'No-warning TV': why are surprise releases becoming so popular?
From the OA and UnReal to Who is America?, dropping shows into the world with little or no promotion is the latest TV trend. Is it just gimmickry and do viewers lose out?
February 2018
From Hard Sun to Lost: why I can't stop cheering on TV's bad guys
You’re not supposed to want the the baddies to win out, but recently I’ve found it impossible not to root for small screen villains
January 2018
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Britannia; Hard Sun; McMafia; Inside No 9
Apocalypse TV: why can't we get enough of world-ending telly?
TV review
Hard Sun review: an apocalyptic, gutsy drama from the creator of Luther
Agyness Deyn and Jim Sturgess on Hard Sun: 'It felt like our bodies were going to combust'