tv and radio
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Black Mirror: White Christmas – the funny, freaky, tragic near-futureBlack Mirror isn’t really sci-fi, it’s more like now after a couple of software updates – and it’s quite terrifying
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No 5 – The Trip to ItalyWas the Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon vehicle a travelogue, a comedy, a food show, scripted reality, or something else entirely? Or was it simply as good as television gets?
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The Missing finale: were you satisfied with the ending?
On Tuesday, The Missing rounded off its first series with the big reveal of whodunnit, and announced it will return for a second run. But were you happy with the way it wrapped up the story?
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Good riddance to Aaron Sorkin's bully pulpitAs the show drew to an infuriating end, Sorkin seized his final chance to tell journalists how to do their jobs – while his female characters remained pushed around by the men
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Cucumber, Banana, Tofu – Russell T Davies' new seriesThe first trailer for the two dramas, plus online documentary series, about modern sex and sexuality has arrived, and it’s as NSFW as you might expect
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Ben Haenow's victory is a great result – for Fleur EastBen winning was a predictable triumph for the ordinary bloke, but as One Direction, Ella Henderson and Olly Murs have proved, you don’t need to win the show to succeed
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13 Hours in Islamabad
Homeland recap 13 Hours in Islamabad
There’s a jittery energy to Homeland that’s unlike anything on TV right now, and this shocking, action-packed episode was the drama at its expert best
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How the Game of Thrones star was target of cyberbulliesAt 12, the Bristol schoolgirl landed the role of Arya – and soon found herself juggling ordinary teenage life with online abuse and a growing fanbase
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The semi-final live blog – as it happenedWho made it through to the grand final? Find out with Heidi Stephens
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Television is reflecting an era that has passed
Benedict Wong Television is reflecting an era that has passed
He almost quit acting after being offered one stereotyped bit-part too many. Now, as Kublai Khan in Netflix’s Marco Polo, he’s ruling a fifth of the known world -
Black Mirror: White Christmas – sentimentality offset with wicked witCharlie Brooker repeats Black Mirror trick, with feature-length festive special starring Rafe Spall and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm
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At last, Spector vs Gibson
The Fall recap At last, Spector vs Gibson
It’s the penultimate episode, and after a chance encounter with Jimmy, Paul’s luck appears to have run out. But is Rose still alive? -
Inside Canterbury Cathedral – a quintessential hour of Church of EnglandnessWatch quietly good people going about their quietly good work, and there’s nothing wrong with that
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Russell Brand v Nigel Farage: do we have a winner?Clash of leftwing firebrand and rightwing rabble-rouser on Question Time is as chaotic as expected
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The Naked Village – a nudist colony laid bareOutside St Albans, the residents of Spielplatz dread the encroachment of the clothed world on their naked way of life
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What the nominations say about TV right now
Golden Globes 2015 What the nominations say about TV right now
Web series are ascending, The Good Wife is un-snubbed, The Walking Dead is snubbed and it’s excellent news for newcomers The Affair and Jane the Virgin -
Turning Christopher Jefferies' story into TV fails to redress the balance of justice
Mark Lawson on television Turning Christopher Jefferies' story into TV fails to redress the balance of justice
After the 2010 murder of Joanna Yeates, reporters wrongly pursued an innocent former English teacher. Now an ITV docudrama focuses on those drastic errors -
Why is almost nobody making sketch shows any more?Shrinking production budgets and pressure to have an instant success means that sketch comedy is virtually a thing of the past on TV. It’s a huge shame , says one comedy veteran
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Kirsten Dunst will star in Fargo season twoThe actor is joined by Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemons for second season of the blackly comic drama, which will be a prequel to the first
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Bear’s Wild Weekend With Ben StillerClinging to the outside of a helicopter, abseiling down sheer drops and eating limpets for dinner forges a bond between the great adventurer and his hapless apprentice
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Guardian writers on the shows that brought their families and friends together
The joy of shared TV moments Guardian writers on the shows that brought their families and friends together
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Episode 10 live blog – as it happenedLast week they had 10 items to buy and a grand to spend – and Felipe got the chop in what felt like the dodgiest of decisions. What did this week do for Julia Raeside’s stress levels?
