tv & radio
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A countdown of Guardian TV’s favourite programmes of the year. We’ll reveal the top 10 day by day until 19 December
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Between the stilettos, sofa soliloquies and meme-friendly meltdowns, Mariah Carey’s new fly-on-the-wall show is rewriting the rules of reality television
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He has starred in The Wire and sung with the Stones. As Clarke Peters returns to crooning, he talks about hating pop, playing pimps and making his first recording – at the age of four
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The newest addition to the Whoniverse had casual sex, gender fluidity and a gay alien prince. In fact, its biggest flaw was that the Doctor turned up
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This theme park just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. We finally learn the truth about Wyatt – and he wants to murder every human within eyeshot. Truly, this television is perfectly suited to 2016
what to watch
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The world is going to pot, but the cult TV show is back – with its fast-talking women, pet pigs and extras dressed as snowflakes – to bring joy to our lives
episode recaps
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The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: season seven, episode seven – Sing Me a SongSleazy Negan and his dirty double entendres are back – and the plots to end him are piling up. But is he the only who makes this show sing now?
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WestworldWestworldWestworld finale recap – robot army, assemble!This theme park just keeps getting curiouser and curiouser. We finally learn the truth about Wyatt – and he wants to murder every human within eyeshot. Truly, this television is perfectly suited to 2016
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As we gear up to the season finale, the revelations are flying at us. With all this flux, I’m just grateful for Maeve’s determination to start the robot revolution
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
talking points
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The major plot points might have all been guessed online, but as the finale approaches the show’s creators – like Dr Ford – still have a few cards to play
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In the golden age of TV, it’s easy to miss shows that are well worth a look. We picked a handful of the criminally underrated for your viewing pleasure
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The zombie apocalypse has never been so dull. This season isn’t a slow-build, it’s a soporific endurance test – and I’ve had enough
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To mark FXX’s 600-show marathon this holiday weekend here’s our must-see episodes guide, from Homer’s brush with God to a vision quest with Johnny Cash
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Search Party and The Great Indoors are both centered around kale-crunching, VHS-watching millennials but only one of them gets it right
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Taking after George Orwell and JG Ballard, some of the most prophetic and disturbing fiction about the near future continues to be made on TV and film
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George RR Martin has been talking up the prospect of a spinoff for the HBO hit, and there’s a lot of material to choose from. Here are five possible directions
you may have missed
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Powered by pure emotion, the hit family drama has proved a ratings hit in the States. Its cast and creator explain why we all need a good cry now and again
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The streaming platform’s latest show relives dramatic hostage scenarios - but will it be able to salvage the tacky crime scene re-enactment genre?
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Last week’s Medal of Freedom award to America’s favourite talkshow host is just reward for the bravery she showed in coming out on national TV and returning from near oblivion
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Catherine Keener as a caseworker helping damaged soldiers and David Schwimmer as her take-no-prisoners boss lead this post-Serial narrative drama
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The Friends star’s latest project follows in the footsteps of Welcome to Night Vale and Limetown, as the radio drama continues its reinvention with help from other big-name actors including Oscar Issac
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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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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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Samantha Bee takes down Trump claims 'Massive voter fraud is a lie'