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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OpinionHere Be Monsters & other uncomfortable podcasts
KCRW's anxiety-inducing podcast embraces our fears, anxieties and the unknown – we take a listen, and pull out some more podcasts that will leave you sitting uncomfortably Read more »| 22 Jun 2018 -
FeaturesStephen Fry’s Great Leap Years and 5 more brainy podcasts
Great Leap Years, Stephen Fry’s new fact-filled podcast series, is witty and likable but oh so dull. Instead, you might want to take a great leap on to these other IQ boosting podcasts Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
Reviews
Donald Glover's Atlanta, post-This Is America
In the wake of his scintillating treatise on the state of America, we revisit the first season of Donald Glover's game-changing comedy as it airs on BBC Two Read more »| 25 May 2018 -
NewsNew Alan Partridge show to preview at Edinburgh TV Festival
Edinburgh audiences will be the first to see new Alan Partridge, with writer and star Steve Coogan present for the previews Read more »| 21 May 2018 -
News
Arrested Development Season 5: Release date & trailer
The rapid-fire sitcom about a dysfunctional family will return to Netflix this month Read more »| 08 May 2018 -
Opinion
Making Gay History and the best LGBT podcasts
We look at the decade-spanning Making Gay History podcast from Eric Marcus Read more »| 18 Apr 2018
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News
Pilot Light bring cult sketch show Big Train to the big screen
The Manchester television festival also previews the new series of Westworld and celebrates comedy The Royle Family on its 20th anniversary Read more »| 11 Apr 2018 -
News
Limmy’s heading back to the BBC
... but it’s only for a one-off special of Limmy's Homemade Show Read more »| 21 Mar 2018 -
OpinionUnpopped, and 5 more podcasts taking the silly seriously
BBC podcast Unpopped offers a serious analysis of pop culture from Paris Hilton to Twin Peaks Read more »| 16 Mar 2018 -
News
Amazon are adapting Iain M Banks’ Culture novels into a new series
The Culture, the fictional interstellar utopian society imagined in the sci-fi novels of Iain M. Banks, is being adapted by Amazon Studios’ television wing Read more »| 22 Feb 2018 -
Opinion
Heaven’s Gate, and 5 more history podcasts
The Heaven's Gate podcast takes a deep dive into the story of the California-based cult; we take a look at the show, and five more historical pods Read more »| 19 Feb 2018 -
NewsAlan Partridge finally gets that second series
This Time With Alan Partridge is coming to BBC One later this year Read more »| 12 Feb 2018 -
Comedy
Watching Brass Eye as a Documentary
The genius of Brass Eye's satire meant it was never too far off the tabloid journalism it skewered Read more »| 05 Feb 2018 -
Reviews
Altered Carbon
Netflix's adaptation of Richard K Morgan’s cult sci-fi mystery novel is full of thrills and intrigue, but it fails to adequately critique the sleazy future in which it is set Read more »| 02 Feb 2018 -
News
Watch trailer for TV remake of Winona Ryder comedy Heathers
The cult classic starring Winona Ryder and Christian Slater has been re-imagined for the small screen and the results look, erm, interesting? Read more »| 19 Jan 2018