tv & radio
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Peter Kay's Car Share: another 'in-car entertainment' triumphThere is plenty of mileage in TV shows and films shot in cars – and this sitcom doesn't disappoint
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Nick and Margaret: The Trouble With our TrainsFranchises, Network Rail, peacocks on the line … it’s hard to make this stuff sing on TV
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Intrigue, unease and emotional intensity: have you been watching Inside No 9?The second series of half-hour stories from Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton has been full of unexpected comedy and deep dark horror, with nods to everything from Witchfinder General to Alan Ayckbourn
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Netflix premieres Nina Simone documentary trailer – watchLiz Garbus-directed documentary headed for Netflix in June, with first official trailer featuring Simone’s daughter
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Keith Harris, the man who gave us Orville the Duck, dies at 67Entertainer famous for green bird puppet dies of cancer after 50-year career in show business, including hosting The Keith Harris Show on BBC1 -
The best US comedy since Louie arrives in the UKThe hit US comedy has arrived on Comedy Central UK. Why have we had to wait for so long for this crazed, gleeful ride through the lives of two twentysomething stoners?
episode recaps
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The Game recap: series one, episode one: 'Spying as George Smiley would recognise it'With KGB defectors, a tight-knit group of MI5 agents and news of a Soviet masterplan, there’s plenty to note in the first episode of the BBC’s new 1970s-set spy drama
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Mad Men
Mad MenMad Men recap: season seven, episode 11 – Time and Life (warning: spoilers)Don Draper’s California dream goes West, while trying to find a child actor stirs up painful memories for Peggy
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Game of Thrones
Game of ThronesGame of Thrones recap: season five, episode three – High SparrowIt’s a nice day for a Westeros wedding, the new Lord Commander gets an offer, and an alliance is formed
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Indian Summers
Indian SummersIndian Summers recap: season one, episode 10 – a spy in the house of hateThe first season of the Channel 4 drama reaches its climax, and it is time for three central characters to face up to who they truly are
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Daredevil recap: season one, episode two – The Cut ManNetflix’s marvel looked to build Daredevil’s backstory this week and uncovered some stereotypical ethnic bad guys, skewed morals and Rosario Dawson
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Fortitude
FortitudeFortitude recap: season one, episode 11 – wasps, jam and an uncertain endingThe Sky drama reached the end of its first season a long way from where it started – and left fresh avenues open for season two
reviews
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When Life Was Brill review – ‘When we ran out of lyrics we’d use a doo-bee-doo’Neil Sedaka’s celebration of the Brill building songwriters of the 1950s paints an idyllic picture without the racial tension, closeted sexuality and hidden addictions
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24 Hours In The Past review – back to the ordureThere’s something quite satisfying about seeing (vaguely) familiar faces off the telly wading around in several varieties of filth
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news
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BBC1 programme began with David Cameron waving the Liam Byrne note, now officially the most famous piece of paper since Neville Chamberlain got off the plane. A darkened room beckoned at the endTonight’s election leaders Question Time comes from dreamworld …
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Game Of Thrones, The Jinx, Last Week Tonight, Newzoids
Telly addict Andrew Collins reviews the week's TV, including Game Of Thrones, The Jinx, Last Week Tonight and Newzoids
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Mad Men, Code Of A Killer, 1992, Freewheeling and Last Week Tonight reviewed
Telly addict Andrew Collins' TV highlights include Mad Men, Code Of A Killer, 1992, Freewheeling and Last Week Tonight
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HBO unveils season two teaser trailerFirst glimpse offers plenty of moody visuals and little else, but it looks as if the detectives’ mental and emotional states will be as crucial as the central murder
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The trouble with Nick and MargaretSeeing the former Apprentice duo on shows such as Nick and Margaret: The Trouble with Our Trains makes you wonder whether Lord Sugar brought out the best in them
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Princess the Hypnodog: a bold new direction for Britain's Got TalentWas the sight of Simon Cowell being hypnotised by a dog a ‘jump the shark’ moment for the talent show – or a chance for a radical reinvention?
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What we learned from the weekend’s TV: no-one wants Poldark's putrid throatThere was a bad case of plotline overload during the last episode of Poldark, some sous-vide action on the MasterChef final, and some hair issues on both The Big Bang Theory and Three in a Bed
you may have missed
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Father Ted’s legacy, 20 years on: up with this sort of thingPut three priests and their tea lady on a remote Irish island and what do you get? One of TV’s most loved sitcoms. The creators and cast of Father Ted explain how they put Craggy Island on the comedy map
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Masterchef 2015: who will win the final?We’re down to the final five – and it’s that tricky combination of skill, nerve and exoticism-combined-with-authenticity that will snare them the toughest prize in TV cooking
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Jon Stewart: why I quit The Daily ShowStewart’s decision to retire as host of the satirical news show after 16 years has left liberal America in mourning. So why is he leaving just before an election – and what will happen when he steps out from behind the desk?
Analysis Question Time crowd emerge as stars on a night of vicious attacks on leaders