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Now on its third season, the Scouse sitcom doesn't shy away from huge topics such as class, anoxeria and neurodiversity. But also, you're never too far from a joke about 'ye ma'How had I not heard of this show? Had I heard of it, then forgotten? Questions plagued me as I caught up on two series of this week's underrated gem. In my defence, G'wed is...
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The story behind the grainy footage of a dummy filled with butcher's off-cuts is an extraordinarily eccentric and knotty joy – with the hoaxers resembling Scooby-Doo baddiesYou will, no doubt, be familiar with the 1995 footage of a supposed alien autopsy. Since its yikes-inducing TV debut, the jittery black-and-white film is estimated to have...
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Don't want to spend months watching corporate greed besmirch football? Fear not. From the spectacular return of Larry David to Will Ferrell's wild golf comedy and Anya Taylor-Joy as a badass con artist, it's going to be a summer of fantastic TV. Here are the shows you can't missHouse of the Dragon finds itself slightly up against it this year, as...
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Mark Pougatch acknowledged the controversies surrounding the tournament, while capturing the excitement of football fansDon't mention the war. Mark Pougatch mentioned it, right at the start of ITV's World Cup coverage, but I think he got away with it. He also, to his credit, highlighted the outrageous ticket prices, as well as the disgraceful...
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This Polish drama is beautifully shot, darkly funny and full of social commentary about the difficulty of being a gay father in Poland. Even the toddler seems like an accomplished actorFilip Raczyński (Ignacy Liss) is really enjoying his late 20s. We meet him on a modelling assignment, this vocation having been handed to him by his sparkling eyes...
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From the activist who knew him as 'Uncle Nelson' to the campaigner who would go on to become a cabinet member, we talk to those involved in the struggle – and who feature in an eye-opening new documentaryWe tend to look back at the campaign to end apartheid in South Africa, says Peter Hain – the activist who would go on to become a senior...
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Another weirdly gripping and highly improbable conspiracy thriller from Harlan Coben. Plus, Colin Farrell returns as the alien pretending to be a human private investigatorHarlan Coben is an admirably prolific writer, though it probably helps an author's output if they have a relaxed attitude to quality control. This adaptation of his 2023 thriller...
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A study in obsession and delusion explores the origin of the scandal. Plus: can Dolly Parton unite the US? Here's what to watch this evening9pm, Sky DocumentariesThe grainy 1947 footage that purports to show the body of an alien being dissected near a crash site in Roswell, New Mexico, has now been viewed by an estimated 1 billion people. But where...
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Zazie Beetz kicks ass in a relentlessly gory horror thriller, while Paul Mescal will absolutely break your heart. Plus: Wonka! Coming from a director whose first feature was Why Don't You Just Die!, the title of this rampantly bloody, defiantly silly horror caper suggests Kirill Sokolov has a bit of a one-track mind. An unholy stew of Rosemary's...
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The lowest ever viewing figures, an identity crisis for the show and a confusing Billie Piper-based cliffhanger – whoever takes on the BBC fantasy drama has quite the job on their hands …The announcement that the BBC has abandoned the planned Doctor Who Christmas special, and is ending its partnership with showrunner Russell T Davies and Bad...
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Many muscly boys cavort in board shorts in this cute bit of escapist tosh set by a beautiful lake. Think The Summer I Turned Pretty in big girl pantsPersephone Fraser (Sadie Soverall) is sad. "My whole world is filled with regret because of the choices I made,” she says forlornly as she clutches an oversized coffee cup, while standing at best...
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There's just one day to go till it all kicks off in Canada, Mexico and the US. Here's the best TV and film to get you into the mood for the biggest football tournament in historyThey think it's all over your TV. It is now. When the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicks off on Thursday night, it will dominate the small screen schedules for more than a month....
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This cosy medical drama does exactly what it sets out to do – soothe viewers' souls with a celebration of smalltown values and secret goodness. It's TV where nothing will distress youWell, what in the cultural cringe is going on here? Of all the things I could possibly have imagined the US would take an interest in to the point of executing a...
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This bleak investigation into allegations against the former West Ham owner and porn baron David Sullivan is incredibly valuable. It needs to spark widespread change – not least for all the women who've come forwardAt this point, is it even worth saying that British football has a problem with safeguards around club ownership? In the context of...
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Nicola Walker is a furious mother who decimates her best mate's life after he sleeps with her daughter in an excruciating wrongcom. Plus, the LGBTQ+ adoption drama that has made wavesThere's a brilliantly cringe take on intergenerational romance in this comedy starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement as the titular middle-aged best friends. Their...
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Lucy Punch confirms her position as one of the great sitcom grotesques. Plus: an undercover investigation into high street crime. Here's what to watch this evening9pm, BBC One It's prom night for Georgie. Clearly, this event is right in Amanda's wheelhouse, but her determination to muscle in on her daughter's world is foiled by a kid with richer,...
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The latest Pixar is a gloriously cute eco-tale packed with neat gags, robotic beavers and shark assassins named Diane … plus, Frances McDormand is astonishing in the Oscar-winning drama that is an instant classic"We're all in this together.” It may seem an obvious eco message to be pushing at the kids who will flock to watch the latest Pixar...
