TV and radio
TV & radio
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Late-night hosts demand Republicans put some muscle behind hollow calls for ‘unity’ after the Capitol siege and recap Trump’s denial of responsibility -
3 out of 5 stars.
The Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer – a peek into the abyss
3 out of 5 stars.This Netflix four-parter nobly attempts to deglamorise Richard Ramirez’s crimes but can’t help looking for heroes in a bungled police investigation
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She’s a chaos magician. He’s a density-changing synthezoid. Are Scarlet Witch and Vision really classic sitcom material? The stars of Marvel’s foray into TV reveal how it all came about -
Her ‘hot and crazy’ novels about feisty women bedding rakish aristocrats have become a Netflix sensation. The writer talks about literary snobs, colour-conscious casting and the curse of Jane Austen -
Back with a new name – and minus just one core cast member – the 90s classic show will have to update its race and sexual politics for a very different world
What to watch
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2 out of 5 stars.
Mr Mayor – 30 Rock-esque sitcom struggles to get our vote
2 out of 5 stars.Tina Fey and Robert Carlock try to re-conjure the magic of their unique sitcom, with help from Ted Danson, in an intermittently amusing yet unfocused new comedy -
3 out of 5 stars.
Bridgerton – Netflix's answer to Downton Abbey is a moreish treat
3 out of 5 stars. -
3 out of 5 stars.
On Pointe – arabesques and ambition at America's top dance school
3 out of 5 stars.
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The Undoing series finale – a lesson in lowering expectations
3 out of 5 stars.
Episode recaps
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As another run of the Star Wars spinoff concludes, a superbly paced episode sees Grogu’s fate revealed, and there’s a major cameo -
Kristen Wiig hosted a strong episode but the cold open hinted at problems ahead, even if Jim Carrey is no longer Joe Biden -
We’re back where we began … but everything – and everyone – is much changed in the bloody, magical conclusion of HBO’s ambitious fantasy series
Videos
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'Here we are again in the unusual position of not only interrupting the president of the United States, but correcting the president of the United States'
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Awards ceremony takes place through video link up as winners address social issues
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Authorities release footage of former Glee star renting boat with four-year-old son before she went missing on lake north of Los Angeles.
Opinion
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The streaming service and the mindfulness app have joined forces to inject some calm into our tech diet. Elle Hunt tries to switch off, while switching on -
Taylor Swift interrupts a wedding and Mark E Smith is the son of God in these brief sitcom appearances from A-listers -
In the Netflix docuseries Surviving Death, a ‘non-believer’ film-maker explores the possibility that something else might be waiting for us at the end
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The new documentary is a textured portrait of a man whose unwillingness to speak out on race may be a form of self-protection -
The Regency drama has become one of Netflix’s biggest shows of all time. Four writers explain the secrets of its success – from colourblind casting to equal-opportunities undressing
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With rumours swirling that she will depart as the Doctor, we ask which stars are in the frame to take over
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The Years & Years frontman is starring in Russell T Davies’ new drama about the Aids crisis. He talks about bulimia, his ‘dark’ clubbing days – and how he learned to enjoy filming sex scenes -
The actor on her new ‘plilm’, being busy in a pandemic, and the strangeness of Brad Pitt ‘fan-girling’ over her Fleabag co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge
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The scene-stealing star of the French comedy series on her journey from a prank show in Paris to co-stardom with Matt Damon
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The film-maker, who has died aged 79, held up ‘a mirror to society’ with his pioneering documentaries -
This year we’ll see the return of old favourites such as Succession, as well as a staggering number of superheroes -
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