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'Twin Peaks in the arctic – unsettling and claustrophobic'
Fortitude review 'Twin Peaks in the arctic – unsettling and claustrophobic'
The big-budget arctic circle drama, which stars Sofie Gråbøl, Stanley Tucci and Christopher Eccleston, is a blizzard of intrigue that may baffle some -
Netflix plans a new show every fortnight – as well as its own feature filmsAs well as aiming at 20 original series per year, the streaming service also announces it could focus on making films of its own, rather than spending more on rights to Hollywood movies
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If there's a funnier show this year, I'll be staggeredThe BBC4 series has been promoted to BBC2 and its gleeful rock parody silliness has lost none of its charm. It’s just a shame it’s too late for the best-of-2014 lists
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The Syed family on the ‘five million detectives trying to work out if Adnan is a psychopath’In an exclusive interview, Adnan’s family talk to Jon Ronson about listening to Serial, toxic Reddit threads and how his imprisonment has destroyed their lives
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The Secrets of Quantum Physics: down the rabbit-holeJumping into a pool and playing snap with the devil, Prof Al-Khalili was a brilliant guide in the jaw-dropping world of quantum theory
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Fleur's Uptown Funk was the moment the show became relevant againIt was the biggest talent show moment since Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed a Dream
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Bish-bash-bosh, that’s Christmas sorted
Jamie’s Cracking Christmas Bish-bash-bosh, that’s Christmas sorted
Nobody makes it look easier or more rewarding or more possible that you – yes you! – could conjure up a feast -
The Newsroom's campus rape storyline: victim-blaming at its worstUnwittingly, Aaron Sorkin’s show affirmed what the news has shown us to be true – that raped women should not be believed until their accounts have been verified by a man
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There's Something Else Going On
Homeland recap There's Something Else Going On
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When I saw Christopher Jefferies I thought they’d got their manLike many, writer Morgan made an ‘obscene prejudgment’ of the eccentric teacher who found himself suspected of murder. Stephen Moss talks to him
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Strictly Come Dancing: the quarter final – as it happenedWho rose to the challenge of the 'walzathon', and who fell?
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The Billion Pound Base: Dismantling Camp Bastion – a big job that raises big questions
Last night's TV The Billion Pound Base: Dismantling Camp Bastion – a big job that raises big questions
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The Great British Bake Off scandal: ‘It makes good TV if there’s conflict’Gwilym Mumford: Iain Watters chucked his soggy baked Alaska and caused a national furore. So, is he OK now?
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Adult Swim unveils new mind-bending infomercial on prescription medicineThe Cartoon Network’s late-night strand takes aim at drug companies via a warning that starts with a chilled-out bear – then takes a dark, graphic turn
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Stephen Collins confesses: 'I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret'Actor admits to People magazine he had inappropriate sexual contact with three underage girls decades ago and has been ‘working to atone for it ever since’
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A Curb Your Enthusiasm finale? That'd be pretty, pretty goodLarry David says that the chances of a further series are ‘six to one against’. Should he return to the show, or leave it hanging?
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'Stephen Colbert' is dead, long live Stephen Colbert!As Stephen prepares to bid farewell to his Comedy Central show and his acerbic, satirical alter ego, Hadley Freeman points out why life without ‘Colbert’ might not be so bad
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The Flash/Arrow crossover isn’t just fan service – it’s traditionGraeme Virtue: This week fans are being treated to an honest-to-goodness TV superhero team-up, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Green Hornet met Batman in 1967
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Wednesday’s best TVThe final five of The Apprentices get grilled, Ruth Peter and Tom reveal the last Secrets Of The Castle and Jonathan Ross hosts The British Comedy Awards 2014. Plus: a look at why drivers Hit And Run, the end of Alan Sorkin’s The Newsroom and the big match – can Bournemouth knock out Liverpool?
