TV and Radio

There are times when Vicious makes Are You Being Served? seem almost nuanced

By Rachel Cooke - 10 May 14:06

Reviewed: Vicious.

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Action movies, bilingual tunes and the exorcism of a family of six: channel hopping in Cameroon

By Bim Adewunmi - 09 May 17:08

After a cosy night watching Dutch reality TV, daily viewing in western Africa retains all the entertainment and human drama - but the stakes are very different indeed.

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Anal fissures, man boobs and domestic violence - it's Men's Hour on Radio 5 Live

By Antonia Quirke - 09 May 13:34

Reviewed: Men's Hour.

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Reviewed: Life of Crime

By Rachel Cooke - 08 May 13:04

Force of nature.

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Reviewed: Tweet of the Day on Radio 4

By Antonia Quirke - 08 May 12:56

Morning has spoken.

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Millie Mackintosh, Made in Chelsea star. Photograph: Getty Images

Made in Chelsea is totes postmodern

By Martha Gill - 07 May 11:22

What is the point of it all, it seems to ask. Why was this even made?

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Reviewed: The Food Programme on Radio 4

By Antonia Quirke - 02 May 6:28

Turn on, tuna in.

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David Tennant in The Politician's Husband. Photograph: BBC

Reviewed: The Politician’s Husband on BBC2

By Rachel Cooke - 02 May 6:24

Blond ambition.

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The cast of Ben Elton's "The Wright Way". Photograph: BBC

How did Ben Elton's "The Wright Way" get it so wrong?

By Tom Phillips - 01 May 10:13

The old comedy adage says that if there's nothing funny left to say, make a penis joke. Perhaps this explains why The Wright Way is just one big knob gag, then.

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Victoria Wood and Matt Smith enjoying a nice cup of tea. Photograph: BBC

Reviewed: Victoria Wood’s Nice Cup of Tea

By Rachel Cooke - 25 April 13:05

Oh my Darjeeling.

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Olivia Colman and David Tennant in I"Broadchurch". Photograph: ITV

Broadchurch recedes into the gloom, but ITV's star shines bright

By Caroline Crampton - 23 April 10:32

The channel's handling of Chris Chibnall's brilliant whodunnit gives Caroline Crampton hope that ITV is going to give the BBC some serious competition when it comes to original drama.

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A still from Mad Men series 6, episode 3.

Mad Men: Season 6, Episode 3

By Alice Gribbin - 19 April 9:48

Warring speeches and mass complicity.

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Oh, look how ridiculous good-looking and clean-cut they were.

Friends is gone for good. Could we BE any sadder?

By Bim Adewunmi - 18 April 16:28

The creator of Friends, that cultural juggernaut we all love to love, has confirmed there won't be a reunion any time soon. Will anything ever live up to it?

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The "Take Me Out" format has now been exported to other countries, including the

On a cold night in Rotterdam, the familiarity of Dutch "Take Me Out" is comforting

By Bim Adewunmi - 12 April 13:54

Television might be considered "low" culture by some, but the universality of certain formats - such as Take Me Out's formalised dating rituals - is a wonderful thing.

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Mad Men: Season 6, Episodes 1 and 2

By Alice Gribbin - 11 April 10:55

It's back! Feisty wives, the Don of old and lots of dodgy facial hair.

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Many of us are lonely. Photograph: Getty Images

Reviewed: Solos on Loneliness

By Antonia Quirke - 10 April 14:26

First person singular.

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Reviewed: Our Lady of Paris on Radio 3

By Antonia Quirke - 09 April 5:52

Beale's about.

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Tuppence Middleton and Tom Hughes in "The Lady Vanishes". Photograph: BBC

Reviewed: The Lady Vanishes by BBC1

By Rachel Cooke - 27 March 16:08

Technical Hitch.

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Professor David Hendy makes some noise. Photograph: BBC

Reviewed: Noise - A History on BBC Radio 4

By Antonia Quirke - 27 March 15:44

Give us a Scooby.

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A portrait of the screenwriter Jimmy McGovern.

27 March 1987: Screenwriter Jimmy McGovern on the subversiveness of soap

By The Old Statesman - 26 March 18:39

From our correspondence.

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Boris Johnson. Photograph: BBC/Jeff Overs

Reviewed: Boris Johnson - the Irresistible Rise

By Rachel Cooke - 26 March 9:30

Buller for him.

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Reviewed: A History of Syria with Dan Snow

By Rachel Cooke - 21 March 11:06

In the air tonight.

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Reviewed: Baroque Spring

By Antonia Quirke - 21 March 9:23

Death by chocolate.

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Never mind Veronica Mars – let’s kickstart Dawson's Creek onto the silver screen

By Bim Adewunmi - 14 March 18:18

A plea to fans to fund a project turning cancelled TV show Veronica Mars into a movie raised $2.5m in 48 hours. While this could very well be the future of how we consume television, Bim Adewunmi isn’t sure why fans, rather than studios, should bear all the risk. And anyway, isn't it time for a Dawson's Creek movie?

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