The star of Spartacus and Sliding Doors talks about urinal etiquette, what's up with British TV drama – and the day he was told to give up acting and teach PE instead
Your next box set
Spartacus: box set review
Phelim O'Neill: There's so much more to Spartacus than the sex, blood and gore – but nevertheless there is a great deal of sex, blood and gore ...
TV and radio blog
Why is Spartacus so overlooked?
Spartacus is engrossing, intense and almost totally award-resistant. It's not alone – from The Wire to Friday Night Lights, many great shows repeatedly get snubbed. How come?
March 2013
Andrew Collins: telly addict
The week in TV: Oscars 2013; Spartacus: War of the Damned; The Walking Dead; Lightfields; Heading Out - video review
Andrew Collins reviews the Oscars; Spartacus: War of the Damned; The Walking Dead; Lightfields; and Sue Perkins' sitcom Heading Out
February 2013
TV and radio blog
Spartacus: War of the Damned – will it be a bloody, brilliant finale?
Phelim O'Neill: We all know how it's going to end – but the last season of the slave-rebellion drama still promises to be a spectacular and satisfying ride
March 2012
TV tonight
TV highlights 12/03/2012
China: Triumph And Turmoil | Scott & Bailey | Dirk Gently | Storyville: Who Is Gorky? | Spartacus: Vengeance | This World: Interviews Before Execution – A Chinese Talk Show
February 2012
TV tonight
TV highlights 13/02/2012
Poor America – Panorama | Whitechapel | Grimm | America's Serial Killer: True Stories | Storyville: If A Tree Falls – A Story Of The Earth Liberation Front | Spartacus: Vengeance
January 2012
TV and radio blog
Spartacus Vengeance: is the show still cutting edge?
TV review
TV review: Whitechapel; Protecting Our Children; Spartacus: Vengeance
September 2011
TV and radio blog
Spartacus star Andy Whitfield was an action hero with heart
Spartacus star Andy Whitfield dies
June 2011
Your next box set
Your next box set – Spartacus: Blood and Sand
Forget noble Kirk Douglas in the movie – this Spartacus is all about mindless sex and violence, writes John Crace
May 2011
This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
This week's new DVD & Blu-ray
The Walking Dead | Spartacus: Blood & Sand | Laputa – Castle In The Sky/My Neighbours The Yamadas | Black Swan | Tigerland/The Thin Red Line/Platoon | Biutiful
April 2011
TV and radio blog
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena –the verdict on the finale
Phelim O'Neil: Like the show it prequelled, this six-part mini-series exceeded my expectations. Did it exceed yours?
TV tonight
Tonight's TV highlights
The Wizards Of Waverly Place | Game Of Thrones | Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena | Arena: Produced By George Martin | The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher | Derren Brown: Miracles For Sale
TV tonight
Tonight's TV highlighhts
Justice | Lambing Live |Law & Order: UK | Twenty Twelve | Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | Bored to Death
March 2011
TV tonight
Tonight's TV highlights
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena gets thumbs up from 482,000 viewers
