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From the phenomenal Vince Gilligan show Pluribus to horny, life-changing ice-hockey drama Heated Rivalry and much more … here are Guardian readers' shows of the year(Disney+) It's embarrassing to say about a product released by the Disney Corporation within the Star Wars brand, but it's by far the most searing and narratively sound portrayal of...
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When the people of Waddington teamed up to broadcast self-written soap operas, horoscopes and magic tricks, little did they know it would be the most successful channel in the world – despite the chaos behind the cameras'What a cock-up!” Those were the words that ended the first broadcast on the world's tiniest TV station. Hours earlier, four...
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Once underground art form now props up slumped box office sales and is used by governments to build soft powerAn animated drama featuring hordes of carnivorous fiends might not sound like classic box office fodder, but that's exactly what Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle proved to be in September.The film set new records for anime –...
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I love many shows on the streaming channels, but the BBC is our storyteller. It defines a nation and its culture – and we must defend itTony Hall was director general of the BBC between April 2013 and August 2020Don't let President Trump cloud the real debate about the BBC. Of course, his demand for damages of no less than $5bn has dominated our...
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Complaint filed by Amy Louise Taylor in US court accuses Jamie Nelson of selling photos taken for Vogue magazine as 'fine art prints' without her permissionGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe lead singer of an Australian pub rock and punk band has accused a photographer of "exploitation of her image” and is suing her in...
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Tom Basden, Alison Steadman and Katherine Parkinson prepare for a disastrous night. Plus: the Hootenanny, of course! Here's what to watch this evening8pm, BBC OneThe Jessops are going somewhere nice for New Year's Eve ("Dorset? Wales? Leeds?”). But as soon as they arrive, they learn that the Airbnb guests booked to stay at their own house are...
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Being blasted into space or taking over Venice no longer cuts it. The rich and famous are being punished for their conspicuous vacuityWhen Katy Perry and five other women were launched into space in Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket, no doubt they expected to be celebrated as trailblazers. Cast your mind back to April, and the event was getting...
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My friend Mike Karin, a journalist and lawyer, who has died unexpectedly aged 59, worked at Loaded magazine at the height of its success in the 1990s, and later became a partner in a law firm in Thailand.Born in London, Mike was the son of Michael Karin Sr, a businessman, and Maureen (nee Gentle), whose jobs included running a tea room. He was...
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My father John Radcliffe, who has died aged 90, led the BBC computer literacy project that in the early 1980s introduced microcomputers into schools and homes. Together with a television series and educational books, the BBC literacy project succeeded in fostering a generation of computer programmers and prepared the way for the teaching of IT in...
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A screening tour, a New Year's re-release, a documentary, an incoming director's cut … will we ever be rid of this historic misfire?At first, it appeared to end with a whimper. After decades of talk, Francis Ford Coppola's forever-gestating dream project Megalopolis debuted in movie theaters in fall 2024, and promptly flopped at the box office,...
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It's a ridiculous time to be male – and that's good news for a new genre of social media comedy poking fun at the shifting notions of masculinity"I'm gonna miss toxic masculinity,” says the comedian Kiry Shabazz. "I feel like it's going to be in a museum someday.”In the ensuing standup routine, Shabazz describes a fight with a friend who,...
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From shock Strictly news to shock flatulence, plus a roundup of the most hilarious news fails, here are the year's wildest bits of televisionOne of the most critically acclaimed and most watched shows of the year was Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham's staggering Adolescence. At the heart of the plot: why did an innocent-looking kid called Jamie (Owen...
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From Carrie Bradshaw cleaning up mess in And Just Like That to Kim Kardashian's zero-star clanger and Bonnie Blue's sexcapades, here are the biggest duds of 2025Where to begin with the love/hate Sex and the City spin-off? The show was plagued with woeful writing, cringe-inducing character development (justice for Miranda!) and just 71 seconds of...
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This terrifying documentary about the Utah life coach convicted of extreme child abuse feels supremely grubby. How about a new year's resolution not to watch – or make – anything this grim ever again?We are always aware, I think, of man's inhumanity to man. The latest true-crime documentary from Netflix is here to remind you that this is an...
