TV & Radio
Our guide to the best from the world of television, podcasts and online streaming video. Reviews of some of the best new shows, news on some of your favourite series, features and opinion from our team.
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SexualityLove Bites: Michelin stars in our eyes
This month's columnist finds lockdown joy in the magic of MasterChef Read more »| 16 Mar 2021 -
ComedyICYMI: Rosco McClelland on Back of the Y
Former Scottish Comedian of the Year Rosco McClelland takes on Back of the Y, New Zealand's absurd and raucous answer to Jackass Read more »| 15 Mar 2021 -
FeaturesHow My Mum Tracy Beaker captured the hearts of 90s kids
Kids' TV heroine Tracy Beaker has made a triumphant return to the BBC, but My Mum Tracy Beaker's success isn't all 90s nostalgia. The original show's underlying issues of social mobility, sexuality and class have been brought to the surface in this reboot Read more »| 10 Mar 2021 -
ComedyPoppy Hillstead Enters Our Chat
As series three of her podcast drops, Poppy Hillstead talks Pixar, mumblers, BTS fans and people’s enduring unease with the word ‘clitoris’ Read more »| 10 Mar 2021 -
ComedyHow The Simpsons Wrecked Ralph Wiggum
The rise and fall of a Valentine’s Day hero, and the sad demise of a classic TV comedy – we look at the downfall of The Simpsons and Ralph Wiggum Read more »| 10 Feb 2021 -
FilmFilm and TV round-up: February 2021
Channel 4 start the year with three sharp shows to help you through lockdown, while MUBI continues to fill the gaping hole left by the closure of arthouse cinemas Read more »| 02 Feb 2021
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ReviewsPretend It’s a City
Ten years on from the documentary Public Speaking, Martin Scorsese reunites with Fran Lebowitz for Netflix series Pretend It's a City, where the righteous raconteur espouses on more of her personal philosophies and bugbears Read more »| 28 Jan 2021 -
ComedySparkle & Grin: Our Favourite Christmas Comedy Specials
We all need a little release from this difficult year; our Comedy Team's favourite festive gems might be just the ticket Read more »| 10 Dec 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Jain Edwards on Spitting Image
Staple of the Manchester comedy scene, Jain Edwards watches political Punch and Judy, Spitting Image Read more »| 07 Dec 2020 -
FilmWhat to Watch: Film & TV in December 2020
The best of December's new releases, from David Fincher's Mank to Steve McQueen's Small Axe anthology Read more »| 01 Dec 2020 -
FilmStudio Ghibli, Cottagecore & Inclusivity
The cottagecore aesthetic helps young people and marginalised groups to imagine a different future – and the movies of Studio Ghibli are key in pointing the way forward Read more »| 08 Oct 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Chris Thorburn on Nighty Night
BBC The Social and Chunks regular Chris Thorburn experiences the deeply macabre Nighty Night Read more »| 05 Oct 2020 -
ComedyICYMI: Paul McDaniel on Friday Night Dinner
Regular Chunks-charmer Paul McDaniel takes in one of the best sleeper sitcom hits of the last decade Read more »| 31 Aug 2020 -
OpinionTrue Story: The Great Unwatched
Jonah Hill and James Franco star in the under-appreciated True Story – we revisit the film in our streaming TV and movies column Read more »| 06 Apr 2020 -
ReviewsThe Letter for the King
You'll forget The Letter for the King as soon as Netflix pushes the trailer for its next new series Read more »| 31 Mar 2020