TV & Radio
TV review: Man vs. Bee

TV review: Man vs. Bee
Glossy new nine-episode Netflix comedy has received mixed reviews
30 Jun 2022
Is the Shipping Forecast reaching the end of the road?

Is the Shipping Forecast reaching the end of the road?
Continuous weather forecast has guided seafarers and lulled listeners for nearly a century
17 Jun 2022
Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s sanitised but watchable punk drama

Pistol review: Danny Boyle’s sanitised but watchable punk drama
Disney+ is show ‘so lacking in anarchic spirit it could be a Coldplay biopic’
16 Jun 2022
Borgen: Power & Glory – the return of Birgitte Nyborg

Borgen: Power & Glory – the return of Birgitte Nyborg
The hit Danish political drama is back with a ‘gripping reboot’
9 Jun 2022
TV review: Everything I Know About Love

TV review: Everything I Know About Love
This ‘love letter to female friendship’ may make older viewers feel like ‘an anthropologist on Mars’
8 Jun 2022
Why has Ricky Gervais’ show been criticised?

Why has Ricky Gervais’ show been criticised?
Comedian defends show by saying his ‘target’ was ‘trans activist ideology’
26 May 2022
The Time Traveler’s Wife: a ‘problematic’ adaptation of the hit novel

The Time Traveler’s Wife: a ‘problematic’ adaptation of the hit novel
Book was made into a 2009 film – and now Apple TV+ has had a go
26 May 2022

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This England: what to expect from Boris Johnson Sky drama

This England: what to expect from Boris Johnson Sky drama
New TV series starring Kenneth Branagh will take viewers inside Whitehall as the pandemic unfolds
19 May 2022
Conversations with Friends: a disappointing adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel

Conversations with Friends: a disappointing adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel
Story follows a ‘love square’ between four millennials, who inhabit arty circles in Dublin
19 May 2022
The Staircase: Colin Firth ‘steals the show’ in this HBO Max drama

The Staircase: Colin Firth ‘steals the show’ in this HBO Max drama
Dramatisation of hit true-crime series is ‘cold and shaking and surreal and grim’
13 May 2022
Ncuti Gatwa: ‘stratospheric rise’ from couch-surfer to Doctor Who

Ncuti Gatwa: ‘stratospheric rise’ from couch-surfer to Doctor Who
The 29-year-old Sex Education star will be the first black actor to play the Time Lord full time
10 May 2022
Chivalry review: an explicit but clever satire of Hollywood’s gender politics

Chivalry review: an explicit but clever satire of Hollywood’s gender politics
Steve Coogan stars as a ‘slimy’ film producer in this #MeToo Channel 4 drama
28 Apr 2022
Best new TV crime dramas of 2022

Best new TV crime dramas of 2022
Sherwood, Peaky Blinders and The Responder are on the must-stream list
25 Apr 2022
Derry Girls: hit Channel 4 sitcom bows out on a high

Derry Girls: hit Channel 4 sitcom bows out on a high
The third and final season is upon us, and it opens where the second left off
21 Apr 2022
The rise and fall of streaming giant Netflix

The rise and fall of streaming giant Netflix
Subscriber loss has raised concerns about streaming giant’s future profitability
21 Apr 2022
Wim Hof: the ‘Iceman’ touting cold exposure

Wim Hof: the ‘Iceman’ touting cold exposure
The sexagenarian water fanatic stars in new BBC reality show
20 Apr 2022
Is Channel 4 a victim of Tory spite?

Is Channel 4 a victim of Tory spite?
The institution is ‘a great British success story’ – so why sell it?
14 Apr 2022
House of Maxwell: a shallow and ‘hopelessly muddled’ show

House of Maxwell: a shallow and ‘hopelessly muddled’ show
The ‘big takeaway’ from this BBC documentary is that the Maxwells were ‘bonkers’
13 Apr 2022
WeCrashed: glossy drama about a flawed Silicon Valley unicorn

WeCrashed: glossy drama about a flawed Silicon Valley unicorn
Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway star in this eight-part series on Apple TV+
24 Mar 2022
The Ipcress File: entertaining TV drama with a hard act to follow

The Ipcress File: entertaining TV drama with a hard act to follow
For the most part, this six-part ITV series succeeds
17 Mar 2022
Where is Regé-Jean Page?

Where is Regé-Jean Page?
Mega-hit Bridgerton is returning to Netflix – but there’s one notable absentee
11 Mar 2022
The Dropout review: a Silicon Valley morality tale

The Dropout review: a Silicon Valley morality tale
Disney+ miniseries follows story of convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes
10 Mar 2022
Peaky Blinders: the drama that transformed the image of Birmingham

Peaky Blinders: the drama that transformed the image of Birmingham
Critics mourn the end of one of the most distinctive shows in recent British TV history
3 Mar 2022
Steven Bartlett: from dropout to millionaire

Steven Bartlett: from dropout to millionaire
The 29-year-old businessman behind The Diary of a CEO podcast is worth around £50m
2 Mar 2022
Inventing Anna: Netflix’s frothy scammer drama is ‘all a bit silly’

Inventing Anna: Netflix’s frothy scammer drama is ‘all a bit silly’
Show tells story of Anna Delvey, the woman who infiltrated New York society
24 Feb 2022
Truckers, sewage and Friends in China

Truckers, sewage and Friends in China
Why has Canada declared a national emergency? What can we do to clean up Britain’s rivers? And what did Ross and Rachel do to upset Beijing?
18 Feb 2022
Pam & Tommy: a lot of fun, but nothing much to say

Pam & Tommy: a lot of fun, but nothing much to say
The human drama is rather ‘overwhelmed by the story’s sheer salaciousness’
10 Feb 2022
This Is Going to Hurt reviews: can TV series follow the book’s success?

This Is Going to Hurt reviews: can TV series follow the book’s success?
BBC show adapts the hit memoir of junior doctor Adam Kay
8 Feb 2022
The strangest storylines to hit Ramsay Street

The strangest storylines to hit Ramsay Street
The hit Australian soap will no longer be broadcast on Channel 5
8 Feb 2022
New TV shows in 2022

New TV shows in 2022
Must-watch series include Killing Eve and Peaky Blinders
3 Feb 2022
The Gilded Age: Downton gets an American makeover

The Gilded Age: Downton gets an American makeover
As comfort television ‘Brownstone Abbey’ generally hits the spot
3 Feb 2022
Vicky McClure: from Dorothy Perkins to Line of Duty

Vicky McClure: from Dorothy Perkins to Line of Duty
The popular actor is back on our screens in new ITV crime drama Trigger Point
27 Jan 2022
Trigger Point

Trigger Point
This six-parter on ITV is ‘great fun’ and tension is ramped up from the off
27 Jan 2022
Stephen Graham: Britain’s most ‘reliably excellent’ actor

Stephen Graham: Britain’s most ‘reliably excellent’ actor
From Snatch to The Irishman, the Liverpudlian’s résumé is filled with blockbuster roles
19 Jan 2022