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His wife Anne watches the newly discovered tapes for the first time. Plus: Joe Wilkinson's family sitcom. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, Channel 5"It's funny how the taxman always writes to you in brown paper, isn't it? I think they must know what you're going to do with it afterwards.” For the first time, these recently discovered...
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In this Christmas special, four previous MasterChef winners compete for the 'ultimate' accolade. Grace Dent is a joy, while Torode bows out in a … very maverick way indeedSo. Farewell then, John Torode. You were the co-presenter of MasterChef and Celebrity MasterChef. Until you weren't. But first, and finally, there is this: the second of two...
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CBS News editor-in-chief argues in memo that network's priority was 'comprehensive and fair' coverageWho is Bari Weiss, the new editor-in-chief of CBS News?CBS News' editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, defended her decision to pull a 60 Minutes episode on allegations investigating a notorious prison in El Salvador, arguing that the network's priority was...
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The former Woman's Hour host speaks candidly with older stars such as Paul Merton and Trevor McDonald. Plus, the secrets of how to win the World Cup!Former Woman's Hour host Jenni Murray offers an amiable slant on the celebrity interview podcast. Her Saga magazine series features exclusively older interviewees, speaking about the life lessons...
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DCI Barnaby and DS Winter deal with an angry artist. Plus: Rob Rinder and AJ Odudu suffer in The Celebrity Apprentice. Here's what to watch this evening8.30pm, ITV1Families, eh? When Stourwick patriarch Henry Shirewell pops his clogs, his eldest son, ceramicist Lucian, announces to his siblings that he plans to transform the family pile into a –...
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Our grim fascination with the doomed ship shows no sign of abating – so here's a four-parter which makes it feel like you're onboard. A truly intense watchApril 2026 will mark 114 years since the night that the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg, but our grim fascination with the disaster shows no sign of abating. There was, of course, a surge...
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Film star who shot to fame in And God Created Woman in the 1950s and later became a campaigner against animal crueltyBrigitte Bardot was a very carnal incarnation of the new, sexually liberated woman, wrote film critics in the 1950s and 60s. ("I understand your main interest is animals,” said a flustered BBC interviewer. "No,”...
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From an old-fashioned western to a charming baseball comedy, Guardian writers pick their favourite lesser-known films of the yearThe pick of 2025's film, music, art, TV, stage and games, chosen by Guardian critics and writersThere's something almost self-fulfilling about Endless Cookie being an overlooked gem. The crudely animated Canadian...
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Both industries dominate the world but now face fundamental transformation and uncertainty at homeSouth Korea's entertainment dominance appears unshakeable. From BTS conquering global charts to Parasite sweeping the Oscars in 2020 and Korean dramas topping Netflix, Korean popular culture has never been more visible. Exports driven by the country's...
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Blackmail! Murder! Horny Republicans! This starry bonkbuster is about as good as nonsense television getsThis is it. This is your reward. For getting through Christmas, for getting through the crisis-laden sorrowfest that was 2025, the gods of television have vouchsafed us all The Hunting Wives, eight episodes of the most perfect trash to fill our...
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Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data showsMore than 20% of the videos that YouTube's algorithm shows to new users are "AI slop” – low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found.The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world's most...
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Despite funding cuts and shuttered venues, homegrown music, TV, film and, yes, memes have dominated the global zeitgeist over the past 12 years. Now this culture must be future-proofed from the forces of globalisationOn the face of it, British culture looks doomed. Our music industry is now borderline untenable, with grassroots venues shuttering at...
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From Joe Marler's visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the riseTo understand where we are in the evolution of podcasting, the opening episode of Joe Marler Will See You Now is unexpectedly instructive. The podcast finds Marler, former rugby...
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The star has hit the big time as a total grump in her new Apple TV drama – no mean feat, given how delightful she is. She talks Lego therapy, freaking out her Better Call Saul co-star and her frustration with the Guardian crosswordRhea Seehorn has had a hell of a year. For years she had garnered a reputation as a great underappreciated talent,...
