There’s a double standard in Britain’s response to UNRWA allegations
How we made
‘The jumper made me a fashion icon’: how we made The Killing – by Sofie Gråbøl and Søren Sveistrup
October 2022
Reassuring, timeless, safe: how Angela Lansbury set the style for female TV sleuths
The grande dame, who has died aged 96, pioneered the idea of a set fashion formula for a generation of fictional detectives
June 2022
Stream team
What if a Viking travelled to the future and needed a job? Answer: Beforeigners
This oddball police procedural sees thousands of people from the past suddenly appear in the present, leaving Norway to deal with its influx of ‘beforeigners’
December 2021
The person who got me through 2021
The person who got me through 2021: Sofie Gråbøl as Sarah Lund felt like a brilliant old friend
In The Killing, Lund’s incredible brain inspired me when mine felt like mushroom soup. She was a solace and an inspiration
May 2020
Lockdown watch
Claes Bang: 'I've been watching a great Danish show … what was it called?'
The Dracula star talks about filming on Zoom, if he could play Bond and the only Kubrick film he’s never seen
March 2020
This is Europe
Fjord focus: Scandi TV lets in the light and goes for global domination
Forget Nordic murder noir. Continuing our look at European culture, we find Scandinavian TV’s new obsessions are go-getting young girls, wartime Royals – and the Swedish origins of Spotify
September 2019
Best culture of the 21st century
The 100 best TV shows of the 21st century
Where’s Mad Men? How did The Sopranos do? Does The Crown triumph? Can anyone remember Lost? And will Downton Abbey even figure? Find out here – and have your say
January 2019
Lars Mikkelsen: I found God after playing a boozy, lusty priest
The Danish actor reveals the major life-change triggered by his role in Ride Upon the Storm – and looks back at his days in House of Cards with Kevin Spacey
In brief: Born to Be Posthumous; The Chestnut Man; How to Rule the World
A biography of the influential American illustrator Edward Gorey, debut crime fiction from the creator of The Killing, and a comic novel from Tibor Fischer about a documentary film-maker
Streamadelica: the 30 best box sets to watch before you die
From seminal crime sagas and grim comedies to deep dramas and meta humour, here’s our writers’ guide to the best streamable shows right now
December 2018
Observer New Review Q&A
Sofie Gråbøl: ‘Lars von Trier is a very caring person… he's not like his films’
The Danish actor on her role in the director’s new serial killer movie, being mesmerised by Suranne Jones, and Christmas hygge-style
July 2018
Picnic at Hanging Rock: ‘A beguiling story that just won’t die’
Joan Lindsay’s mystery novel is an eerie and unsettling tale that chimes with modern Nordic noir, but it is set on the other side of the world in repressed Victorian-era Australia
April 2018
Bard example: can Shakespeare translate to the small screen?
Television history is littered with sub-par adaptations, but with some big name numbers coming soon – including King Lear and Hamlet – the material is still too attractive to ignore
February 2018
Borgen envy: Dutch look to emulate Danish TV success
The Netherlands’ council of culture says careful investment can boost its small-screen sector
October 2016
What, no Whistlestop? Why The Girl on the Train should have stayed in bleak backyard Britain
Actor Doon Mackichan hits out at 'crime porn' TV thrillers
August 2016
Clive James: adventures in box sets, from The West Wing to Weeds
Clive James loves to read, but nothing beats a box set binge. He salutes his greatest passions
April 2016
Milton Keynes has a writer in residence? Imagine the possibilities
