and acting royalty such as Jennifer Saunders and Celia Imrie hung out with the likes of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Alexa Chung. You can – and should – visit the Scarf Bar pop-up shop before 4th January.

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Yes, yes, Guinness’s ascension isn’t new. We can all thank the Devonshire for that. But its popularity hasn’t waned in 2025 – and last week’s launch of Guinness’s Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden has only intensified the affair. As well as offering tours, pint-pouring masterclasses and a new restaurant from Pip Lacey, the venue is filled with Guinness memorabilia and there’s a shop dedicated to its new fashion collaborations (remember these excellent JW Anderson jumpers?). If entering the throng outside the Dev with a ciggie and pint in hand is your idea of fun, you’ll want to join the line at The Marlborough, the team’s new Mayfair pub that’s also home to pizza sensation Crisp. Its opening week saw five-hour queues for pizzas and pints, but we have it on good authority that they’re both worth the wait.

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This comedy was hands-down our favourite show on 2025. Seth Rogen is the star of this Apple TV hit, playing Matt Remick, the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios in Hollywood. As someone who eats, sleeps and breathes movies, it's the job Matt's been pursuing his whole life – and it may very well destroy him. As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his team of infighting execs battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in pursuit of elusively great films. With their sharp suits masking their never-ending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe.  An honourable mention also needs to go to Paramount+ show Landman, the Billy Bob Thornton-starring series about a down-on-his-luck oil company fixer in Texas. Season two is on right now, and provides just the injection of fun and drama a Monday night in requires.

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