tv & radio
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Oscar Pistorius’s uncomfortable bid to reduce his sentence is surely something for a courtroom, not a TV interview. Could it backfire?
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Full of horrific moments, season four sees murder, drug-fuelled threesomes and rebellion in Litchfield. It’s never been more critical of the US system, and for that we salute it
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As the hospital drama celebrates its 1,000th episode, we predict what future horrors Saturday nights have in store
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Chris Evans’ BBC2 motoring show watched by 2.68 million on Sunday evening after suffering record low audience for previous outing
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Spoiled.io is the world’s most perfect tool of destruction
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightMonday’s best TV: Wimbledon, Game of Thrones and The Great British Sewing BeeA day of battles – for the tennis hopefuls on the grass courts, among the characters in Westeros, and between the final four needle-wielding stitchers
episode recaps
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Game of ThronesGame of ThronesGame of Thrones recap: season six finale – The Winds of WinterTalk about saving the best until last: it was a heart-stopping and spine-tingling conclusion heavy in blood, revenge and death
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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 five – South Will Rise AgainThe literal, actual existence of heaven has been confirmed to Jesse and the preacher will have to respond – and what the hell is going on with Quincannon?
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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
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reviews
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Radha Mitchell has a scary time in a drama that’s like Shetland meets One Born Every Minute meets Dracula meets Vikings
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Mixed success for two true crime podcasts – one featuring a high-security blogger and the other needing a good edit
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news
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Broadcaster saw share price fall by more than 20% on Friday, raising speculation it will become target for takeover bid
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The former shadow cabinet member was a last-minute guest on Sunday’s edition, hours after his sacking by Jeremy Corbyn
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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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Watch the trailer for Fox’s resurrection of The X-Files, the sci-fi series that first aired in 1993
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David 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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The scripted elements are strong and pleasingly petty but the former ESPN man needs to work on his interview technique and go easy on the archive clips
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Despite 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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It’s still a violent, voyeuristic rollercoaster, but has the second outing of the gangster drama suffered sophomore syndrome?
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It 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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We’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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It 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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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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In 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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The 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
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Their racy show defined 90s post-pub TV. Now, Antoine de Caunes and Jean Paul Gaultier return for a one-off Brexit special
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