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The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, Brian Pern: A Life In Rock and more: TV review - video
Review The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, Brian Pern: A Life In Rock and more: TV review - video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his rundown of the week in TV
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Best TV of 2014: No 6 – Grayson Perry: Who Are You?Julia Raeside: It’s been an excellent year for drama, but one documentary truly stood out, as the potter met a wide variety of people from all over Britain and turned them into art
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The Missing finale: who do you think did it?Priya Elan: As the eight-part thriller reaches its conclusion, we run down the list of prime suspects in Olly’s disappearance. Let us know your theories in the comments
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Tuesday’s best TVTwisty Christmas tales with Black Mirror, The Missing reaches its conclusion and Gareth Malone assembles a super-choir of New Military Wives. Plus: more Secrets Of Quantum Physics revealed and another chapter of Brian Pern: A Life In Rock
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Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage TV review – it’s a bit boring watching somebody getting drunk
Review Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage TV review – it’s a bit boring watching somebody getting drunk
Sam Wollaston: It was probably great fun if you were there but – apart from the jaw dropping spectacle of seeing a supposedly serious politician getting sozzled with the Gogglebox duo – it was actually rather dull -
X Factor final 2014 ratings slump to 10-year lowReturn of Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to judging panel fails to halt talent show’s annual audience decline
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Best TV of 2014: No 7 – True DetectiveGraeme Virtue: The noir-ish HBO series, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, was a rare serial killer story that favoured strangeness over gore, and viewers were hooked on the mystery
what to watch
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Wednesday’s best TVThe final five of The Apprentices get grilled, Ruth Peter and Tom reveal the last Secrets Of The Castle and Jonathan Ross hosts The British Comedy Awards 2014. Plus: a look at why drivers Hit And Run, the end of Alan Sorkin’s The Newsroom and the big match – can Bournemouth knock out Liverpool?
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Catch-up TV guide: Babylon, The Missing, The Comeback and moreFrom comedy drama to mocumentary, the best streams and downloads to catch up on this week
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New TV and film to stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video in DecemberNew Netflix original Marco Polo makes its debut, as does Amazon’s Gael Garcia Bernal-starring Mozart in the Jungle, plus stand-up from Nick Offerman, Stephen Fry and Zach Galifianakis
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Battlestar Galactica box set review – action-packed 70s sci-fi that’s still fracking spectacular
Your next box set Battlestar Galactica box set review – action-packed 70s sci-fi that’s still fracking spectacular
Phelim O’Neill: Mormon-raised Glen Larson took the quest for a promised land in to outer space in the most lavish TV show of its time -
Adam Buxton’s favourite TVThe presenter and comedian on his love of I’m A Celebrity and why watching Gogglebox makes him weepy
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A Curb Your Enthusiasm finale? That'd be pretty, pretty goodLarry David says that the chances of a further series are ‘six to one against’. Should he return to the show, or leave it hanging?