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In this week's newsletter: We've had our say; now it's your turn. Overlooked telly gems, unforgettable gigs and albums on repeat – readers share the cultural moments that made their year• Don't get The Guide delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMerry Christmas – and welcome to the last Guide of 2025! After sharing our favourite culture of the...
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Prof Craig Jackson explains Imogen West-Knights' compulsion to view 177 episodes of a TV show she doesn't even likeImogen West-Knights' TV viewing habits are more common than many realise (I hate this TV series I'm binge-watching, yet I'm on track to complete all 177 episodes. Why am I doing it?, 15 December). Media is consumed like any other...
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Nearly 7m tuned in to watch monarch praise 'great diversity of our communities' on 25 DecemberThe king's Christmas address was the most watched TV programme in the UK on Christmas Day, overnight data has shown.Nearly 7 million viewers tuned in to the BBC, ITV, Sky News or GB News to watch King Charles deliver his annual message, which was recorded...
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The Archers: Live at 75, set at the Ambridge Flower & Produce show, will feature a rotating cast of actors from the hit radio dramaPeople have been tuning in to hear rural tales from the fictional village of Ambridge for 75 years, but now the colourful characters of BBC Radio 4's The Archers will be making their way on to the stage.While the...
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After the writers' and actors' strikes, the pandemic, and structural shifts in technology, LA's trying to find its footing in a changed industryThe veteran Hollywood cinematographer Bruce McCleery knows all about Los Angeles's struggles to maintain its dominance in the entertainment industry, because for most of the past 16 years he has lived on...
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Viewers hoping to cut bills driving switch from once-normal advert-free subscriptions now charging a premiumThe number of UK streaming subscribers on packages that include commercials has overtaken those on higher-priced ad-free plans for the first time, in a milestone for British television.The change marks a turning point for an industry that...
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After a debilitating illness, they've given me a reason to get out of bed – and I now have TikTokers who love me backAfter spending a large proportion of this year in hospital and coming out with a feeding tube, life felt completely upside down. I'd gone from running a busy home, juggling work, family and the everyday chaos that comes with it,...
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The trailblazing female duo's days of effortlessly holding the BBC dance competition together are over. They open up on the joy of working togetherFor the past 21 years, there has been only one ever-present on Strictly Come Dancing. It's not dancer-turned-judge Anton du Beke, who usually got knocked out of the contest early. It's not the panel's...
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The thrilling zombie saga returns with Jodie Comer and Ralph Fiennes trying to protect the remnants of humanity. Plus: the new Wes Anderson – and Austin Butler as ElvisDanny Boyle and Alex Garland's zombie-like horror saga returns – 18 years later – with the first in a trilogy set in a Britain quarantined from the rest of Europe. Rather than...
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A Christmas special of the most berserk singing show on screen. Plus: Helen Mirren pops into The Repair Shop. Here's what to watch this evening7.30pm, ITV1 The most wonderfully bizarre singing contest is back for a festive special – and some panto icons have been called in to help the judges. Su Pollard, Christopher Biggins, Lesley Joseph and...
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Expect a fan-serving finale as the much-loved series wraps things up, plus a poetic odyssey through Wales that's a melancholy treat As this much-loved sci-fi thriller reaches its endgame, it seems to have narrowed its scope. The town of Hawkins – which was already under quarantine and military rule after the events of season four – now feels...
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The actor plays a 'truthstorian' trying to uncover how a powerful man's death came about. Brace yourself for a hugely funny, all-American wild goose chase!Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke) is a "truthstorian”. How to explain that proudly self-applied title? A historian, but also an investigative journalist with an inherent distrust of mainstream...
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Yes, the kids are now 90% Adam's apple. Yes, Winona Ryder has been unforgivably sidelined. And yes, some characters are trapped in a room filling with yoghurt. But despite our misgivings, this show still absolutely slapsListen, this isn't the place for newcomers. Stranger Things has been around for almost a decade, and it has spent almost all this...
