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Marine Saint
Fashion brands latch on to Love Story as fans demand the Bessette look

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Fashion brands latch on to Love Story as fans demand the Bessette look
Vanessa Thorpe
Mr Benn changes into a movie star of 70s flashback cinema

Sun 29 Mar 2026

Mr Benn changes into a movie star of 70s flashback cinema
Barbara Ellen
Who wants to watch the downfall of Huw Edwards?

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Who wants to watch the downfall of Huw Edwards?
Stephen Armstrong
Saturday Night Live UK could send dozens of comedy careers into the stratosphere

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Saturday Night Live UK could send dozens of comedy careers into the stratosphere
Barbara Ellen
The Other Bennet Sister reimagines Austen – again

Fri 20 Mar 2026

The Other Bennet Sister reimagines Austen – again
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from The Other Bennet Sister to Inside the Rage Machine

Thu 19 Mar 2026

What to watch this week, from The Other Bennet Sister to Inside the Rage Machine
Liv Little
Why we still love Louis Theroux

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Why we still love Louis Theroux
Barbara Ellen
Louis Theroux can’t crack the manosphere

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Louis Theroux can’t crack the manosphere
Andrew Anthony
Melvyn Bragg: ‘There are too many people against the BBC now’

Sat 7 Mar 2026

Melvyn Bragg: ‘There are too many people against the BBC now’
Barbara Ellen
With Vladimir, the female gaze finally gets a look in

Fri 6 Mar 2026

With Vladimir, the female gaze finally gets a look in
Barbara Ellen
The Lady is queasily ill-timed true crime

Fri 27 Feb 2026

The Lady is queasily ill-timed true crime
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from The Lady to the return of Scrubs

Thu 26 Feb 2026

What to watch this week, from The Lady to the return of Scrubs
Seun Matiluko
The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas

Mon 23 Feb 2026

The BBC wins no marks for its production at the Baftas
Olivia Ovenden
Being Gordon Ramsay is hard to stomach

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Being Gordon Ramsay is hard to stomach
Vanessa Thorpe
Golding Jr gives blessing to a Lord of the Flies with less stiff upper lip

Sat 14 Feb 2026

Golding Jr gives blessing to a Lord of the Flies with less stiff upper lip
Olivia Ovenden
Lord of the Flies is an anatomy of boyhood cruelty

Fri 13 Feb 2026

Lord of the Flies is an anatomy of boyhood cruelty
Barbara Ellen
What’s the point of Netflix’s Lucy Letby doc?

Fri 6 Feb 2026

What’s the point of Netflix’s Lucy Letby doc?
Liv Little
The world is burning – so turn on a relentlessly stressful season of Industry

Thu 5 Feb 2026

The world is burning – so turn on a relentlessly stressful season of Industry
Stephen Armstrong
Secrets of the Traitors: how the producers choose the cast

Mon 26 Jan 2026

Secrets of the Traitors: how the producers choose the cast
Vanessa Thorpe
Traitors’ faithful look to Ireland for a fresh batch of betrayals

Sun 25 Jan 2026

Traitors’ faithful look to Ireland for a fresh batch of betrayals
Barbara Ellen
The Beauty is a body horror with substance

Sat 24 Jan 2026

The Beauty is a body horror with substance
Barbara Ellen
Treasons to be cheerful as Traitors keeps us guessing to the end

Fri 23 Jan 2026

Treasons to be cheerful as Traitors keeps us guessing to the end
Barbara Ellen
Industry’s anti-woke new series is big, bold and nasty

Sat 17 Jan 2026

Industry’s anti-woke new series is big, bold and nasty
Killian Fox
Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’

Tue 13 Jan 2026

Steve Coogan: ‘I don’t mind a fight. I probably gravitate towards it’
Barbara Ellen
Why everyone’s talking about Heated Rivalry, gay erotica on ice

Fri 9 Jan 2026

Why everyone’s talking about Heated Rivalry, gay erotica on ice
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from a gay ice hockey drama to Black Ops

Wed 7 Jan 2026

What to watch this week, from a gay ice hockey drama to Black Ops
Barbara Ellen
Is The Night Manager still the best of the television spy genre?

