Tv & radio
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Jimmy Kimmel: this is Trump's 'worst bad week of all the bad weeks so far'Late-night comics discussed the president’s Twitter threats, the news that Paul Ryan will be standing down and problems in the Middle East
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From Killing Eve to Lykkeland: the best shows at CanneseriesThe inaugural TV competition threw up some interesting fare, from overall winner When Heroes Fly to Italian mob drama The Hunter and Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s excellent thriller
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Wild Wild Country – Netflix’s take on the cult that threatened American lifeChapman and Maclain Way’s absorbing six-parter covers the rise and fall of the notorious Rajneeshpuram community more extensively than any show before it
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Should Little Britain and The Simpsons change with the times?David Walliams says Little Britain would be unrecognisable if he made it today, while The Simpson’s creators have doubled down on their stereotypical depiction of Apu. Should some shows have their comic licence revoked?
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Silicon Valley star TJ Miller arrested for alleged false bomb threatThe actor, also known for Deadpool, was released on a $100,000 bond after accusations of ‘intentionally conveying’ false information
What to watch
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Paterno review – Pacino excels in messy retelling of sex abuse scandalThe Oscar winner plays Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in Barry Levinson’s intriguing but cluttered dramatization of his fall from grace
Episode recaps
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Homeland recap: season 7, episode 8 – Lies, Amplifiers, F**king TwitterCarrie is strung out on fake Ritalin and about to lose custody of her daughter, while Dante fesses up and Saul takes a chance
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John Oliver takes aim at anti-abortion activists 'controlling women's behavior'The comic discussed crisis pregnancy centers, which aim to prevent women from terminating pregnancies using ‘predatory’ tactics
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The Walking Dead: season 8, episode 15 recap – WorthThe stage is now set for the climactic showdown between Negan and Rick after a bloody hour where Simon got his comeuppance and Dwight’s betrayal was revealed
Videos
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Bill Murray as Steve Bannon on Saturday Night Live – video
The actor debuts his take on Trump's former chief strategist in an interview alongside Fred Armisen as the Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff
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'I have dad moves': Barack Obama discusses dancing on David Letterman's new Netflix show - video
Former US president talks dad dancing on Letterman's new chat show, explaining that the key is 'staying in the pocket'
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James Franco discusses recent sexual misconduct allegations – video
James Franco responds to recent sexual misconduct allegations made against him on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Talking points
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Losing the plot: could Westworld's plan to release spoilers have worked?The first season of the sci-fi show suffered as fans figured out many of the major plot points. Ahead of the second season, the creators spoofed fans by claiming they were going to to reveal the story before it airs. But was it that crazy an idea?
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Is it possible to separate Roseanne from its controversial star?The reboot of the family sitcom has become a monster ratings hit but the off-screen views of its lead star continue to unsettle
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When good TV goes bad: when Broadchurch denied its fans fresh bloodAs viewers awaited engrossing storylines, even the compelling Olivia Colman and David Tennant double act couldn’t save series two from walking off a cliff
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Has The Assassination of Gianni Versace been a disappointment?Ryan Murphy’s look at the murder of and world around the fashion mogul has had a tough time critically, but it dives to depths the campier OJ v The People didn’t dare
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When good TV goes bad: the time MTV Unplugged went nu-metalWhether a proving ground for nascent acts or an opportunity for the old guard to win new fans, the acoustic staple was unmissable. Until Korn showed up
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Bard example: can Shakespeare translate to the small screen?Television history is littered with sub-par adaptations, but with some big name numbers coming soon – including King Lear and Hamlet – the material is still too attractive to ignore
You may have missed
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Saturday Night Live: how the show has been exported around the worldThe long-running comedy series will receive a regionally specific version in Italy and it joins a long line of international takes on the classic format
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The Wire creator David Simon plans series based on Spanish civil warThe creator of the acclaimed Baltimore drama will focus on the 20th-century conflict for his next project. A Dry Run will follow the story of US soldiers who fought for the republic
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The free-love cult that terrorised America – and became Netflix’s latest must-watchWild Wild Country, a documentary about a guru’s sinister commune in 1980s Oregon, is shocking viewers with tales of poison and paranoia
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Stranger than fiction: Deep State, Homeland and post-truth TVWith a news cycle that’s increasingly hard to believe the post-9/11 paranoia of ‘shocking’ shows like Homeland and Deep State lose some of their punch
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BBC admits treehouse scene from Human Planet series was fakedScenes of Papua New Guinea tribe building very high homes staged for programme makers
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Stranger Things creators accused of stealing plot of Netflix seriesDirector Charlie Kessler claims in a plagiarism lawsuit that the Duffer Brothers lifted elements from his 2012 short film in developing the smash-hit series
Lost in Space – Netflix's sci-fi reboot takes a small step into the future