tv & radio
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Radio 2 DJ who quit after one series says former Friends star Matt LeBlanc and BBC2 flagship show are ‘made for each other’
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The Channel 4 dating show pairs celebrities with ‘ordinary people’ – and it’s made me believe in truth and beauty once more
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A lovely mix of empathy, mirth and mischief, she’s perfect for going behind the cubicle curtain of the NHS
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For HBO’s new show – in which Riz Ahmed plays a New Yorker arrested for a stabbing – the cast filmed in a real prison in Queens and were horrified by what they saw
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A groundbreaking new documentary gives cameras to refugees fleeing to Europe. It takes you with them every step – from suburban flat to leaky dinghy to suffocating container
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightFriday’s best TV: Celebrity First Dates; Sings Stevie WonderA fame-enhanced version of the matchmaking show starring Esther Rantzen and Richard Blackwood, plus musicians gleefully pay tribute to the legendary singer
episode recaps
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: episode six – is this all un mauvais rêve?Despite les hangings, les après-diner orgies and le roi’s dysfunction éréctile, almost rien happened. Off avec leur têtes!
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode six – SundownerThings are getting complicated for Jesse Custer as the angels wreak havoc, Genesis is revealed, and he forms a love triangle with Tulip and Cassidy
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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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ClevermanClevermanCleverman recap: season one, episode six – Terra NulliusThings come to a head for the residents of the zone as Mathew’s plans for property redevelopment clash with 50,000 years of history and culture
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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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Riley Keough gives a star-making performance in The Girlfriend Experience, adapted from Steven Soderbergh’s movie into a complex, steely and utterly original TV upgrade
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What is so shocking is not that they are women but their mania for killing animals. Plus: as an antidote, the loyal lab proves Britain’s favourite dog
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news
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Fox News chairman’s lawyers say sexual harassment case should be sent to arbitration first
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US court rules in favor of a new criminal act designed to counter cases of hacking, but decision may have consequences for ‘innocuous’ password sharers
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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 Baseball Furies, Rogues and Gramercy Riffs are worth bringing back, but The Lizzies need updating and The Dingoes should remain on cutting room floor
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James Corden has become a beloved viral sensation with his hosting of The Late Late Show in the US, so much so that Sky will now show it in the UK. It is great TV – but a truly baffling move in the YouTube era
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While it looked lush and had a charismatic and smart presenter in Chris Harris, there’s plenty of fat that needs trimming – starting with the Stig
you may have missed
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At a time of gonzo blokey comedy, she was one of the few women to shine. Her genius lay in the honesty and vulnerability of her creations, from Denise Royle to Mrs Merton
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Marilyn Monroe’s sexual strategy, Lana Turner’s daughter the killer and Charlie Chaplin’s exile for being anti-Fascist … for her hit podcast, Karina Longworth has been digging in the annals of Hollywood history – and her findings are fascinating
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BBC4 is airing Life and Deaf, a soundtrack-free documentary about four deaf people negotiating prejudice, childbirth and standup comedy. They describe their battle against being seen as ‘lower-class citizens’
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Most kids’ TV is either crushingly dull or looks like the kind of thing a serial killer might send to their victims. As a parent, then, you’ll want to cling to these gems
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As he moves to BBC1 for his latest natural-world spectacular, TV’s favourite particle physicist talks about his deep belief in the good of public service broadcasting – and how his pop-star past doesn’t make him any less of a scientist
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Jamie Morton was handed a pornographic novel by his father – and decided to read it out to millions of people. As the second series of his hit podcast begins, its team unpack how topless sales meetings and ‘labial pinkness’ are spun into comedy gold
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More than 20 years after creating Ab Fab, the queen of the double act has revived our favourite booze-addled duo. She reveals why she never argues, shrugs off failure – and wants more women to do panel shows
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'Am I still a feminist if I watch porn?' Meet Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the British Lena Dunham