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Phil Hogan
Phil Hogan is a former Observer journalist
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Mark Haskell Smith’s undercover view of nudism is both thoughtful and hilarious
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A tight-knit Long Island community under siege is the setting for an intelligent page-turner
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Packed with daring cerebral insights and swashbuckling prose, McCarthy’s latest avant-garde novel could be about the futility of meaning. But then again…
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The BBC’s half-hour plays were sharp but lacked depth, while Mary Berry uncovered her floury past, writes Phil Hogan
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From the stirring story of Chester zoo to the perils of horse-riding in the pampas, it's been a week of top animal-themed fare, writes Phil Hogan
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Crimes of Passion insulted the intelligence, while Educating Yorkshire's Mushy gave us another unforgettable lesson in courage, writes Phil Hogan
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Peter Capaldi has yet to sink his teeth into his new role, but luckily there was plenty of meaty fare elsewhere, writes Phil Hogan
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A drama about six pregnant women, an Italian mob thriller and the Bake Off combined rich ingredients, with mixed results, writes Phil Hogan
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A documentary about the Red Arrows never really took off, but Glasgow's Duke Street and first world war diaries provided gripping narratives, writes Phil Hogan
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Utopia had MI5 hit squads, black ops, slaughter and crazed gene theory. Then the new series got complicated, writes Phil Hogan
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Fargo reached its icy finale, while a cockney cabbie braved the traffic – and the spiders – of Phnom Penh, writes Phil Hogan
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Swashbuckle as they might, The Musketeers' most entertaining battle was with the dialogue, writes Phil Hogan
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Nature's smallest creatures were the stars of a fabulous 'dramatised' documentary, while Vic and Bob remade the 70s sitcom, writes Phil Hogan
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