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The Flash/Arrow crossover isn’t just fan service – it’s traditionGraeme Virtue: This week fans are being treated to an honest-to-goodness TV superhero team-up, the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Green Hornet met Batman in 1967
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The Missing finale: who do you think did it?Priya Elan: As the eight-part thriller reaches its conclusion, we run down the list of prime suspects in Olly’s disappearance. Let us know your theories in the comments
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Best TV of 2014: No 7 – True DetectiveGraeme Virtue: The noir-ish HBO series, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, was a rare serial killer story that favoured strangeness over gore, and viewers were hooked on the mystery
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The X Factor 2014 final: Ben Haenow wins – as it happenedBen Haenow and Fleur East battled it out to become X Factor champion 2014, but who would win? Stuart Heritage was there for the final
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Strictly Come Dancing: the semi-final – as it happenedWith the nation still reeling from Trixie’s shock departure, the five remaining contestants performed two dances each. Who made it through to the grand final? Find out with Heidi Stephens
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The weekend's best TVIt’s the X Factor final, the Strictly semi-final and Sports Personality of the Year. But if you prefer your competition to involve a ball, there’s Manchester United v Liverpool and rugby galore
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Broadchurch reload Gracepoint got one thing right – its endingThough it was a ratings flop, the US remake of Broadchurch had an ending that was different – and superior – to the original. Warning: spoilers
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Best TV of 2014: No 8 – Peaky BlindersAndrew Collins: This story of Birmingham gangsters avoided the curse of the second series with new characters, torrid family melodrama and a sense of its own greatness
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The Fall recap: season two, episode five – at last, Spector vs GibsonVicky Frost: It’s the penultimate episode, and after a chance encounter with Jimmy, Paul’s luck appears to have run out. But is Rose still alive?
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Sons of Anarchy: Shakespeare on motorcycle wheelsThe show received no awards, but said plenty about family, sex and power. Warning: this post contains spoilers about the last season of Sons of Anarchy
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What the Golden Globes 2015 nominations say about TV right nowWeb series are ascending, The Good Wife is un-snubbed, The Walking Dead is snubbed and it’s excellent news for newcomers The Affair and Jane the Virgin
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Why is almost nobody making TV sketch comedy any more?Priya Elan: Shrinking production budgets and pressure to have an instant success means that sketch comedy is virtually a thing of the past on TV. It’s a huge shame , says one comedy veteran
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Best TV of 2014: No 9 – Game of ThronesThe fourth season of HBO’s epic fantasy series wasn’t without flaws, but it took chances with the source material and created some iconic, heart-stopping moments
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Christopher Jefferies: TV drama fails to redress the balance of justiceMark Lawson: After the 2010 murder of Joanna Yeates, reporters wrongly pursued an innocent former English teacher. Now an ITV docudrama focuses on those drastic errors
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The Apprentice 2014: episode 10 live blog – as it happensLast week they had 10 items to buy and a grand to spend – and Felipe got the chop in what felt like the dodgiest of decisions. What did this week do for Julia Raeside’s stress levels?
reviews
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Steph and Dom Meet Nigel Farage TV review – it’s a bit boring watching somebody getting drunkSam Wollaston: It was probably great fun if you were there but – apart from the jaw dropping spectacle of seeing a supposedly serious politician getting sozzled with the Gogglebox duo – it was actually rather dull
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Homeland review – an explosive start, an impressive death count and some cowardly movesZoe Williams Homeland ends not with a bang but a whimper
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The week in TV: The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies; Our War: Goodbye Afghanistan; Brian Pern: A Life in RockMr Jefferies had his honour restored and British squaddies left Helmand with heads held high, writes Euan Ferguson
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The week in radio: Manchester: Alchemical City; Tunics for Goalposts; Writing the Century: My GreenhamJeanette Winterson proved she knows Manchester but not Madchester, while that wartime Christmas football match in the trenches was shown to be offside, writes Miranda Sawyer
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Canterbury Cathedral TV review – a quintessential hour of Church of EnglandnessLucy Mangan: Watch quietly good people going about their quietly good work, and there’s nothing wrong with that
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Russell Brand v Nigel Farage: do we have a winner in the Question Time panto? No we don’tClash of leftwing firebrand and rightwing rabble-rouser on Question Time is as chaotic as expected
