Lucy Mangan
Lucy Mangan is a columnist and features writer and the author of Hopscotch & Handbags: the truth about being a girl. You can follow her on Twitter at @LucyMangan
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Inside a Billionaire’s Wardrobe review – sustainable killing is humanity’s highest hopeBBC2’s exploration of the growing animal skins market took the camera-friendly Reggie Yates to the less friendly temperatures of Siberia, in what was a sobering look into the fashion industry
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Victoria Wood remembered: 'Her genius never stopped unfurling'Only she could write a line like: ‘And where has it got you, having a pelvic floor like a bulldog clip?’ Her comic creations – from scallop-faced punks to menopausal dinnerladies – will live for ever
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The People v OJ Simpson finale review: racism, sexism and celebrity dazzleIn the 10th and final episode of the real-life drama, the story is made more credible than it was two decades ago. Plus: a hapless Ben Miller forgets the ‘com’ in his latest sitcom
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Cyanide and separate houses: my prescription for a happy marriageFilling in a medical form I was asked about my marital status. Sadly, divulging this information had nothing to do with a monthly care package
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President Trump: Can He Really Win? review – it's no longer a ridiculous question, sadlyWhen anger meets bigotry, the outcome could be President Trump, as Matt Frei’s campaign-trail documentary makes clear. Plus: goodish/baddish Happyish, and the joy of Raised by Wolves
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Friends is still a hit after 22 years. And I think I know whyThe quintessential 90s sitcom is attracting a new generation of fans. Ross and Rachel offer millennials a glimpse of a gentler, simpler time
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Maigret Sets a Trap review: zut alors – c’est terrible!Events unfold so slowly in this Rowan Atkinson-starring Simenon adaptation that it’s like time itself has slowed down. Plus: Rizwan’s disaster in Bear Grylls’ The Island
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The forgotten genius: why Anne wins the battle of the BrontësFor the BBC’s Being the Brontës, I got behind the bullied youngest sister – a feminist and social firebrand whose ideas were way over Charlotte’s head and years before their time
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The Great British Sex Survey review: the nation’s fetishes aired in all their gloryWhether it’s a dungeon in Mansfield or a St Helier man with a sex-doll for a fiancée, this study of the UK’s fetishes won’t keep you chained to the sofa. Plus: The Good Wife
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Pyjamas on the school run: 50% polyester, 100% contemptPJ apologists claim nightwear at the school gate is quicker, more comfy and not so different to clothing seen on the catwalk. But not getting dressed before you leave the house is still a mark of disrespect
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Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough review: the man who shows us miraclesWho’s got the best life? It has to be David Attenborough, whose films capture wonders that still seem imposssible, even after you’ve seen them. Plus: back down to earth with Mary Portas in What Britain Bought in 2015
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Why I’m going ape about the privatisation of children’s playBulldozing a free adventure playground in south London to make way for a treetop climbing facility entrenches unfairness and is the shape of things to come
Last night's TV Lose Weight for Love review – 10 weeks apart to shed some pounds