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George Simms
Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction

Thu 26 Feb 2026

Drive to Survive is fast and furious but it’s 1% racing, 99% fiction
Stephen Armstrong
Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge

Thu 19 Feb 2026

Stephen Colbert’s latest run-in with CBS is the thin end of the wedge
Erica Wagner
Michael Imperioli: ‘To make a living in this business is miraculous’

Wed 11 Feb 2026

Michael Imperioli: ‘To make a living in this business is miraculous’
Erica Wagner
Happy 50th, Muppets! As a child, answering their fan mail taught me so much

Fri 6 Feb 2026

Happy 50th, Muppets! As a child, answering their fan mail taught me so much
Lamorna Ash
An hour with… Industry’s Mickey Down and Konrad Kay

Thu 22 Jan 2026

An hour with… Industry’s Mickey Down and Konrad Kay
Stephen Armstrong
Netflix snaps up podcasts in TV turf war with YouTube

Sun 18 Jan 2026

Netflix snaps up podcasts in TV turf war with YouTube
Stephen Armstrong
The dark, delicate art of choosing the Traitors

Sun 18 Jan 2026

The dark, delicate art of choosing the Traitors
Vanessa Thorpe
‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’

Fri 16 Jan 2026

‘I wouldn’t mind some of my ashes being spread here one day’
Barbara Ellen
How clued-up Traitors stormed the castle

Sat 10 Jan 2026

How clued-up Traitors stormed the castle
Barbara Ellen
What TV to watch in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

What TV to watch in 2026
Vanessa Thorpe
Return of The Night Manager, the sequel Le Carré tried to kill

Thu 1 Jan 2026

Return of The Night Manager, the sequel Le Carré tried to kill
Janet Ellis
Biddy Baxter, remembered by Janet Ellis

Tue 30 Dec 2025

Biddy Baxter, remembered by Janet Ellis
Gyles Brandreth
Dame Patricia Routledge, remembered by Gyles Brandreth

Mon 29 Dec 2025

Dame Patricia Routledge, remembered by Gyles Brandreth
Phoebe Davis
Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK

Sun 28 Dec 2025

Gay drama on ice races to cult status – and is set to raise temperatures in UK
Rebecca Nicholson
Adolescence star Erin Doherty on therapy, success and sharing queer stories

Fri 26 Dec 2025

Adolescence star Erin Doherty on therapy, success and sharing queer stories
Samuel West
Prunella Scales, remembered by Samuel West

Wed 24 Dec 2025

Prunella Scales, remembered by Samuel West
Heidi Thomas
Call the Midwife delivers nostalgia, and I couldn't be prouder

Fri 19 Dec 2025

Call the Midwife delivers nostalgia, and I couldn't be prouder
Erica Wagner
An endearing new production of Into The Woods brings a tear to the eye

Sat 13 Dec 2025

An endearing new production of Into The Woods brings a tear to the eye
Andrew Hankinson
Graham Linehan won’t shut up

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Graham Linehan won’t shut up
Barbara Ellen
The Black Swan is an extraordinary courtroom seat in a real-life Scandi noir case

Sat 22 Nov 2025

The Black Swan is an extraordinary courtroom seat in a real-life Scandi noir case
Killian Fox
Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Julia Ducournau: ‘I never get tired of Poirot’s contempt for sloppiness’
Olivia Ovenden
Nicôle Lecky: ‘It’s weird when workmen ask what the awards are for’

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Nicôle Lecky: ‘It’s weird when workmen ask what the awards are for’
Barbara Ellen
Pluribus is high-concept, low-speed science fiction

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Pluribus is high-concept, low-speed science fiction
Olivia Ovenden
The Celebrity Traitors is a show for our paranoid, tribalist age

Thu 6 Nov 2025

The Celebrity Traitors is a show for our paranoid, tribalist age
Barbara Ellen
Down Cemetery Road – a fresh female take on Slow Horses

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Down Cemetery Road – a fresh female take on Slow Horses
Stephen Armstrong
TV switch-off date could cut access for 10m UK viewers

Sun 26 Oct 2025

TV switch-off date could cut access for 10m UK viewers
Miranda Sawyer
Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life

Sat 18 Oct 2025

Bill Nighy’s rules for a happier life
Rachael Healy
Spitting Image hits back over Paddington filmmakers’ lawsuit

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Spitting Image hits back over Paddington filmmakers’ lawsuit
Frank Skinner
Did Spitting Image have to turn Paddington into a coke-addled wreck?

Sun 12 Oct 2025

Did Spitting Image have to turn Paddington into a coke-addled wreck?
Ceri Thomas
Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone still listening?

Sun 5 Oct 2025

Last call for the phone-hacking scandal – but is anyone still listening?
Vanessa Thorpe
I’d make a terrible traitor, says TV historian – but is he bluffing?

Sat 4 Oct 2025

I’d make a terrible traitor, says TV historian – but is he bluffing?
Michael Hogan
‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’

Tue 30 Sept 2025

‘What you choose to participate in is always a political decision’
Sarah Crompton
The emotional ‘journey’ to Strictly’s glitterball begins

Sun 21 Sept 2025

The emotional ‘journey’ to Strictly’s glitterball begins
Jonathan Cake
Liberal Hollywood is naked and afraid

Sun 21 Sept 2025

Liberal Hollywood is naked and afraid
Barbara Ellen
Harris’s memoir will be a rude awakening for Sleepy Joe

Sun 14 Sept 2025

Harris’s memoir will be a rude awakening for Sleepy Joe
Simon Parkin
‘Drama without humour is bad art’

Sun 14 Sept 2025

‘Drama without humour is bad art’
Michaela Makusha
The summer that teen dramas turned back the clock for adults

Sun 14 Sept 2025

The summer that teen dramas turned back the clock for adults
Matt Alagiah
Olivia Cooke: ‘There aren’t a lot of working-class actors’

Sun 31 Aug 2025

Olivia Cooke: ‘There aren’t a lot of working-class actors’
Laura Cumming
The picture: Trump and Zelenskyy at St Peter's Basilica

Sun 27 Apr 2025

The picture: Trump and Zelenskyy at St Peter's Basilica

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