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Yes, it's a documentary on a sobering topic. But when you've got an endless stream of blockbuster names spouting irresistible gossip – plus Nigel Farage being a total panto dame – you can't help but have a ballLet's get one thing straight immediately: no documentary about Brexit should be this much of a hoot. The dread many felt when the...
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Bardem has the absolute time of his life terrifying everyone in this remake of the classic thriller. It's a masterclass in tension, sublime directing – and never forgets the power of a jump scare"Ever look around and wonder if we deserve all this?” a woman asks, standing by their sprawling mansion's swimming pool with her handsome, ripped,...
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From his multi-million pound beer brand to souvenir emporium flogging cufflinks, there's such a cult of personality around the bumbling berk now that he's basically morphing into Kim, Khloé et al. Stick to the farming, Jeremy!By now, five series in, the fatal flaw at the heart of Clarkson's Farm has become unignorable. Ultimately, this is meant to...
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This look at the shocking 1992 murder of Rachel Nickell bravely gives you the unvarnished tale of her family's struggles to deal with the tragedy – and the impossibility of coping with a living hellAll murders are shocking, but few unsettle a nation in the way that of Rachel Nickell did in 1992. She was stabbed 49 times while walking on Wimbledon...
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Refugees, homophobia, gay rights, even Trump, are all covered in this opener, which occasionally leans towards agitprop. But with excellent performances, and RTD's storytelling brilliance, things really build from hereWe open on an ordinary suburban street. A teenage boy is gazing out of a window. A woman – his mother? – is screaming. A man –...
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The BBC presenter has a horrific illness which leaves her and so many other women in a lifelong hell with no cure in sight. Barnett is at the absolute end of her tether … can she change millions of lives?Endometriosis is like someone taking a drill to your organs. The pain resembles a tsunami in every one of your cells – or the movement of...
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Former US soccer player Merritt Mathias looks at times when the beautiful game has been a political football. Plus, a deep dive into who is funding Reform UKFormer US soccer player Merritt Mathias (pictured above) and journalists Musa Okwonga and Julio Ricardo Varela are a fascinating team of "football/soccer time-travellers”. They trace the...
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Andrew Sparrow has been writing the Guardian's daily political live blog for more than 15 years. How does he cope with the relentless psychodrama of British politics?On Monday at 14:12 BST, the Guardian's Andrew Sparrow posted two sentences announcing one of the largest government document dumps in British political history:The Cabinet Office has...
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Unless a film is given 'dragon seal' approval from communist state officials, it will never be released in ChinaClass started at 9am. Assignments were doled out, ideas were pitched and scripts written, followed by a long day of shooting and editing. Twelve hours later, 20 aspiring and exhausted film-makers were sat in a crowded, makeshift studio,...
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The late actor was a charming and funny father figure, and sometime singer, in the cult TV show, one of his many roles that showed just how much he could doAnthony Head, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Ted Lasso actor, dies aged 72For years, fans eagerly anticipated the oft-floated idea of a spinoff from the cultishly beloved 1997-2003 TV series Buffy...
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Across Europe, public service journalism is a shield for democracy. But we have to decide if we want to fight for its survivalFor 16 years, Viktor Orbán's government poured millions of euros of public money into thinktanks, institutions and media outlets sympathetic to its illiberal views – not only in Hungary but beyond its borders. In...
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Investigation reveals more than 4.4 million people live in 'news deserts' that lack dedicated local reportingLocal social media groups are fuelling misinformation in areas with no reliable sources of news, according to an investigation that reveals the scale of fake news flowing to vulnerable communities across Britain.Misinformation was nearly...
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Kristen Welker questioned Trump's allegations that races for California governor and 2020 president were 'rigged'Donald Trump walked out of an interview with NBC's Meet the Press after he repeatedly made false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and faced questions about compensation for those charged in the January 6...
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Paul Edwards ordered the publication before the birth of his son in 2007, but experienced pregnant pause before receiving it this weekWhen Paul Edwards ordered a parenting magazine in 2007, he was hoping that it would provide helpful advice and offers to help him navigate the stresses and challenges of bringing up children.However the magazine...
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Fired journalist accuses CBS News chief of interfering with report because it did not echo Trump's view of the shootingThe fired 60 Minutes anchor Scott Pelley has accused editorial management at CBS of interfering with a broadcast segment on the killing of the Minneapolis protester Renee Good by an immigration officer in January.The veteran...
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Technology secretary Liz Kendall says she is 'very concerned' about role of social media but will not be 'bullied off' XThe government is considering fresh action to halt the spread of misinformation during public crises, Liz Kendall has said, insisting she will not be "bullied off” Elon Musk's X.The technology secretary was speaking after...
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Former figures at regulator voice disquiet after series of provocative interviews by recently departed chairRegulators are not generally known for courting controversy. When the day job involves making delicate, legally fraught decisions, they tend to be a circumspect bunch.However, since stepping down as chair of Ofcom, one of Britain's most...
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My father joined the program when I was eight months old and retired 46 years later. He would be encouraging journalists at CBS to speak outThe end of the 60 Minutes broadcast as we know it has sickened millions of longtime viewers, colleagues, and all of us who are offended and threatened by our current administration and its cronies' assaults on...
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