When good TV goes bad: why House's self-medication got the better of him
Hugh Laurie’s chronically ill sociopath paved the way for the ‘antihero savant’ genre. After season four, though, it was the viewers who suffered
February 2017
Kal Penn raises $800,000 for Syrian refugees after receiving racist tweet
Star of Harold and Kumar films – and son of Indian immigrants to the US – was spurred to fundraise for a humanitarian charity by racial abuse
August 2015
Blackadder new series on the cards, says Tony Robinson
Actor who played Baldrick in 1980s BBC comedy says ‘only problem is Hugh Laurie’s fee’
February 2015
The 10 best ...
The 10 best TV medics
With Jed Mercurio’s real-time hospital drama Critical arriving on Sky1, we examine TV’s top doctors and nurses
September 2014
TV and radio blog
From The Simpsons to Nurse Jackie, the most useful (and useless) TV medics
Stuart Jeffries: The deputy mayor of Moscow has recommended that Russian doctors watch House, but what advice might they glean from other fictional physicians? Let Dr Spaceman lead the way
February 2014
Media Monkey
House's value rockets – Hugh Laurie drama proves a life-saver
Media Monkey: The US medical drama provided inspiration for German medics to save a man's life
October 2013
Olivia Wilde: 'People thought I could only play the badass'
After impressing on TV and in films such as Alpha Dog and Rush, the actor's improvised turn in her new film Drinking Buddies has truly hit a nerve. She talks to Ryan Gilbey
June 2013
The 10 best ...
The 10 best British actors on American TV – in pictures
The top talent from over here doing well over there … from Damien Lewis and Lena Headey to Hugh Laurie and Ian McShane
December 2012
From Doc to Blackbeard – Hugh Laurie's American odyssey continues
His role as Dr House made the British actor a US star. Next up, the most famous pirate of them all – with an English accent
November 2012
Six to watch
Six to watch: TV medics
Daniel Bettridge:'Bones' McCoy employed medical techniques on the Starship Enterprise yet to be used by the NHS, while Dr Harold Legg relied on a bedside manner and sturdy shoulder to treat patients in EastEnders. So who are your favourite small screen medics?
October 2012
Natalie Haynes's TV detectives
Natalie Haynes's guide to TV detectives: #18 – House
TV review
TV review: Monroe; Health Before the NHS
May 2012
TV review
TV review: The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate; House
Never mind the pollocks – get a load of these characters, writes Sam Wollaston
TV tonight
TV highlights 24/05/2012
Planet Earth Live | The Fish Market: Inside Billingsgate | Freddie Flintoff Goes Wild | Don't Trust The B**** In Apartment 23 | Grandma's House | House
TV and radio blog
Fox upfronts: network banks on ageing Idol and plays it safe with new scripts
With House checking out and Glee in a talespin, last year's New Girl is the one everyone is looking up to (plus: Kevin Bacon!)
February 2012
TV and radio blog
House is axed – but did it cling to life for too long?
Stuart Heritage: Knowing when to quit is a valuable trait in television. Did House, which is to disappear from screens after eight seasons, keep going long past its creative peak?
January 2012
Sherlock Holmes: a case of the insufferable sod
Stephen Kelly
Stephen Kelly: From House to Sherlock, the TV antihero is everywhere. Real geniuses tend to be more humble about their mental prowess
October 2011
Andrew Collins: telly addict
The week in TV: Celebrity Come Dine With Me, Boardwalk Empire and House - video
TV tonight
TV highlights 06/10/2011
April 2011
TV tonight
Tonight's TV highlights
Secrets Of The Arabian Nights | House | Wishful Drinking | The Animal's Guide To Britain | A History Of Celtic Britain | Long Lost Family
