Weekend TV: what we learned
Missed the weekend's TV highlights? This roundup will leave you no wiser
Strictly Come Dancing 2015: 'a peculiar end to a spectacular series'
The final seemed what Strictly has always dreamed of: seriously talented competitors with little to choose between them. But, somehow, it was an anticlimax
Why Anita Rani lost out in the Strictly semi-finals
Underdog Anita Rani, burdened with experimental Russian choreography, handled her unfair exit beautifully, while Katie Derham somehow waltzed her way into the final
Why is voting so unpredictable in the Strictly Come Dancing quarter-finals?
This week’s shock result saw Helen and Aljaz voted off show. Crazy decisions, crazy props, crazy dancers – it’s all part of the madness of the tail-end of Strictly
The X Factor: three weeks left and there's a sense of desperation
From the studio on Saturday night, the show felt bigger and brighter, but ‘sexy’ elements such as leather G-strings and Jane Fonda leotards give the impression of a chronic lack of confidence
Cee-Lo Green's X Factor flower show failed to bloom – and other things we learned from the weekend's TV
Elsewhere, Doctor Who let Zygons be Zygons (and left non-fans confused) and it might be the last chance for Jeremy Vine’s horsing around to save him on Strictly
The X Factor is a meat grinder – and other things we learned from the weekend's TV
Dame Maggie Smith shone on The Graham Norton Show, Jeremy Vine was a Thriller on Strictly and David Attenborough showed stamina on ambitious new series The Hunt
Someone to love (or hate): that's what The X Factor is now looking for
The final 12 candidates have been chosen by Simon Cowell and the judges. Elsewhere this weekend, Strictly’s dancers hit a high standard, Maisie Williams helped Doctor Who entertain non-fans, and Jonathan Ross met a miniature horse
Is X Factor's Six-Chair Challenge too brutal? And what's up with Strictly?
The world of Simon Cowell appears ever more cruel, while Strictly is missing something – could it be Brucie? And Googlebox provides a window on our toadyish tendencies
A weekend of Strictly obvious dance routines: what we learned from the weekend TV
Strictly Come Dancing was full of glitz, polish and on-the-nose routines, The X Factor warmed up under a gazebo and This Is England ’90 delivered a knock-out dinner party
Sunday showdown verdict: Downton v The Go-Between v This Is England '90
Who won the battle for TV Britain? Elsewhere, we learned that this year’s X Factor bootcamp isn’t for the faint-hearted, and maybe Gogglebox is all anyone ever needs to watch
The X Factor's random audition shows are making it pointless
This year’s X Factor has lost the plot by mixing up audition footage from different cities. Plus, David Thewlis gave us a nuanced detective classic, Gogglebox had a vintage return and This Is England ’90 might be the new Shameless
Strictly Come Dancing glitters while a refreshed X Factor needs more jeopardy
This weekend saw Strictly Come Dancing pull out the stops on launch night, signs that The Xtra Factor may be having more fun than The X Factor, while Lady Chatterley’s Lover needed some of Downton’s electricity
Celebrity MasterChef is off the boil: what we learned from the weekend’s TV
The concluding half of The Outcast was even better than the first; archaeology is awesome; and watching famous people cooking is losing its appeal
Joanna Lumley’s mother was a guinea pig whisperer: what we learned from the weekend's TV
BBC1’s Sadie Jones-scripted drama The Outcast was in a league of its own; Lumley was at her eccentric, thespy best; and the smart, witty Spitfire Women was a classy affair
Kanye West is no Freddie Mercury: what we learned from the weekend's TV
The star’s rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury was a trifle half-hearted – meanwhile has Celebrity MasterChef passed its sell-by date?
Britain still loves sheds and Penelope Keith: what we learned from the weekend's TV
Are we stuck in the 1970s? And is that a bad thing? Even Jimmy Carr is channelling Bob Monkhouse …
What we learned from the weekend's TV: Simon Cowell has won
Why the sudden crop of variety shows? Because it’s the sort of thing comissioning editors think Cowell would probably do. And it could be time to put the Home Fires out
What we learned from the weekend's TV: Britain's got talented dogs and Graham Norton's beard is huge
Dogs will trump even an emotional backstory, Jude Law once won the award for sexiest vegetarian and we need to lock up all silver-trousered children before the next instalment of John Bishop’s new variety show
What we learned from the weekend's TV: Graham Norton and Eurovision rule supreme
OK, our man had loads of material to work with, thanks to the antics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and especially Mr Montenegro – but his commentary was fabulous. Elsewhere, Australia earned some serious respect with Anzac Girls
What we learned from the weekend TV: we need Jonathan Strange's magic
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell made a timely debut, Rory Bremner returns to deliver his verdict on the election, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin find themselves getting messy and Britain really does need to find some Saturday night talent
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