tv & radio
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Sunnydale had an embarrassment of riches – and there’s been no television as funny, moving or world-saving since. Buffy remains in a league of her own
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At the age of just 11, Emran has lived through more horrors than most will endure in a lifetime. A new documentary, War Child, follows him and other children stranded in this dystopia
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From Sky Atlantic’s soapy new murder tale to Cherry Healey and Tom Kerridge’s search for the best British takeaway, here’s your must-watch list
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The former pop star may seem like a good fit for a cultural survey of the decade but her show My Drive To Freedom turns out to be a tonally confusing ride
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No noodling musicans, no massive mixing desks, no show-off journos … this romp through recent pop was all about the fans – and they were an absolute treat
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightSaturday's best TV: Geri's 1990s; Dogs Behaving BadlyGeri Horner, AKA Ginger Spice, offers a cultural survey of her breakthrough decade, and bad dogs are brought to heel
episode recaps
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BroadchurchBroadchurchBroadchurch recap: series three, episode two – come on down, Suspect No 587From condom man to the prince of twine, the suspects are piling up – and driving a wedge between Hardy and Miller. Welcome back to great, gripping Broadchurch
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SS-GBSS-GBSS-GB recap: episode three – no more Mr Nazi Nice GuyWith bomb blasts, cigarettes laced with cyanide and death by live rail, it was the most electrifying episode yet. The resistance are on the rampage – and the fallout for Brits will be most unpleasant
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HomelandHomelandHomeland recap: season six, episode seven – Imminent RiskThis show really hasn’t lost its ability to shock us, as Dar Adal’s unforgivable past comes to light and Carrie goes into a tailspin after a devastating day
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The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: season seven, episode 12 – Say YesA soppy, zombie-killing two-hander as Rick and Michonne gather guns for the fight against evil Negan. As they say, the couple who slays together stays together
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TabooTabooTaboo finale recap – thank you for the mayhem, Tom HardyWith executions, explosions and an epic battle, it was a typically brutal (and surprisingly tidy) end to the gothic drama. Now that’s how to say goodbye!
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The HalcyonThe HalcyonThe Halcyon finale recap – heavens to Betsey, what an ending!After an unjustifiably uneven series, we come full circle to the hotel’s explosive 50th anniversary party. They pulled out all the stops – and I’m still weeping
reviews
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Dogs – and most importantly, their owners – come together in the park to illustrate the scale of economic inequality in the capital
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The ambitious event gives fans a musical tour though classic moments from the series and offers a few visual flourishes along the way
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news
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Comics, including Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert, discuss the long process of approving the Republicans’ much-criticized healthcare reform
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Robert E Kelly discovers the perils of working from home when children gatecrash broadcast interview with BBC
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Doctor Who returns on 15 April, with Peter Capaldi playing the ‘most dangerous man in the universe’ for the last time. Take a first look now
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John Oliver, host of HBO’s The Last Week Tonight, ridicules President Donald Trump
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From John Ridley (12 Years A Slave) and Idris Elba comes an explosive tale of the black Britons who took on the system in the 1970s – and the real-life counterintelligence unit who tried to crush any black activism. The series kicks off on 13 April on Sky Atlantic
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Full of corpses, coastal paths and childhood sweethearts, Sally Abbott’s ace daytime soap has been culled. It’s a tragedy for a show so clearly nailing it
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Twenty years ago this week a recurring character on Beavis and Butthead, got her own show and became a youth culture icon who embodied slacker chic
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In these turbulent times, we could all do with watching 85 Austrian children yodelling Toto’s Africa … and lo, the Eurovision Choir of the Year contest is born. But why isn’t the UK involved?
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From Fifty Shades to Big Little Lies and Billions, what drives our fascination with seeing how the other half live?
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The star of the brutally honest Catastrophe talks about why fans identify with the sitcom – and why it’s tricky to watch HBO show Divorce with her husband
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As his extraordinary eight-hour film bags an Oscar, the director reveals how he got the key players to break their silence
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Rob has fled to Minnesota to hang out with moose and grizzly bears. He should count himself lucky – he’ll miss Jennifer’s dreaded cream horns
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It has divided presidential opinion with its treatment of race, but Kenya Barris’s series is redefining modern comedy by balancing issues and laughs
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Despite her famous family, the star of new TV miniseries Big Little Lies hasn’t had an easy ride in the film industry
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The Late Night host discusses how talkshows became a hotbed of political activism – and the ‘terrifying’ thought he might be to blame for Donald Trump
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