Television

A new documentary reminds us of what a consummate politician he was - and how much his achievements are tarnished by Iraq

The BBC documentary series shows that when the police fail, survivors become the last line of defence

Jack Thorne has followed Adolescence with another triumphant and troubling piece of work

The media watchdog has declined to investigate a Donald Trump interview in which he was allowed to repeatedly spout unchallenged lies

The actor talks gangsters from New Jersey to Washington DC – and why he feels ‘sick’ about the state of his country

The Australian singer turned right wing activist was censored by the channel for using an offensive term

Michelle Dewberry has hit out at a policy designed to ensure the poorest children in England don't go hungry at school

The reality star, who has joined Nigel Farage's party, outlined the source of his patriotism in a GB News interview

Eyebrows have been raised at the Channel 4 presenter’s decision to join Sky News

Andy West, the man who inspired the hit new drama, on nature, change and the ‘terrible, dehumanising’ life behind bars

From the Beckhams to Eddie Murphy and Charlie Sheen, they promise truth but deliver reputation-laundering dressed up as intimacy

His disappointing Netflix special Mortality jabs at straw men and suggests a comedian slipping out of touch

Lifelong devotees of John le Carré need not worry, the saga of Jonathan Pine is in safe hands with screenwriter David Farr

The hard right channel reported on 'fury' about Jools Holland's 'woke' annual jamboree - from a lone X account

A new take on Harry Potter, a Legally Blonde prequel and the latest iteration of the Blade Runner franchise are among excuses not to go out in 2026

Zendaya and Nolan return, Blade Runner expands and Peaky Blinders concludes. What our editor-at-large is most looking forward to in 2026

A Christmas special of Diane Morgan's comedy has been axed by BBC bosses amid speculation it mocked Donald Trump

In 1975, Britain was mired in economic misery – but the nation’s most terrifying cook was determined that everyone should still eat well

Our writers on their cultural highlights of the year

The Room in the Tower is his eighth festive special for the BBC: long may he continue

IMDb’s breakout star of 2025 is charming, gifted and takes no nonsense

The failed PM gets £115,000 of taxpayer money per year to spread poison about the UK on her new online show

The fictionalised version of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s torment in Iran is damning for the state, and for Boris Johnson

The shocking Danish show that revealed a criminal network’s white collar connections was watched by half a nation and brought change

Ten years on, a new drama shows how seven hostages came face-to-face with death

With tired jump scares, flat CGI and a ludicrous government subplot, IT: Welcome To Derry is a giant turkey

Bev Turner’s new late-night programme from Washington DC is stuffed with lies. So why am I watching?

Sally Wainwright’s punk requiem for the invisible offers a loud argument that rage can bring change

A new documentary from the magazine examines the British broadcasting ban on Sinn Féin leaders’ voices. But one figure looks oddly familiar

Reeling from the Panorama crisis and with the future of its news operation threatened by AI that tells us only what we want to hear, it’s vital to have a national broadcaster that tells us what we need to know

Satire has become one of the few sources of political sanity in the US. Now, one of its chief exponents is mulling a run for office

The mysterious serial killer who terrorised Florence is the subject of yet another true crime Netflix show