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‘I fell asleep driving around London’: TV workers on fear, danger and fatalities
Review
Heartstopper season three – the sex scenes are handled as delicately as fine china
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Anna Richardson: Love, Loss & Dementia – a terrifying look at the killer disease that will affect us all
Industry
‘He’s into urine’ – how Industry became the kinkiest show on TV
This knotty crime thriller has all the dark humour of Bad Sisters
Living Every Second: The Kris Hallenga Story
An astonishing tale of hope
Cast Away
Phillip Schofield is an incredibly bitter man (but he sure knows how to entertain)
Joan
Sophie Turner sparkles in this wild true story of a rags-to-riches jewel thief
State of Rage
Every minute of this documentary has a quote to stop the heart
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
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The chef heads out with an amusingly named forager, and prepares a special meal for his son. Plus more from the ever-outrageous Brassic. Here’s what to watch this evening
The seven best shows to stream this week
Heartstopper to Where’s Wanda: the seven best shows to stream this week
The seven best films to watch on TV this week
Wolfs to Inside Out 2: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
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The must-see TV for autumn 2024
The best TV of 2024 in the UK so far
The 50 best TV shows of 2023
The best TV of 2023 so far
The 50 best TV shows of 2022
Loads more stories and moves focus to first new story.
Episode recaps
I’ve only just hitched my wagon to Slow Horses – but I’m loving the ride
Yes, I’m late to the Slough House party. But now that I’ve caught up on all four seasons, I feel silly. I’ve been missing one of the most sensational shows on TV
Sherwood
Series two finale recap – well that was the mother of all showdowns!
Sherwood
Series two, episode five – one devastating scene after another
Sherwood
Series two, episode four – toe-scrunchingly agonising
Sherwood
Series two, episode three – absolutely electrifying TV
Sherwood
Series two, episode one – welcome to Shottingham
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From lifting the lid on what really went on at Guantánamo Bay to an investigation of whether Avril Lavigne has died and been replaced by a doppelganger – read on for the finest shows of the year
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Miranda Sawyer on podcasts and radio
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