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The Naked Village – review: the hopes and fears of a nudist colony laid bareJulia Raeside: Outside St Albans, the residents of Spielplatz dread the encroachment of the clothed world on their naked way of life
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Black Mirror: White Christmas review – sentimentality offset with wicked witCharlie Brooker repeats Black Mirror trick, with feature-length festive special starring Rafe Spall and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm
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The week in radio: 23 Amazing Reasons This Radio Programme Will Change Your Life; Malcolm X In OxfordPriya Elan: The world of digital media prompted in-depth discussion and there was an illuminating look at Malcolm X’s trip to Oxford
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Bear’s Wild Weekend With Ben Stiller - review: Action Man meets wilderness wannabe on the Isle of SkyeBim Adewunmi: Clinging to the outside of a helicopter, abseiling down sheer drops and eating limpets for dinner forges a bond between the great adventurer and his hapless apprentice
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Radio review: A month in Ambridge – why have they gone all Dallas?Tony Archer’s been squashed flat by a bull, David and Ruth Archer are selling the farm for millions, and others in the clan have reappeared as different actors
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The Secrets of Quantum Physics – review: down the rabbit-hole of true scientific bewildermentJulia Raeside: Jumping into a pool and playing snap with the devil, Prof Al-Khalili was a brilliant guide in the jaw-dropping world of quantum theory
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Jamie’s Cracking Christmas – review: bish-bash-bosh, that’s Christmas sortedLucy Mangan: nobody makes it look easier or more rewarding or more possible that you – yes you! – could conjure up a feast
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Eaten Alive's snake stunt bit off more than it could chewPaul Rosolie’s quest to be swallowed by a giant anaconda stirred the appetite but viewers won’t want a second helping
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The Billion Pound Base: Dismantling Camp Bastion – review: it’s a big job, and it raises big questions like, why were we there in the first place?Sam Wollaston: this is a light-hearted film about packing and moving house – until Camp Bastion is actually attacked
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The week in radio: The Frequency of Laughter; Raw Meat Radio; Holdfast NetworkThere was much to laugh at on the radio last week, writes Miranda Sawyer, not least a three-hour tribute to Chris Morris
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The week in TV: Wild Weather with Richard Hammond; Homeland; Imagine: Colm TóibínRichard Hammond was reduced to shouting about the weather, while the entire cast of Homeland seemed on the verge of collapse, writes Andrew Anthony
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The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove review – black and proudWhat is funk? Unapologetic blackness – and the best damn music around, without which hip-hop would never have happened, writes Sam Wollaston
news
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Stephen Collins confesses: 'I did something terribly wrong that I deeply regret'Actor admits to People magazine he had inappropriate sexual contact with three underage girls decades ago and has been ‘working to atone for it ever since’
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X Factor final 2014 ratings slump to 10-year lowReturn of Simon Cowell and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini to judging panel fails to halt talent show’s annual audience decline
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X Factor 2014 final: Ben Haenow named as surprise winnerHot favourite Fleur East beaten by van driver from Croydon in ITV talent show
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Tulisa steps in for sick Mel B on X Factor finalFormer Spice Girl pulls out of show with unspecified illness and is thus unable to support her act, Andrea Faustini
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Rape on TV: a justified look at violence against women or a crude plot device?What used to be a go-to plotline for soap operas has become mainstream. From the BBC’s Happy Valley to US drama The Newsroom, sexual violence has ranged from sensitive portrayals of the issue to clunky plot twists
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The X Factor will change, vows Simon CowellX Factor’s ratings have been in long-term decline from high of 17 million viewers in 2010 to last year’s final watched by 9.6 million
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Russell Brand v Nigel Farage: do we have a winner in the Question Time panto? No we don’tClash of leftwing firebrand and rightwing rabble-rouser on Question Time is as chaotic as expected
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Black Mirror: White Christmas review – sentimentality offset with wicked witCharlie Brooker repeats Black Mirror trick, with feature-length festive special starring Rafe Spall and Mad Men’s Jon Hamm
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Kirsten Dunst will star in Fargo season twoNews: The actor is joined by Breaking Bad’s Jesse Plemons for second season of the blackly comic drama, which will be a prequel to the first
