The Guide
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Stormzy’s Big For Your Boots: four flawless minutes of chicken shop bravadoAlso this week: Katy Perry gets deep, MIA spots something about Barack Obama’s name and Sia forgets to write lyrics for once
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Duets from beyond the grave: is this pop’s creepiest trend?Biggie Smalls is to be resurrected for more posthumous couplings, this time to duet with his widow Faith Evans. Will this gimmick ever die?
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Jon Richardson: ‘The first series of The League Of Gentlemen blew my mind’The standup and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown team captain on what makes him laugh the most
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Sub Focus: ‘I played techno at my friend’s wedding. It didn’t get the best response’
Harangue the DJ Sub Focus: ‘I played techno at my friend’s wedding. It didn’t get the best response’
The drum’n’bass cadet empties his psychic record bag and dishes out his favourite tunes, from Sampha and Jon Hopkins to Fleetwood Mac
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The month in soaps: the EastEnders face a double-decker disasterWalford market is struck by a bus on the loose. Plus: say hello to Corrie’s next top model and goodbye to the Hollyoaks serial killer … for now
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Alice Lowe: 'It wasn’t part of the plan to direct while pregnant'Jobless and expecting, the comedy actor channelled her frustrations into her directorial debut, delivering a funny, gory and subversive horror film
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#OscarsSoWorthy: should the biggest blockbuster bag best picture instead?James Cameron has called the Oscars biased, but should box-office smash hits like his really be rewarded with prizes?
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John Waters: ‘A new kind of anarchy is going to happen next’The Hairspray director is famed for his boundary-trashing B-movies but he hopes Trump’s presidency will inspire the next wave of punk-rock film-makers
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The new Tesco advert: love is in the aisle of the beholderThe supermarket giant attempts to win over the hipster crowd with a tale of romance and chicken curry
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This week’s best radio: Freddie Flintoff's banter, Fleetwood Mac and politics podsThe former cricketer leads a laddy new sports podcast and Jo Wood explores the recording of Rumours, plus the latest must-listen current affairs roundups
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Parenting For Idiots: celebs' boring baby stories may remind you of your ownDanny Dyer, Lauren Laverne, Freddie Flintoff and more dish up their nappy poo-mares in this talking heads doc. It shows exactly how dull parenting chat is
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Ross and Rachel v Homer and Marge: who’s the best TV couple?As Valentine’s Day looms, we put the best telly romances to the test and find out which TV twosome was the ultimate teamup, once and for all
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Nines’ High Roller: living the dream, Harlesden styleAlso this week: Mariah Carey goes full Stifler’s mum in the back of YG’s car and Nickelback try – and fail – to lose their dweeby image
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The Moomins: did the cult kids’ TV show spark an electronic revolution?The animated series was known for its refreshingly bizarre visuals, but its music was just as forward-thinking, as a new compilation of its theme tunes proves
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Susan Calman: ‘When I’m feeling down I watch clips of cats jumping on children’The Glaswegian standup and Radio 4 regular on the things that make her laugh the most
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Tim Westwood: ‘Right now it's Migos season'The veteran hip-hop DJ and presenter empties the contents of his psychic record bag and dishes out his biggest tunes, from Migos to Drake
David Hepworth on radio This week’s best radio: why poets are so tortured and Grace Dent's untold stories