The Late Late Show with James Corden, review: Slick operation combines British wit with American polish
What exactly is Britain’s beef with Corden? He’s one of our most successful showbiz exports, yet in his native UK, he is 'divisive'
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How Maroon 5 became the most annoying band in rock
Twenty years since their debut, we still can't escape Maroon 5's insufferably ubiquitous pop and punchable, egomaniacal frontman Adam Levine
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Authentic, devastating and perfectly cast: Sherwood is the best BBC drama of the year so far
James Graham's story of murder, scabs and old wounds has proved to be so much more than a simple crime drama
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Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin ‘the thrill has gone’ – and we know the feeling
What did we learn from Baldwin's Instagram chat with the embattled director? That he likes staying home, plans to retire, and has bad wi-fi
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Patrick Kielty: Borderline: reflections on Northern Ireland that are too cosy by half
Kielty is a stand-up uniquely qualified to speak on the topic of his homeland and its borders, but this set, though polished, lacks bite
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James Naughtie’s excellent interview with Henry Kissinger had one glaring omission
Radio 4 aired conversations with Kissinger, Martin Lewis and Bono last week. Each provided very different insights into very different men
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How long before Mozart’s Così Fan Tutte is cancelled?
Garsington’s production of the composer's Carry On-like opera is top-class – but feminists may struggle with its fickle women
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Can TV game shows point the way out of our post-pandemic malaise?
This week, Victoria has been watching Taskmaster: Champion of Champions and One Question on Channel 4
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Prince William and Kate have never looked so conventional
Jamie Coreth’s portrait offers a pair of good likenesses in dutiful style – but shouldn’t our future king aspire to more energetic things?
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What’s on TV tonight: Atlanta, The Great British Sewing Bee, and more
Your complete guide to the week’s television, films and sport, across terrestrial and digital platforms
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A regular series telling the stories behind film and TV's greatest hits – and most fascinating flops
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Atlanta, season 3 review: Donald Glover's bold, bracing comedy is still like nothing else on TV
Expect the unexpected as Earn and Paper Boi embark on a European tour
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Why the future of film is fake
Technology pioneered in the Star Wars universe threatens to make movie locations a thing of the past – and actors' lives easier
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The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist
Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake
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‘Almost everything to do with George Michael pointed back to his father’
James Gavin's new biography of the troubled star shifts blame away from the tabloids and onto the strict father whose approval he craved
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'The success of The Miniaturist overwhelmed me but I couldn't let go of the characters'
Jessie Burton reveals what it's like to become an overnight success – and the conversation that finally persuaded her to write a sequel
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Physically tough, boring in person and dangerous when cornered: lessons from a new Putin biography
Philip Short’s Putin, the result of hundreds of interviews, is illuminating – but with a subject this volatile, it already feels out of date
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The ‘uncool’ British graduate wowing the art world
Louise Giovanelli’s work is rooted in religion, Sixties films and 'Ab Fab'
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The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist
Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake
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In the Black Fantastic, review: upsetting, entertaining and intoxicating
The Hayward Gallery’s new exhibition reveals 11 artists from the African diaspora exploring bleak territory with defiance and brilliance
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Africa Fashion, review: an exhibition that thrillingly opens your eyes to something new
The 250 objects in the V&A's new show add up to a sparkling picture of the continent’s multifarious fashion scene
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Atlanta, season 3 review: Donald Glover's bold, bracing comedy is still like nothing else on TV
Expect the unexpected as Earn and Paper Boi embark on a European tour
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The ‘uncool’ British graduate wowing the art world
Louise Giovanelli’s work is rooted in religion, Sixties films and 'Ab Fab'
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James Naughtie’s excellent interview with Henry Kissinger had one glaring omission
Radio 4 aired conversations with Kissinger, Martin Lewis and Bono last week. Each provided very different insights into very different men
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The House of Fortune by Jessie Burton review: a stifled sequel to The Miniaturist
Her 2014 bestseller about 17th-century Amsterdam was alive with spooky mystery but in this beautifully written sequel the people feel fake
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The Late Late Show with James Corden, review: Slick operation combines British wit with American polish
What exactly is Britain’s beef with Corden? He’s one of our most successful showbiz exports, yet in his native UK, he is 'divisive'
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Authentic, devastating and perfectly cast: Sherwood is the best BBC drama of the year so far
James Graham's story of murder, scabs and old wounds has proved to be so much more than a simple crime drama
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Woody Allen tells Alec Baldwin ‘the thrill has gone’ – and we know the feeling
What did we learn from Baldwin's Instagram chat with the embattled director? That he likes staying home, plans to retire, and has bad wi-fi
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LCD Soundsystem: a brilliant gig that felt more like a banging club night
The influential Brooklyn collective launched their Brixton Academy residency with a shuddering evening of electro-rock