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The TV legend is back on screen with Joanna Lumley for a brilliant guest role in the Motherland spinoff. It's all off to Aunt Joan's mansion for a beautifully bittersweet festive taleCan this really be the first Amandaland Christmas special? Surely it's the third, or 13th. Wasn't Felicity Kendal in one, tutting? Didn't David Jason turn up in...
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Matriarchs, absent fathers and troubled childhoods: 2025 was the year French literature focused on familyIn my neighbourhood bookshop, La Galerne, the shelves are well organised. On the ground floor, there's a corner for foreign literature and another for French literature, with the latest releases right at the front. For nonfiction and essays, you...
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Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's heartwarming kids' tales have become a cosy festive fixture on the BBC. Ahead of this year's offering of The Scarecrows' Wedding, we ask: which is the all-time Christmas cracker?They're now as much a part of the Christmas Day schedules as the monarch's boring speech and a bafflingly popular Mrs Brown's Boys...
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As his epic crime thriller Heat turns 30, the director talks about pairing acting legends, his thoughts on AI and what's happening with Heat 2Hannibal Lecter's first movie appearance was in 1986's Manhunter, starring Brian Cox. It took director and writer Michael Mann just five weeks to adapt Thomas Harris's novel Red Dragon for the screen.But when...
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Revelation of Instagram spurs retired Catholic devotees in Abruzzo to gain millions of views with upbeat videosFor years, the mostly closed-off lives of the nuns living in a retirement home in Raiano, a mountain village in Italy's Abruzzo region, followed much the same daily rhythm.They woke early, prayed, went to the chapel, had lunch, and perhaps...
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Despite a comedic surface, this playful romp is fundamentally a crime story that is less concerned with plausibility than having a good timeGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThis very entertaining and sassy new series starring Will Forte and The Good Place's D'Arcy Carden joins a long line of productions about foreigners setting up shop in...
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It's so nice to have the old gang back together – yes, even Olivia Colman. They're all clearly still friendly, which makes for seasonal TV that's exactly as comforting as it should beIt's 22 years since Peep Show began its nine-season run. God, weren't we all happier then? With the possible exception, ironically, of its beleaguered leads Mark...
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Happy Christmas, glitterati! Tissues at the ready for Tess and Claud's last hurrah. Join us for every minute of this tinsel-strewn tearjerkerSeason's greetings, hoofing fans. Michael here – I hope you're all enjoying some comfort, joy and purple ones from the Quality Street. You might just be weeping into the tin soon, because the Strictly Come...
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The award-winning star of Say Nothing and Trespasses refuses to play the fame game when they can fight government inaction. They open up on making amazing TV … and why morals matter more than nice handbagsFew people are less daunted about the prospect of turning 30 than Lola Petticrew. "I used to be so afraid of getting old, and now I just think...
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What chaos will Super Hans cause in the tent? Plus, calling all Ab Fab fans: Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley are back together! Here's what to watch today8pm, Channel 4 "I kind of assumed someone would do it for us.” Nope, Olivia Colman. Even Oscar winners have to muck in on Bake Off. This fun special reunites the main cast of Peep Show...
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The understated lead in this year's creepy festive drama is ideal for the whispered dread it drips with. Be warned, though: it verges on horror – young kids may well be terrifiedIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a family gathered around a roaring yuletide screen must be in want of a ghost story. Since 1968, therefore (or a couple of...
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The Glasgow-set sitcom is back after two years … and the highlight is Cathy losing any semblance of civility, flirting aggressively then calling Eric a 'big stupid donkey'. Happy holidays! Sitcoms aren't meant to go anywhere: the default setting is one location full of characters who keep resetting to zero. Few have followed that rule as...
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American actor known for playing Ziggy in the TV crime drama series The Wire and his many roles in modern horror filmsAnthem magazine called James Ransone "the perennial cool guy”, though it wasn't quite that simple. Ransone, who has taken his own life aged 46, was a coiled, wiry actor whose remorseless stare and brooding good looks were...
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My twin brother, Edward Welsh, who has died aged 63 of bowel cancer, was a national newspaper journalist and a communications director.In the late 1980s he worked on the Sunday Times, was a feature writer for the Daily Telegraph and had several roles on the Times. However, after spending a summer at the Carter Center in Atlanta, and observing the...
