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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NewsNetflix cyberpunk thriller Altered Carbon looks jaw-dropping
The trailer for this ambitious sci-fi set 300 years in the future will knock your socks off Read more »| 12 Jan 2018 -
NewsFlight of the Conchords confirm TV return in 2018
But it's not in the form of their much-loved cult HBO comedy. Instead, it'll show starring Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie might be back in 2018 in the form of an hour-long special Read more »| 12 Jan 2018 -
SexualityGuilty Pleasures: The Issue with Classic TV
Nostalgic television shows like Friends, The Simpsons and Sex and the City perpetuate stereotypes and contribute to inequality. Why do they get a free pass in modern society? Read more »| 04 Jan 2018 -
ReviewsBlack Mirror: Season 4
This sharp new series of Charlie Brooker's twisted anthology show features tales about an exacting dating app, a post-apocalyptic Britain where robot dogs roam the streets and a macabre museum filled with creepy pieces of tech Read more »| 21 Dec 2017 -
OpinionRevisionist History and 5 more Malcolm Gladwell podcasts
We look at the bestselling author's Revisionist History series, and some of his other podcasting highlights Read more »| 14 Dec 2017 -
OpinionWhy do Westerns keep failing their female characters?
The new Netflix limited series Godless is a bloody western set in La Belle, a town where most the menfolk have been killed in a mining accident. But is Godless the feminist western we’ve been waiting for? Read more »| 05 Dec 2017
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NewsWatch the first trailer for Black Mirror's Arkangel
Overprotective parenting is the subject for the first episode of the new series of Charlie Brooker’s dystopian sci-fi Read more »| 27 Nov 2017 -
NewsFancy seeing Noel Fielding play Alice Cooper or Jack Whitehall as Marc Bolan?
Sky Arts’ comedy show Urban Myths returns for a second season with more outlandish stories about celebrities, including Marc Bolan's initial meeting with David Bowie Read more »| 22 Nov 2017 -
OpinionRussell Brand & 5 more UK politics podcasts
In the fourth part of our Pod People podcast column, we take a closer look at Russell Brand's variable output Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
NewsLord of the Rings TV series in the works from Amazon
JRR Tolkien’s fantasy world will be brought to the small screen by the streaming service Read more »| 14 Nov 2017 -
ComedyLouis CK accused of sexual misconduct
Five women call out comedian Louis CK on sexual misconduct in a new story in the New York Times Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
FilmMichel Gondry and Elbow combine for John Lewis ad
French director Michel Gondry applies his whimsical touch to John Lewis’s annual Christmas ad, with Elbow providing a Beatles cover Read more »| 10 Nov 2017 -
FilmT2 Trainspotting wins big at Scottish Bafta Awards
Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting wins a hat-trick of awards, with Armando Iannucci and The Levelling's writer-director Hope Dixon Leach also picking up prizes Read more »| 06 Nov 2017 -
NewsThe Simpsons nod to Rick and Morty in new episode
The Simpsons writers have put a sly reference to Rick and Morty's recent saucy exploits in their opening credits Read more »| 03 Nov 2017 -
ReviewsStranger Things 2
The second season of the Duffer brothers’ sci-fi series is hugely enjoyable – we just wish it was a tad more original (warning: spoilers) Read more »| 31 Oct 2017