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The Addams Family actor Ken Weatherwax dies of heart attackActor, who played child character Pugsley on the original television series in the 1960s and later worked as a grip on Hollywood sets, was 59
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Carl Fogarty wins I’m A CelebrityFormer world superbike champion beats Jake Quickenden and Melanie Sykes
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We're liveblogging Peter Pan Live!NBC might be hoping to suck in the hate-watchers, but there’s an outside chance the follow up to last year’s panned Sound Of Music Live! might actually be good
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Helena Bonham Carter and Rebecca Hall join Steve McQueen's HBO seriesNews: The actors take roles in Codes of Conduct, about a black man rising through high society New York, which Oscar winner will co-write and produce
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Met's metal gurus explore Game Of Thrones world of arms and armourCostume designer Michele Clapton discussed the HBO show’s sartorial subtleties such as Jaime Lannister’s golden hand and whether the Greyjoys stink of fish oil
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Kevin Arnold's Jets jacket from The Wonder Years donated to SmithsonianSeries star Fred Savage’s mother kept it since show ended in 1993, joking that museum might want it one day
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Masterchef South Africa viewers root for domestic-worker contestantSiphokazi Mdlankomo hopes to inspire others as calls grow for better labour rights for hidden army in post-apartheid economy
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Netflix announces House of Cards season three premiere dateNetflix’s flagship drama signalled its return in typically stylish and intriguing fashion with a 12-second teaser video
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Vince Colosimo, strapped for cash, cleans building sites between acting jobsLawyer reveals that Melbourne actor – in court on two counts of driving on a suspended licence – has a part-time labouring job
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Stephen Fry to star as Colonel K in Danger Mouse remakeQI host will join Alexander Armstrong and Kevin Eldon in much-loved cartoon’s comeback
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Is the BBC1 drama The Missing set to return for second series?Audience of 7.7m per episode and critical acclaim mean BBC and writers Jack and Harry Williams keen to do follow-up series
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The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, Brian Pern: A Life In Rock, Gogglebox and more
Andrew Collins: Telly addict The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies, Brian Pern: A Life In Rock, Gogglebox and more
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his rundown of the week in TV
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Life Story, Skint, Posh People: Inside Tatler, The Mekong River: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his verdict on the week's TV
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The Legacy, Tomorrow's Worlds, Remember Me, Stalker: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his verdict on the week's TV including Legacy, Tomorrow's Worlds, Remember Me and Stalker
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Ripper Street, I'm A Celebrity, It Was Alright in the 70s and Scot Squad: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his rundown of the week's TV, including I'm A Celebrity, Scot Squad, It Was Alright in the 70s and Ripper Street
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The Fall, Babylon, The Newsroom, Blue Bloods: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews the week's TV, including the return of BBC2's creepy serial-killer thriller The Fall
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Boardwalk Empire, Toast of London, Peaky Blinders, Detectorists: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his rundown of the week's TV
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The Missing, Intruders, Scrotal Recall and more: TV review — video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews House of Lies, The Missing, Scrotal Recall, Intruders and Life is Toff
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The Walking Dead, Freak Show, The Great Fire, Gomorrah, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver and Grayson Perry: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gets into the Halloween spirit in his review of the week's TV
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The Apprentice, The Knick, The Code, Homeland, Gotham and The Walking Dead: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews The Apprentice, The Knick, The Code, Homeland, Gotham and The Walking Dead
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The Great British Bake Off, Grantchester, Detectorists and Cat Watch 2014: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his verdict on this week's television including The Great British Bake Off, Grantchester, Detectorists, Cat Watch 2014: the New Horizon Experiment, Forever and Anarchy
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Peaky Blinders, 24 Hours in Police Custody, The Leftovers and Plebs: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins throws his cap in the air at the return of Brummie gangster saga Peaky Blinders to BBC2
