tv & radio
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TV cook and author tells Desert Island Discs she has come to expect being ‘shoved, pushed or verbally abused’
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Set in the South Bronx in the late 70s, the first episode of this myth-making drama is kaleidescopic and thrilling – but it can’t maintain the pace
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Injustice reigns as a stunning Arte Povera construction is overlooked in Channel 4’s search for the nation’s finest shed
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Why would you watch the BBC’s daily coverage rather than pick and choose on iPlayer? Because, amid the tedium, you get John Inverdale joyfully babbling about Bond villains
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The antsy bingers of Netflix will eagerly anticipate the digital release of the Survive soundtrack, out today
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightFriday’s best TV: Shed of the Year; 8 out of 10 Cats does Countdown; Friday Night DinnerCan a Star Wars shed wow the judges? Plus, the usual word-wrestling shenanigans from Jimmy Carr and co – and a visit to Grandma’s house in Robert Popper’s effortlessly amusing sitcom
episode recaps
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VersaillesVersaillesVersailles recap: la finale – tout le monde has gone ape-merde!There’s been a kidnapping dans la forêt! But is it trop tard? Only une année to wait till series deux …
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PreacherPreacherPreacher recap: season one, episode 10 – Call and ResponseAnnville looks like its heading toward oblivion and we finally find out about Jesse and Tulip’s complicated history. Oh, and there’s a divine appearance (kind of)
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Mr RobotMr RobotMr Robot recap: season two, episode six – laughter tracks and panic attacksBy creating a vivid fantasy of a 90s sitcom for this week’s episode, showrunner Sam Esmail is pitching himself alongside Vince Gilligan and David Chase
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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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Radio turned out to be the most entertaining way to get your Olympics coverage; elsewhere, there were touching facts about killer whales
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Rio brought all kinds of drama, Arthur Williams made us forget his wheelchair, and Cupid triumphed in First Dates
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news
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Pundit strips down to shorts on Match of the Day after losing title bet about Leicester City
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Relaxing with a glass of rosé, our correspondent has gorged himself on Olympic fare and loved it all. Except John Inverdale. And golf
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Trailer watchTrailer watchWatch the trailer for Luke Cage, Marvel and Netflix's hip-hop superheroFollowing Daredevil and Jessica Jones, Luke Cage is the latest TV superhero in Marvel’s production line. Can he be more than just a corporate expansion strategy? Watch the trailer below
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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 presenter said he would appear on Match of the Day in his undies if Leicester won the Premiership. And they did …
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Following Daredevil and Jessica Jones, Luke Cage is the latest TV superhero in Marvel’s production line. Can he be more than just a corporate expansion strategy? Watch the trailer below
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From 80s monster hunting to brain-eating space ants, Amazon, Netflix and Walter Presents have a lot to offer this season
you may have missed
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From Ask the Family’s stereotypical 1950s unit to today’s nagging nannies, television has long used families to structure its programmes. But do these shows reflect ever-changing norms, or are they designed to shape society itself?
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Jennifer Keishin Armstrong, convinced that Seinfeld was an even greater comedy than critics suggested, wrote about it in the bestseller Seinfeldia
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Love Island was this year’s X-rated hit, but it cost Miss Great Britain her crown. Has the reality genre reinvented itself, or jumped the shark?
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The first season of Preacher is done and dusted, and its plethora of violent set pieces and morality tales made for a shocking, gleeful show
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s sitcom is full of people who are defeated and unlikable – including her own character who masturbates to Barack Obama speeches. But it’s utterly riveting
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Is Game of Thrones simply ‘Coronation Street with swords and nudity’? Our readers on the programmes that aren’t all they’re cracked up to be
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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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Meet the late-night radio DJs: ‘It’s like a confession and I’m the priest’