Channel 4 to make Hollyoaks episodes available on YouTube
Broadcaster says digital-first soap will be first to embrace viewing habits of younger audiences
September 2018
BBC Two v Channel 4: who wins the battle of the new logos?
Both TV channels have rebooted their idents in a bid to boost their brands. But they’ll struggle to match the nostalgic rush provided by classic TV logos
August 2018
Guardian Weekend: gal-dem takeover
Michaela Coel: 'I was trying to be someone else and failing'
She turned her misfit years into the award-winning show Chewing Gum. Now Coel is starring in a major BBC drama – and challenging her industry to be better and braver
February 2018
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Mum; Young Sheldon; Hold the Sunset; Seven Seconds; Brit awards
Lesley Manville excels once more as Mum, while Young Sheldon mines a Big Bang Theory hero’s precocious youth
January 2018
Jump the shark
When good TV goes bad: the moment Don’t Tell The Bride got over its Honeymoon phase
When the show left BBC Three, the car crash weddings - once enjoyably uncomfortable - turned into predicament bondage
October 2017
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Our Girl, Snowfall, Norskov, GameFace and more
Michelle Keegan makes a decent fist of the tubthumping army drama, while it’s cocaine aplenty in two new series from the US and Denmark
June 2017
Summer arts preview 2017
The unmissable TV shows of summer 2017
Naomi Watts is a shrink in meltdown, William and Harry remember Diana – and Ed Sheeran feels the chill in Game of Thrones. It’s your complete summer TV and streaming guide
January 2017
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Hospital; Spy in the Wild; Chewing Gum; The Great Indoors; Let It Shine
BBC2’s Hospital threw us into the NHS crisis, animal spycams astonished – as, in its own way, did Gary Barlow’s new talent show…
October 2016
Drifters' Jessica Knappett on turning her wilderness years into a TV smash
Jessica Knappett was once so broke she had to choose between tampons or a sandwich. The writer and actor talks about binge-drinking her way through a quarter-life crisis – and working-class hilarity
September 2016
Hollyoaks freshers' week documentary 'to start discussion on sexual consent'
Short film to air on All4 after E4 broadcast of special episode featuring characters Ellie and Nick
August 2016
Vice’s founder thinks television is failing young people – is he right?
BBC sees almost 20% drop in youth viewing after BBC3 TV channel axed
July 2016
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Inside the Factory; Hugh’s War on Waste; Naked Attraction; Wasted
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Eden, The Secret Agent, Containment, Friday Night Dinner
March 2016
Royal Television Society awards 2016: full list of winners
TV daze
Dog whistles, dishwasher tablets and narcotic fur: behind the scenes of sci-fi drama The Aliens
February 2016
Hollyoaks stars to help encourage younger voters to register
Adverts featuring Jennifer Metcalfe, Amanda Clapham, Jazmine Franks and Duayne Boachie to run on Channel 4 and E4 ahead of this May’s polls
January 2016
Netflix links with UK's Channel 4 for Matrix-inspired thriller Kiss Me First
Six-part series based on Lottie Moggach’s novel explores what happens when a lonely 17-year-old meets a confident party girl on an online gaming site
November 2015
Jessica Knappett: The six stages of a modern relationship
From Tinder to dick pics, modern dating is a minefield. Luckily, the star of E4 sitcom Drifters has a foolproof guide to getting it right/not wrong
October 2015
Trailer watch
'Bare Agile' – watch a new clip from Chewing Gum, episode three
In this clip from Michaela Coel’s E4 comedy, Tracey explains her ambitions in life, while best friend Candice takes advantage of a distraction on the estate
