tv & radio
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The Canadian actor, best known for his leading role in the 1980s sitcom, was also the father of musician Robin Thicke
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Our countdown of the year’s top TV continues with Charlie Brooker’s near-future nightmare, which made us want to throw our mobiles in a bucket of water
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The writers behind Empire set to develop Hulu show based on well-known 1974 film, which starred Pam Grier as a woman investigating her boyfriend’s murder
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To be renamed Shame in the US, this gritty high school drama has developed an intense following for its frank and realistically flawed view of teenage life
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The half-season hobbled to a close with 10 minutes of hugs and learning. We have to wait till spring for significant carnage? That’s too darn long
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The world is going to pot, but the cult TV show is back – with its fast-talking women, pet pigs and extras dressed as snowflakes – to bring joy to our lives
episode recaps
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The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: season seven, episode eight – Hearts Still BeatingThe half-season hobbled to a close with 10 minutes of hugs and learning. We have to wait till spring for significant carnage? That’s too darn long
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WestworldWestworldWestworld finale recap – robot army, assemble!This theme park just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. We finally learn the truth about Wyatt – and he wants to murder every human within eyeshot. Truly, this television is perfectly suited to 2016
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The end of a particularly topical season has an orange-faced president struggling to deal with the power of the trolls who got him elected
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Comedian John Oliver urges viewers not to normalise a Trump presidency in his first post-election edition of The Last Week Tonight
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Host shocked when magician summons live frog from his stomach on NBC’s The Tonight Show
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James L Brooks, a writer on The Simpsons, discusses the series’ prediction 16 years ago that Donald Trump would be president
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Clarkson, Hammond and May have too much cash now – and they’re splashing it on pointless explosions and tired scripts. Will the BBC have the last laugh?
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HBO’s sci-fi hit is an ambiguous, amoral tale pored over online by people looking for meaning. If that isn’t a show for our times, I don’t know what is
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Between the stilettos, sofa soliloquies and meme-friendly meltdowns, Mariah Carey’s new fly-on-the-wall show is rewriting the rules of reality television
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The major plot points might have all been guessed online, but as the finale approaches the show’s creators – like Dr Ford – still have a few cards to play
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In the golden age of TV, it’s easy to miss shows that are well worth a look. We picked a handful of the criminally underrated for your viewing pleasure
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The zombie apocalypse has never been so dull. This season isn’t a slow-build, it’s a soporific endurance test – and I’ve had enough
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To mark FXX’s 600-show marathon this holiday weekend here’s our must-see episodes guide, from Homer’s brush with God to a vision quest with Johnny Cash
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By getting unprecedented access to people on all sides of notorious kidnaps – from US prison riots to the Bethlehem siege – the new Netflix documentary series sheds light on some of history’s tensest events
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The popular British comedic news show, which fizzled out when Last Week Tonight took off, returns with new co-hosts that aren’t just ‘two white guys’
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He has starred in The Wire and sung with the Stones. As Clarke Peters returns to crooning, he talks about hating pop, playing pimps and making his first recording – at the age of four
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The newest addition to the Whoniverse had casual sex, gender fluidity and a gay alien prince. In fact, its biggest flaw was that the Doctor turned up
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Powered by pure emotion, the hit family drama has proved a ratings hit in the States. Its cast and creator explain why we all need a good cry now and again
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The streaming platform’s latest show relives dramatic hostage scenarios - but will it be able to salvage the tacky crime scene re-enactment genre?
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Last week’s Medal of Freedom award to America’s favourite talkshow host is just reward for the bravery she showed in coming out on national TV and returning from near oblivion
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This Is Us emerges as safe winner in terrible year for network pilots