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Downton Abbey, The Strain, Gogglebox and Marvellous: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his run down of the week's TV including Downton Abbey and The Strain
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The Leftovers, Legends, Glue and Cilla: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews the latest TV dramas, with two big US imports and two crowd-pleasers from these shores
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Boardwalk Empire, The Secrets, Dave Gorman's Modern Life and The Rules of Abstraction: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews Boardwalk Empire, The Secrets, Dave Gorman's Modern Life and The Rules of Abstraction
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The X Factor; Strictly Come Dancing; Dynamo: Magician Impossible; and Jamie's Comfort Food: TV review – video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his verdict on the ratings war between The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing
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The Great British Bake Off, Suspects, Stammer School and more: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his verdict on this week's television including the baked Alaska scandal on The Great British Bake Off
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Doctor Who: Telly Addict special - video
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews Peter Capaldi's action- packed debut in Doctor Who
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The Village, Sweets Made Simple, Boomers, Scrappers, Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets: TV review – video
Andrew Collins gives his verdict on The Village, Sweets Made Simple, Boomers, Scrappers and Richard E Grant's Hotel Secrets
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The Great British Bake Off, Horrible Histories: Frightful First World War Special, Gomorrah and Cuckoo: TV review – video
Telly Addict Andrew Collins gives his verdict on the week's TV, including the ever-dependable, ever-predictable, ever-popular Great British Bake Off, a shocking edition of Horrible Histories with its Frightful First World War Special, a new Naples-set crime drama Gomorrah and Staffs sitcom Cuckoo
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The Singer Takes It All, Kids and Guns, Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy and more: TV review — video
Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his verdict on this week's TV
culture 2014 review
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The best of 2014 in listsWriters and readers highlights of the year in culture
episode recaps
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The Fall recap: season two, episode five – at last, Spector vs GibsonVicky Frost: It’s the penultimate episode, and after a chance encounter with Jimmy, Paul’s luck appears to have run out. But is Rose still alive?
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As it happenedThis week we were down to nine and the promise of a Tudor battle reenactment. Shields at the ready, everyone …
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Homeland recap: season four, episode 10 – 13 Hours in IslamabadGwilym Mumford: There’s a jittery energy to Homeland that’s unlike anything on TV right now, and this shocking, action-packed episode was the drama at its expert best
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As it happenedOur dancers got down to the music of music of Robbie Willliams, Tom Jones and, er, Nicole Kidman … can Sunetra and Brendan last another week?
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The Walking Dead: mid-season finale – recapThe mid-season finale saw Rick lose the plot, Carl does some dangerous DIY and Maggie has a very bad day. Spoiler alert: this blog is published after The Walking Dead airs on AMC in the US on Sundays. Do not read on unless you have watched season five, episode five (which airs in the UK on Fox on Mondays)
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Doctor Who recap: series 34, episode 12 – Death in HeavenDan Martin: What a finale episode. Action-packed, uncompromising, filled with genuine emotion – and how briliant was Michelle Gomez as Missy?
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Downton Abbey recap: series five, episode eight – a fittingly weird finaleViv Groskop’s episode blog: What with the inevitable doggy demise and a scandal that stretched incredulity to the limit, this feature-length finale was, even by this show’s standards, pretty eccentric. Roll on series six!
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Peaky Blinders recap: series two, episode six – what a finale!Packed with revelations, this was Peaky Blinders at its best – a gut-wrenching and beautifully directed climax, writes Sarah Hughes
you may have missed
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Serial: The Syed family on their pain and the ‘five million detectives trying to work out if Adnan is a psychopath’The podcast exploring the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has become a global phenomenon. In an exclusive interview, Adnan’s family talk to Jon Ronson about listening to Serial, toxic Reddit threads and how his imprisonment has destroyed their lives
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Saffron Burrows I’m really proud of my family and who they are
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John Oliver's best bits on Last Week TonightAs the chat show says farewell to its first season, we choose its best moments, from doggy supreme court to a typical Thursday for Vladimir Putin