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Playwright and screenwriter who teamed up with Spike Milligan to work on The Goon Show and The Bed-Sitting RoomJohn Antrobus, who has died aged 92, was just 21 when in 1955 he joined the writers' cooperative Associated London Scripts. Based in an office above a greengrocer's shop in Shepherd's Bush, it housed a cradle of talent shaking up postwar...
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From Peaky Blinders to Sherwood, Shaheen Baig has cast some of the best shows on screen. But she struck gold with Owen Cooper for Adolescence – and won an Emmy. How does she spot such game-changing talent?At the Emmys in September, Adolescence all but swept the board. It won best limited series. It won awards for writing, for directing, for...
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The father-and-dad pair are a total delight in this tale of a 16-year-old trying to prove Santa's existence. They deserve a whole new episode togetherIn an era in which it is now an annual tradition for the US streaming giants to put out bland paint-by-algorithm holiday movies, there is something rather satisfying about the oddball British...
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Two of the couple's children have said they are planning a memorial service for their parents, as further details are released about their cause of death earlier this monthNew details have emerged about the deaths of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, whose bodies were discovered on Sunday 14 December in their home in Brentwood, Los...
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He stole our hearts in The Celebrity Traitors – then it all went wrong. The actor and comedian opens upWhen I catch up with Nick Mohammed, he is on the set of War, a new HBO series. Full of legal eagles, tech-bro hot shots and ugly divorces, it's a punchy, slick enterprise, nothing at all like The Celebrity Traitors – except for the high drama,...
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The 'religious atheist' author held a reputation as CS Lewis's opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imaginationTwenty years ago, I visited the Botanic Garden in Oxford for the first time. Among the winding pathways lined with flowers, about halfway back, stood a bench under a...
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She won an Emmy for her electric performance in the Netflix smash hit, but the casting process wasn't exactly hiccup-free. The actor opens up about a year of success, struggle – and how she nearly became a footballerFor a while, Erin Doherty ignored Stephen Graham's calls. Not deliberately, she stresses with a laugh. "I'm just really bad at my...
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Tobias Menzies also stars in a delightfully creepy adaptation by Mark Gatiss. Plus: Lenny Rush goes in search of Santa. Here's what to watch this evening10pm, BBC Two Delightfully sinister fare for the night before Christmas; this creepy tale from Mark Gatiss is an adaptation of a short story by EF Benson. Tobias Menzies stars as Roger Winstanley,...
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An exceptional cast, astonishing directing and the talent discovery of the decade – not to mention a plot so of-the-moment it was discussed in parliament. This may actually have been perfect TV• The 50 best TV shows of 2025• More on the best culture of 2025How could it be anything else? Adolescence is the Guardian's best television series of...
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The former entertainer, 50, faces one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two more alleged victimsRussell Brand has been charged with further sexual offences, including one count of rape, the Metropolitan police have said.The 50-year-old former entertainer has been charged with one count of rape and one of sexual assault of two further...
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This joke-filled caper of a Muslim-Christian family going on a Lapland holiday after an unexpected bonus will leave your cockles well and truly warmedA one-off Christmas special must have the following traditional ingredients to be entitled to the name. First and most vitally, it must have a grumpy character to soften over the hour. (And it must be...
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Swift's six-parter charting her Eras tour began with some riveting revelations – but the drama ebbed away, leaving another piece of mere product for fansIn the behind-the-scenes documentary series Taylor Swift: The End of an Era, the singer Florence Welch ascends to the stage to perform their duet Florida!!! to a crowd of 90,000 people. Welch...
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Steve Rogers is back … in the 90-second trailer that is now online for all to seeThe first official trailer for Avengers: Doomsday has been released online, in the run-up to the next outing from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.The brief 90-second trailer shows Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America riding along a rural road on a motorbike,...
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The writer and illustrator's follow-up to The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse sold roughly one copy every 14 seconds last weekCharlie Mackesy has scored the literary world's Christmas No 1 with Always Remember, the follow-up to his bestselling 2019 title The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.Always Remember sold 43,825 copies in the seven...
