tv & radio
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The evil app that sends Game of Thrones spoilers to your enemiesSpoiled.io is the world’s most perfect tool of destruction
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Goodbye to The Good Wife, a miracle of the small screenBrave, believable and brilliant, Alicia Florrick was the perfect embodiment of a glorious show that was feminist to its bones – and that bows out in a blaze of face-slapping fury -
Real-life roadies review Roadies: 'I felt like a nurse watching an hour of ER'We asked some battle-hardened stagehands to watch Cameron Crowe’s new show and give us their verdict on load-in fashion, tour managers and groupies -
How to make Russians smile: the podcasts you should listen to this weekendHit podcast Invisibilia explores how McDonald’s tried to put a stop to Russian sadness. Plus, what Donald Trump fans really think
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Inside America’s Fraternities review – what happens when the party turns sourWealth, bigger pecs and life-long bonds – there might be some perks to being a frat boy. But this gripping doc exposes the sinister side
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightFriday’s best TV: Glastonbury; Oscar Pistorius: The Interview; AnimalsPomp rockers Muse are Friday night’s headline act at Worthy Farm. Plus: the former Paralympian gives his account of the killing of Reeva Steenkamp
episode recaps
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Game of ThronesGame of ThronesGame of Thrones recap: season six, episode nine – Battle of the BastardsGame of Thrones once more proves it is at its brutal best when dealing with the horrors of war
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: episode four – ‘Mon dieu! I sent my frère to guerre'Louis suffers sleepless nights and throws post-coital strops after his brother becomes a war hero. Minion, bring the Sun King some Valium!
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode four – Monster SwampJesse makes Quincannon a bet he can’t refuse, Cassidy continues to fend off the angels, Niles has a tough night and Tulip tries to bring justice to Annville
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ClevermanClevermanCleverman recap: season one, episode four – Hairy Juice meets the patriarchyThe Namarrador returns, tensions simmer in the Zone and there’s a charge against patriarchal paradigms in another plot-packed and ambitious episode
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Peaky BlindersPeaky BlindersPeaky Blinders series three finale recap – a brilliant, bittersweet nail-biterTommy goes full Corleone in a cracking conclusion of kidnappings, bombshell reveals and shock arrests. Is he tunnelling straight to hell?
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Blue EyesBlue EyesBlues Eyes finale recap – goodbye Gustav the meek terroristIt was a strangely downbeat denouement to the topical Swedish show that’s had multiple murders and a neo-Nazi terrorist attack. At least the gang leader got his comeuppance
the citadel
reviews
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Cleverman recap: season one, episode four – Hairy Juice meets the patriarchyThe Namarrador returns, tensions simmer in the Zone and there’s a charge against patriarchal paradigms in another plot-packed and ambitious episode
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Audiophile review – Gillian Reynolds’s crackling love letter to radioFrom The Goon Show to Sue MacGregor, the broadcaster recounts her 50-year romance with the wireless
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news
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White Tory men dominate EU referendum coverage, research findsStudy says David Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson were at centre of media on EU vote
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Broadcasters tear up schedules in wake of BrexitBBC wins referendum ratings war with Dimbleby-fronted marathon but ITV was first with the result
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Trailer watchTrailer watchHBO's Westworld trailer – 96 seconds of being kicked to death by the world's worst metaphorsJJ Abrams’ show about robot cowboys running amok seems more existential angst than rootin’-tootin’-shoot-’em-up
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The X-Files reboot trailer – videoWatch the trailer for Fox’s resurrection of The X-Files, the sci-fi series that first aired in 1993
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Bowie in his own words: highlights from his TV interviews – videoDavid Bowie’s television interviews were as varied as his career, ranging from a 17-year-old ‘long hair’ advocate to a widely loved and celebrated recording artist
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HBO scratches Vinyl season two as 70s rock'n'roll drama is cancelledDespite star producers Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese and plenty of hype, the show about the 70s record industry won’t be moving forward
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Gomorrah: is the Italian mafia show having its plot-shock cake and eating it?It’s still a violent, voyeuristic rollercoaster, but has the second outing of the gangster drama suffered sophomore syndrome?
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BBC or ITV: whose Euro 2016 coverage will win the trophy?With Thierry Henry pitted against Ian Wright and Gary Lineker v Mark Pougatch, the contest is on for the winning team
you may have missed
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America: where British sitcoms go to dieIt is the holy grail for British writers – having your sitcom remade for America. But can Raised by Wolves succeed where Fawlty Towers flopped?
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The best TV of 2016 so farWe’ve relived OJ’s trial, hung out in Happy Valley and been Trapped in a tiny Icelandic town … at the halfway point of the year, let’s take stock of the television that has kept us hooked
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Ten years on from the West Wing finale, the show's shadow still looms largeIt was a ratings hit that skewered politics and helped lay the foundation for ‘peak TV’ – now 10 years from its last episode, you could say it never really went away
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Orange Is the New Black: 'This show will change the fabric of our culture'As Netflix series returns for a fourth season, two of its stars talk about why it is one of most forward-thinking shows out there
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Untold: Britain's dirtiest murder cover-up has become a must-listen podcastIn 1987, Daniel Morgan was found dead in a pub car park with axe wounds to the head and £1,000 in his pocket. Now a gripping new podcast is lifting the lid on the most investigated murder in British history
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Meet the Gogglesprogs, TV's sharpest criticsThe show that lets kids sound off about telly is back. Here, the young critics give their verdict on everything from eating giant spiders to Donald Trump’s wrestling
Orange is the New Black season four review – criminally close to greatness