tv & radio
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To avoid running out of steam, TV makers are coming up with ways to recharge potentially stale storylines – but so much change can make it hard to keep up
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From Please Like Me to Cleverman, a new wave of Aussie series is proving the nation can do more than just soaps. Here are the best of a bonzer bunch
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It’s difficult to not compare the new show to Top Gear but many of you have. Here’s what you said about the trio’s new venture
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This engrossing three-part podcast, with contributions from Oprah herself, runs from the start of her own show 30 years ago to her current brand of magic
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Did you call it? After the big reveal in Westworld, here are the best TV show secrets outed by fans – including some so great they were stolen by the writers
what to watch
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From Liz’s misery to Phil the Greek’s gaffes and the PM’s drug habit, Peter Morgan’s Netflix series is a top-quality soap that refuses to bow before the royals
episode recaps
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The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: season seven, episode four – ServiceHas the unthinkable happened – have Rick and the gang lost their violent mojo for good?
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WestworldWestworldWestworld recap: episode seven – it's Ford vs the board!This week had brain drillings, bludgeonings and big emotional punches. But is Ford’s time up … or is he just getting started?
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The Full Frontal host criticized the president-elect’s rumored choices for the White House and detailed their inexperience and extreme views
videos
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Comedian John Oliver urges viewers not to normalise a Trump presidency in his first post-election edition of The Last Week Tonight
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Host shocked when magician summons live frog from his stomach on NBC’s The Tonight Show
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James L Brooks, a writer on The Simpsons, discusses the series’ prediction 16 years ago that Donald Trump would be president
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It played host to serial killers, including the Hillside Strangler, and a death that inspired American Horror Story. Welcome to the most infamous hotel in LA
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Shows about gigolos, high-class escorts and porn stars hint at a new wave of small-screen attempts to offer an introspective look at the sex industry
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We’ve seen a wealth of online series make the leap to traditional channels in recent times. Here are six more that could follow them
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Diving into Westworld’s booming subreddit, with its complex tangle of analysis and predictions, led me to a startling realisation: soon, all shows could be written by fans themselves
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The team behind one of fall’s most talked about shows tells the Guardian about being inspired by a Bill O’Reilly interview and how they portrayed black lives
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Game of Thrones had the depravity of King Joffrey and Ramsay Bolton, but HBO’s new hope depends on something too abstract to get the blood pumping
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From Will & Grace to Fuller House and Girl Meets World, reboots are all the rage – but we can think of a few shows that should be on TV’s ‘do not resuscitate’ list
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It was the romcom with the terrible title that no one was surprised to see cancelled. But now Scrotal Recall is back with a new name ... Lovesick
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The family drama This Is Us is the latest in a line of warm and nostalgic American shows to strike a chord with viewers
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Fictional character played by Amy Poehler wrote, of the election: ‘I do not accept that our country has descended into the hatred-swirled slop pile he lives in’
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The days of keeping costs low are long gone as the multimillion dollar royal drama is the latest in a series of small-screen shows with blockbuster budgets
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From Boyz N the Hood to playing Tina Turner, Angela Bassett has always been a trailblazer. But Close to the Enemy, Stephen Poliakoff’s latest drama about war-ravaged Britain, presented a new type of challenge
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The cult show is back. It’s not just escapism – it got me through the worst time of my life
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The story of the house of Windsor is saddled with some thwack-bong dialogue, but Claire Foy’s unendingly expressive Princess Elizabeth leads a cast dripping with almost every jewel in the national treasury
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Tales of Tyrion What could a Game of Thrones spin-off series look like?