The BBC’s children’s programming is a lifeline – losing it would be a tragedy
For 20 years, CBBC and CBeebies have provided children with guaranteed learning and warmth that has become only more vital…
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Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a nostalgic portrait of youth interrupted
In the British director's romanticised depiction of his childhood during the Troubles, every word is calculated for maximum effect.
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Joss Whedon is a disappointment to Buffy fans – but the show never solely belonged to him
Many may want to disavow Buffy the Vampire Slayer now its creator’s hollow “feminism” has been exposed. But to disregard it…
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The edgy teen TV series Euphoria is nasty, tedious and pornographic
The Bafta-nominated series about a group of young people is as unrelenting as a bulldozer when it comes to sex…
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Why The Great Pottery Throw Down is the loveliest show on TV
I never thought I would cry at pots. But this series movingly communicates the value a creative hobby can bring…
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The hypocrisy of Hollywood liberalism
The Golden Globes saga is just the latest instance of the film industry squandering its moral authority.
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BBC drama Rules of the Game shows how toxic culture spreads through workplaces
This waspish and witty series is like The Office meets The Real Housewives of Cheshire, with a hint of Line…
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Timmy Mallett is still serious about being wacky
Thirty years after his final Wacaday episode, the most distinctive children’s presenter of the 1980s keeps his mallet in hand.
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