Fri 2 Jan 2026

Is The Night Manager still the best of the television spy genre?
Barbara Ellen
The Traitors is back – and pay attention, because everything has changed

Fri 2 Jan 2026

The Traitors is back – and pay attention, because everything has changed
Barbara Ellen
The best TV of 2025

Thu 25 Dec 2025

The best TV of 2025
Barbara Ellen
Taylor Swift: The End of an Era is bland and perfunctory

Sat 20 Dec 2025

Taylor Swift: The End of an Era is bland and perfunctory
Barbara Ellen
See No Evil – a too painful story of child abuse and the Church

Sat 13 Dec 2025

See No Evil – a too painful story of child abuse and the Church
Joel Golby
What do we actually want from our football pundits?

Fri 12 Dec 2025

What do we actually want from our football pundits?
Olivia Ovenden
How Simon Cowell became irrelevant

Wed 10 Dec 2025

How Simon Cowell became irrelevant
Barbara Ellen
Netflix’s The Abandons is Dynasty on horseback

Sat 6 Dec 2025

Netflix’s The Abandons is Dynasty on horseback
Stephen Armstrong
Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Kyle MacLachlan: ‘David Lynch found me. I was in total obscurity’
Barbara Ellen
Prisoner 951 is a Kafkaesque hostage nightmare

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Prisoner 951 is a Kafkaesque hostage nightmare
Miranda Sawyer
All-star cast, zero-star reviews: why a critical slating is perfect for All’s Fair

Sat 15 Nov 2025

All-star cast, zero-star reviews: why a critical slating is perfect for All’s Fair
Barbara Ellen
Trespasses is a devastating tale of forbidden love

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Trespasses is a devastating tale of forbidden love
Xavier Greenwood
The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts

Wed 12 Nov 2025

The world’s most trusted broadcaster faces threats on multiple fronts
Stephen Armstrong
Treachery pays as Celebrity Traitors pulls in 11 million faithful viewers

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Treachery pays as Celebrity Traitors pulls in 11 million faithful viewers
Killian Fox
Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’

Sun 9 Nov 2025

Harold Offeh: ‘There was a visceral reaction to Lauren Halsey’s art’
Jude Rogers
Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’

Sat 8 Nov 2025

Rhea Seehorn: ‘I love the idea that a woman’s anger can be dangerous’
Simon Barnes
How Ellie Goldstein’s time on Strictly inspired my son

Sat 8 Nov 2025

How Ellie Goldstein’s time on Strictly inspired my son
Barbara Ellen
Was this the greatest Traitors final yet?

Fri 7 Nov 2025

Was this the greatest Traitors final yet?
Stephen Armstrong
How The Celebrity Traitors achieved TV history

Fri 7 Nov 2025

How The Celebrity Traitors achieved TV history
Barbara Ellen
How did The Celebrity Traitors become the biggest show on TV?

Mon 3 Nov 2025

How did The Celebrity Traitors become the biggest show on TV?
Patrick Kidd
Obituary: Prunella Scales, actor who played Sybil in Fawlty Towers

Thu 30 Oct 2025

Obituary: Prunella Scales, actor who played Sybil in Fawlty Towers
Barbara Ellen
As the dancing queens take their last tango, has Strictly lost its sparkle?

