Television
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They put their lives on the frontline as well as their cameras to show the truth of life in conflict zones – and in the age of Isis, they are targets themselves. A new Netflix show documents the riskiest freelance job in the world
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Presenter claims BBC show is ‘repositioning the way’ people watch TV – but figures show its total ratings halved
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You know a comedy show is in trouble when even the Trump impressions miss their mark – MadTV has plenty of work to do to recapture the glory days
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Mad Men? Pretentious time-suck soap. Friends? Six haircuts and no laughs. This Is England? Am-dram. Seinfeld? Thinner than bubblegum. Guardian writers debunk sacred cows of the small screen
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From the new film of Swallows and Amazons to Harry Potter, Britain is obsessed with a past that never existed. What is this endless Downtonisation all about?
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The sketch comedy show gets a new life on The CW and SyFy brings back Ian Ziering and his chainsaw-wielding shark killer
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The compelling political drama that’s been called ‘the French House Of Cards’, and comedian Phoebe Robinson drolly turns the notion of tokenism on its head
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In the terrible new dawn of dating shows, desirability is judged by genitalia alone. Is this it: the death of all civilisation?
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Panels hint at new material that’s still relevant – Star Trek continues ‘to push boundaries, to tell stories in the way Gene Roddenberry promised’
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Red Productions founder Nicola Shindler on making drama from Manchester which shows humour and warmth
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Failing to merge 24-hour BBC News with World News has left us with two weaker channels, rather than one good one with a clear purpose
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Channel 4’s year-long survival show looks set to whip up a storm. And the BBC did the impossible with Conrad’s seedy anarchists
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Competitions aim to help new writers get a break in fiercely competitive world of film and television
Netflix reaches out to parents with kids' show featuring Motown classics