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Ann Droid – Diane Morgan’s AI comedy needs a second generation

Is this charming series a worthy addition to the comedian’s surrealist canon? Time will tell... Plus, Will Ferrell’s The Hawk fails to find its swing

Fri 17 Jul 2026

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Barbara Ellen
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Thu 16 Jul 2026

What to watch this week, from Ann Droid to The Tech Billionaire Takeover
Olivia Ovenden
Who will free the trad wives trapped in a Little House on the Prairie?

Fri 10 Jul 2026

Who will free the trad wives trapped in a Little House on the Prairie?
Olivia Ovenden
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Thu 9 Jul 2026

What to watch this week, from Little House on the Prairie to Remember… The Office
Olivia Ovenden
Elle – the jury’s out on the Legally Blonde prequel

Fri 3 Jul 2026

Elle – the jury’s out on the Legally Blonde prequel
Olivia Ovenden
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Thu 2 Jul 2026

What to watch this week, from Chris and Martina to The Pitt
Barbara Ellen
Has Love Island finally given us the ick?

Fri 26 Jun 2026

Has Love Island finally given us the ick?
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Love Island to The Bear

Thu 25 Jun 2026

What to watch this week, from Love Island to The Bear
Barbara Ellen
Shining a spotlight on the dark side of OnlyFans

Mon 22 Jun 2026

Shining a spotlight on the dark side of OnlyFans
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from OnlyFans: Inside the Machine to Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You

Fri 19 Jun 2026

What to watch this week, from OnlyFans: Inside the Machine to Harlan Coben’s I Will Find You
Frank Skinner
Doctor, the critics will see you now: we’re still diagnosing House – 14 years on

Sun 14 Jun 2026

Doctor, the critics will see you now: we’re still diagnosing House – 14 years on
Barbara Ellen
BBC’s flippant Brexit documentary isn’t the full story

Fri 12 Jun 2026

BBC’s flippant Brexit documentary isn’t the full story
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Brexit: A Very British Civil War to Gareth Southgate

Thu 11 Jun 2026

What to watch this week, from Brexit: A Very British Civil War to Gareth Southgate
Barbara Ellen
Russell T Davies’s Tip Toe is a stark state-of-the-nation drama

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Russell T Davies’s Tip Toe is a stark state-of-the-nation drama
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Tip Toe to Witness

Thu 4 Jun 2026

What to watch this week, from Tip Toe to Witness
Barbara Ellen
Joseph Fiennes plays a blinder as Gareth Southgate in Dear England

Fri 29 May 2026

Joseph Fiennes plays a blinder as Gareth Southgate in Dear England
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Dear England to The Four Seasons

Thu 28 May 2026

What to watch this week, from Dear England to The Four Seasons
Barbara Ellen
The Elon Musk Show asks: is the world’s richest man happy?

Fri 22 May 2026

The Elon Musk Show asks: is the world’s richest man happy?
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from The Elon Musk Show to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

Thu 21 May 2026

What to watch this week, from The Elon Musk Show to Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed
Barbara Ellen
Believe Me is a rare thing: true crime drama that puts women first

Fri 15 May 2026

Believe Me is a rare thing: true crime drama that puts women first
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Believe Me to Marty, Life Is Short

Wed 13 May 2026

What to watch this week, from Believe Me to Marty, Life Is Short
Puzzles take over the box as Wordle goes primetime

Wed 13 May 2026

Puzzles take over the box as Wordle goes primetime
Barbara Ellen
In Legends, the real violence is psychological

Sat 9 May 2026

In Legends, the real violence is psychological
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Legends to Berlusconi: Condemned to Win

Thu 7 May 2026

What to watch this week, from Legends to Berlusconi: Condemned to Win
Andrew Anthony
Secret Service is a spy show lacking intelligence

Fri 1 May 2026

Secret Service is a spy show lacking intelligence
Andrew Anthony
Half Man is not just another ‘toxic masculinity’ series

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Half Man is not just another ‘toxic masculinity’ series
Barbara Ellen
Euphoria goes from dizzy high to epic crash

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Euphoria goes from dizzy high to epic crash
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Euphoria to the final series of Hacks

Thu 16 Apr 2026

What to watch this week, from Euphoria to the final series of Hacks
Barbara Ellen
The Testaments: Gilead goes gen Z

Sat 11 Apr 2026

The Testaments: Gilead goes gen Z
Barbara Ellen
Babies is painful, powerful television

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Babies is painful, powerful television
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Babies to Click to Kill: The AI War Machine

Wed 1 Apr 2026

What to watch this week, from Babies to Click to Kill: The AI War Machine
Barbara Ellen
Who wants to watch the downfall of Huw Edwards?

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Who wants to watch the downfall of Huw Edwards?
Lily Isaacs
The Ladies of London and the ladies of Epstein

Mon 23 Mar 2026

The Ladies of London and the ladies of Epstein
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
Lost Doctor Who episodes resurface after 50 years, revealing how memories can help preserve art

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Lost Doctor Who episodes resurface after 50 years, revealing how memories can help preserve art
Barbara Ellen
Louis Theroux can’t crack the manosphere

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Louis Theroux can’t crack the manosphere
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere to Rooster

Wed 11 Mar 2026

What to watch this week, from Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere to Rooster
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
What to watch this week, from Vladimir to Young Sherlock

Thu 5 Mar 2026

What to watch this week, from Vladimir to Young Sherlock
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
Olivia Ovenden
What to watch this week, from The Walsh Sisters to The Night Agent

Fri 20 Feb 2026

What to watch this week, from The Walsh Sisters to The Night Agent
Olivia Ovenden
Being Gordon Ramsay is hard to stomach

Fri 20 Feb 2026

Being Gordon Ramsay is hard to stomach
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
Olivia Ovenden
What to watch this week, from Lord of the Flies to Small Prophets

Thu 12 Feb 2026

What to watch this week, from Lord of the Flies to Small Prophets
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from the Lucy Letby doc to Francis Bourgeois’ space mission

Fri 6 Feb 2026

What to watch this week, from the Lucy Letby doc to Francis Bourgeois’ space mission
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?
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Take That to Wonder Man

Thu 29 Jan 2026

What to watch this week, from Take That to Wonder Man
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
Barbara Ellen
The Beauty is a body horror with substance

Sat 24 Jan 2026

The Beauty is a body horror with substance
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from The Beauty to a new hostage drama

Wed 21 Jan 2026

What to watch this week, from The Beauty to a new hostage drama
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
Barbara Ellen
What to watch this week, from Industry to Hijack

Fri 16 Jan 2026

What to watch this week, from Industry to Hijack
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
What TV to watch in 2026

Thu 1 Jan 2026

What TV to watch in 2026
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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

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