Sat 25 Oct 2025

As the dancing queens take their last tango, has Strictly lost its sparkle?
Olivia Ovenden
Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’

Fri 17 Oct 2025

Rebecca Miller: ‘I could identify with Martin Scorsese’s spiritual journey’
Barbara Ellen
Here’s the thing: I don't find Kathy Burke ugly

Sat 4 Oct 2025

Here’s the thing: I don't find Kathy Burke ugly
Sarah Manavis
Why this could be the last waltz for rightwingers

Thu 2 Oct 2025

Why this could be the last waltz for rightwingers
Róisín Lanigan
Harry Potter and the deathly rehash culture

Fri 26 Sept 2025

Harry Potter and the deathly rehash culture
Barbara Ellen
Brits don’t just knock the rich – we have a go at everything

Sat 6 Sept 2025

Brits don’t just knock the rich – we have a go at everything
Barbara Ellen
The tasteless tale of Amanda Knox

Thu 21 Aug 2025

The tasteless tale of Amanda Knox
Jacob Weisberg
The show’s over: Stephen Colbert is cancelled … and so is satire in America

Sun 20 Jul 2025

The show’s over: Stephen Colbert is cancelled … and so is satire in America
Yoel Noorali
‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra

Fri 11 Jul 2025

‘Monetised standing’: the art of being a film extra
Elle Hunt
In too deep: how the Titan sub became the talk of the world

Thu 26 Jun 2025

In too deep: how the Titan sub became the talk of the world
Hayley Myers
Prue Leith, restaurateur, 85

Thu 12 Jun 2025

Prue Leith, restaurateur, 85
Andrew Anthony
Succession creator Jesse Armstrong turns his eye to tech bros

Sat 31 May 2025

Succession creator Jesse Armstrong turns his eye to tech bros
Donna Ferguson
Sian Gibson: ‘I don’t feel famous at all’

Sat 31 May 2025

Sian Gibson: ‘I don’t feel famous at all’
Nick Mc Grath
David Suchet: ‘I turn 80 next year but I don’t want to act my age’

Thu 29 May 2025

David Suchet: ‘I turn 80 next year but I don’t want to act my age’
Barbara Ellen
Meet Nathan Fielder, the king of cringe comedy

Sun 25 May 2025

Meet Nathan Fielder, the king of cringe comedy
Barbara Ellen
The week in TV: Sirens, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and more

Sat 24 May 2025

The week in TV: Sirens, The Bombing of Pan Am 103 and more
Emily H Wilson
We need Buffy the Vampire Slayer more than ever

Sat 24 May 2025

We need Buffy the Vampire Slayer more than ever
Rory Smith
Bodo/Glimt: The hottest thing in the Arctic Circle

Wed 30 Apr 2025

Bodo/Glimt: The hottest thing in the Arctic Circle
Joan Didion’s old notes make for an uneasy read

Mon 28 Apr 2025

Joan Didion’s old notes make for an uneasy read
Vanessa Thorpe
How The Traitors became a national institution so quickly

Sun 27 Apr 2025

How The Traitors became a national institution so quickly
James Tapper
Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Injured Gazan children will be allowed into the UK for treatment
Vanessa Thorpe
Traitors Inc: how the hit show became a national institution

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Traitors Inc: how the hit show became a national institution
James Tapper
Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Tributes pour in for Virginia Giuffre, a ‘light for survivors’
Sarah Baxter
Trump’s mean-girl press chief

Sun 27 Apr 2025

Trump’s mean-girl press chief
The Observer
This is the moment for Starmer to make a bold offer to the EU

Sun 27 Apr 2025

This is the moment for Starmer to make a bold offer to the EU
Nick Clegg IGNORE

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Nick Clegg IGNORE
Wendy Ide
Film: Naomi Watts takes the lead... and more

Sat 26 Apr 2025

Film: Naomi Watts takes the lead... and more
Joanna Moorhead
The Catholic Church is at a generational crossroads

Sat 26 Apr 2025

The Catholic Church is at a generational crossroads
Séamas O’Reilly
Séamas O’Reilly on his three-year-old’s capitalistic gleam

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Séamas O’Reilly on his three-year-old’s capitalistic gleam
Emma John
Walton Goggins: the hottest hairline in town

Fri 25 Apr 2025

Walton Goggins: the hottest hairline in town

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