From Taboo to Mindhunter: how TV drama washed away toxic masculinity
They were tarnished – but they were real. Like bad boy Tom Hardy in Taboo, men dug deeper to become more fragile and tormented in the best shows of 2017
November 2017
2017 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2017: 50-1
The countdown reaches its peak with a sci-fi dystopia that chimed with the real threat of Donald Trump, followed closely by superlative police drama, true-crime milestones, peril at sea, and the comic adventures in wrestling
August 2017
Filthiest kitchen porn! Worst news fail! Who won trophies at our alternative TV awards?
It has been a vintage year for television so far. So, which scenes, shows and celebs came out top?
May 2017
Week in geek
Tom Hardy's casting as Venom is a masterstroke for Sony's superhero universe
A leading man with the skill to illuminate Eddie Brock’s twisted soul, Hardy is sure to turn the limited raw materials of this antihero into a titan of cinema
April 2017
Love it or hate it: the unstoppable rise of Marmite TV
As Baz Luhrmann’s extraordinary/awful hip-hop epic The Get Down returns, we chart the most divisive TV in recent memory. Is your worst offender here?
March 2017
'Previously On': the great art of speed-watching hit TV
Is it possible to keep up with all the watercooler TV using only the recaps? We try to work out why Tom Hardy is rocking a Jamiroquai hat, why Carrie Mathison has moved to New York – and why the world of pottery is so sexy
February 2017
Taboo finale recap – thank you for the mayhem, Tom Hardy
Tom Hardy’s Taboo goes to the heart of our new imperialist darkness
Srecko Horvat
Naysayers be damned! Tom Hardy's Taboo is a work of Wicker Man genius
Taboo recap: season one, episode seven – break those chains, Tom Hardy!
Tom Hardy's Taboo and the magical art of TV frustrate-watching
Taboo recap: season one, episode six – Tom Hardy's horror show gets ever wilder
Pass notes
The bitterest Taboo – has Tom Hardy’s TV show cost him dear?
Taboo recap: season one, episode five – Tom Hardy and the mini-scythes of torture
January 2017
Ranking the accents of Tom Hardy: cockney, Welsh, or unintelligible?
Taboo recap: season one, episode four – magic, nitrous oxide and an incest ritual
It’s time Britain embraced classical heritage, says Taboo composer
Taboo recap: season one, episode three – Tom Hardy's evil charms are irresistible
TV review
Taboo review – Tom Hardy brings extra swagger to Regency London
Taboo recap: season one, episode two – it was only ever going to go one way for Tom Hardy
