The week in audio: The Bachelor of Buckingham Palace; The Price of Paradise and more – review
Ugly truths emerge when two very different reality shows go under the microscope. Elsewhere, a star turn from Ted Danson, and why bands break up
October 2021
Wrong side of the law. Right side of history: the activists arrested in the name of the planet
From grassroots campaigners to Hollywood actors, 21 climate rebels tell their stories
September 2021
TV tonight
TV tonight: Ted Danson swaps purgatory for city hall in Mr Mayor
Neil Bremner’s not a million miles from his demon in The Good Place, which is no bad thing. Plus: Mary Beard explores laughter. Here’s what to watch this evening
January 2021
TV review
Mr Mayor review – 30 Rock-esque sitcom struggles to get our vote
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock try to re-conjure the magic of their unique sitcom, with help from Ted Danson, in an intermittently amusing yet unfocused new comedy
December 2020
TV style icons of 2020
TV style icons of 2020: Ted Danson as The Good Place's dapper demon
The high-concept sitcom was a corrective to the troubles of the world, with Danson playing Michael – a squid in a bow tie trying to hold it all together
November 2018
‘Actually, I’m more of a Frasier person’: dismantling 2018's cultural snobbery
Whether it’s believing Janelle Monáe is the new Prince or that Studio Ghibli is the ultimate viewing experience, there are some ‘sacred cows’ that deserve questioning
October 2018
Whisper it … The Good Place might need divine intervention
Season one of The Good Place was fantastic, season two was awe-inspiring. How could season three top it? Short answer: it hasn’t
September 2018
TV review
The Good Place season 3 review – a fiendishly smart sitcom salvation
Julia Roberts, Jim Carrey and Emma Stone: Hollywood’s biggest stars take over autumn TV
January 2018
The Good Place: how a sitcom made philosophy seem cool
Never studied philosophy? No worries! Here’s a beginner’s guide to the concepts that make the gags in The Good Place so, well, good
November 2017
TV and radio blog
The Good Place: a heavenly show about death and morality
Ted Danson and Kristen Bell star in a glitzy sitcom that turns out to be studded with surprising moments of erudite observation
June 2011
This much I know
This much I know: Ted Danson
The actor and campaigner, 63, on hypochondria, being dropped from Curb Your Enthusiasm and a brush with death