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She's such a great interviewer that this chat with Kenneth Branagh feels like it deserves an entire series. It's relentlessly charming – and hugely moving when they talk about Dame Judi's late husbandCast your mind back to Christmas 2017, and you might remember a slightly wacky BBC documentary called Dame Judi Dench: My Passion for Trees. On the...
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Fantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate book sales, as adult colouring also makes a comebackFantasy, mystery and psychological thriller series dominate the UK's bestsellers list for 2025, topped by Richard Osman's The Impossible Fortune. The fifth book in his Thursday Murder Club series secured the top position at 391,429...
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The US press have suffered about as many assaults this year as in the previous three years combinedThe United States has seen a dramatic increase in violence against journalists since Donald Trump again took office.Most of the reporters and photographers who were allegedly attacked by law enforcement officials were covering protests over the Trump...
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From a show so bananas it could blind people to a classic cartoon that guarantees tears – stars behind the best festive treats on telly reveal what they tune into without failChristmas is a time steeped in traditions. And one big tradition that exists in many of our homes over the period revolves around TV: rewatching old favourites, hunkering...
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Hope appeal is raising funds for five UK charities that build trust, hope and change at grassroots levelDonate to the charity appeal hereGenerous Guardian readers have so far raised more than £500,000 for the Hope appeal supporting inspirational grassroots charities that bring together divided communities, promote tolerance, and tackle racism and...
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Family man Arslan (Khan) is given a bumper bonus in Stuffed. Plus: a septuagenarian on First Dates at Christmas. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, BBC OneWhen you've just got an unexpected £8,000 bonus, what are the options? "Sit and watch GB News with Uncle Colin” – or head to Lapland? Guz Khan and Morgana Robinson star in this comedy...
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Hugh Marks calls questions about media's role in wake of mass tragedy 'understandable' but says reviews must be 'factual and accurate'Ten minutes of terror: how the Bondi mass shooting unfolded in real time – videoFollow the latest live updatesThe ABC's managing director has defended two of the network's best-known journalists, Laura Tingle and...
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Christmas episode of the Motherland spin-off is riding a resurgence begun by last year's Gavin and Stacey finaleIn recent years, drama and reality shows have dominated TV viewing, but comedy is having the last laugh with a resurgence following last year's festive finale of Gavin & Stacey.This year's BBC Christmas Day highlight is a special of...
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Trailer shows Matt Damon as the Greek hero, with Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Tom Holland as TelemachusThe first trailer has been released online for Christopher Nolan's epic adaptation of Homer's Odyssey.Starring Matt Damon as the classic Greek hero, the trailer offers a series of shots of a bearded Damon as he sets out to return from the fall of...
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Our work would not be possible without the support of our readers. From everyone at the Guardian US: thank youPlease consider supporting us as we approach the deadline of our crucial year-end appealAfter we exclusively revealed that Israel's elite spy agency was using Microsoft technology to store recordings of millions of mobile phone calls made...
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The Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was the most prominent name among so many targeted for simply bearing witness to the truthIn January this year, Anas al-Sharif was filmed being lifted into the air after taking off his helmet and flak jacket to celebrate a ceasefire that would prove all too temporary in Gaza. This summer, the Palestinian...
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TV host who came under pressure from Trump government will say: 'From a fascism perspective, this has been a really great year'The US comedian whose late-night show was briefly cancelled after pressure from Donald Trump's government is to urge UK audiences to stand up for free speech.In a defiant alternative Christmas message on Channel 4, Jimmy...
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LA medical examiner reports Ransone, who played Chester 'Ziggy' Sobotka in the HBO crime drama, died by suicideJames Ransone, the American actor best known for his work in 12 episodes of The Wire, has died in Los Angeles.Information from the Los Angeles medical examiner indicated Ransone, 46, died on Friday by suicide. Continue reading...
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The bookshop chain said the bestselling author will 'no longer be appearing' at a Dundee event after HarperCollins announced it won't publish new titles by him following allegations of inappropriate behaviourDavid Walliams has been dropped from the Waterstones Children's book festival following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. The decision...
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