tv & radio
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Pulling to Time Trumpet – TV's most underrated showsArmando Iannucci’s lost masterpiece, a neglected neo-noir and Britain’s blacker, better forerunner to Girls. Guardian writers rescue TV’s forgotten greats
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The Three Day Nanny review – naughty steps for parents? There’s an ideaKathryn Mewes rolls up in her Mini to sort out more troublesome kids, but first there’s a parent who needs a telling-off -
Is Preacher finally becoming unmissable TV?As the series approaches its finale, the comic book adaptation, which started slowly, has found its uniquely twisted voice away from its source material -
Versailles recap: episode eight – from la petite mort to une grande mortMon dieu! What with tout le torture, les plotteurs and les attempted meurtres, Versailles is now about as sexy as Robot Wars
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'The camera is not a shield': life and death as a war photographerThey 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
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightThursday’s best TV: Hugh’s War on Waste; Celebrity MasterChef; The Refugee CampThe curly haired crusader comes for your coffee cups; four become three in the MasterChef kitchen; and mundane life goes on in Zaatari
episode recaps
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Mr RobotMr RobotMr Robot recap: season two, episode four – back to the hackElliot is back in action, but while the revolution against western civilisation appears to be on hold, even a game of chess shows the evil glitches in the system
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: episode eight – from la petite mort to une grande mortMon dieu! What with tout le torture, les plotteurs and les attempted meurtres, Versailles is now about as sexy as Robot Wars
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode nine – Finish the SongThere’s horror, violence and mayhem as Cassidy and Emily have a showdown and there’s a Sheriff Root moment of maximum intensity
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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?
reviews
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Inside the Factory review – Gregg Wallace's raw cornflake emotionThis full-throated celebration of breakfast cereal made me uneasy. But at least the MasterChef host seemed to be enjoying it. Plus: admirably disgusting post-pub telly in Wasted
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Coach Trip: Road to Ibiza review – wish you weren’t here!Could anyone, truly, conceive of a more appalling holiday than the horrors Coach Trip has to offer? Plus: a dating show for those who find Tinder too intellectual
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news
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BBC told to do more for colour blind people after election complaintsFounder of campaign group says some coverage of poll was a ‘fiasco’ and accuses corporation of giving it the ‘brush-off’
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Sky dismisses Brexit effect as profits rise by 12%Broadcaster reports record revenues in UK and Ireland as it adds more than 800,000 new customers across Europe
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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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The problem with Preacher: why no one's talking about the best show of the yearWith its exploding pastors, gun-toting angels, fantastic fight scenes and pop-culture zingers, it should be a hit. And yet Preacher remains unpreached. Why?
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Which New York street gangs should The Warriors TV show resurrect?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's Late Late Show is arriving in the UK – but why?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
you may have missed
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Nothing I do will ever top working with Shane MeadowsShe is plain spoken, reluctantly glamorous and shaping up as Britain’s best screen actor. Vicky McClure talks to Megan Conner
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A spooky shot of 80s nostalgia straight to your heartFrom the walkie-talkies to Winona Ryder herself, the new Netflix show is fun, creepy – and couldn’t be more of a retro-fest if it had neon eyeshadow or a glowing fingertip
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The world is in chaos – and all we do is hyperconsumeThe star of the most prescient show on TV has killed capitalism, torched the web – and sparked a haircut trend
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The secrets of The Great British Bake Off’s successOutside the Bake Off tent, Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry reflect on Britain’s most popular TV show – plus six of their favourite recipes
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'She was fearless': in praise of Caroline AherneAt 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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How Seinfeld's funniest moments came to lifeThe table-reads were a disaster, the network hated the scripts and the writers worried they’d ruined the whole show … from the Chinese Restaurant to the Contest, here’s the truth behind the sitcom’s best bits
The lost boy Cracking the mystery of Damien Nettles