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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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Cheers from Megan and Don. Photo: AMC.
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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Photograph: Getty Images
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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Dan Snow. Photograph: BBC
Reviewed: A History of Syria with Dan Snow
By Rachel Cooke - 21 March 11:06

In the air tonight.

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Henry Purcell.
Reviewed: Baroque Spring
By Antonia Quirke - 21 March 9:23

Death by chocolate.

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Kristen Bell as Veronica Mars.
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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Reviewed: After Saddam by Radio 4
By Antonia Quirke - 14 March 13:22

Water water everywhere.

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Reviewed: Broadchurch and Mayday
By Rachel Cooke - 14 March 13:16

Sexy beast.

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There's always time for a Leon Clarke header. Photograph: Getty Images
Reviewed: Sky Blues Interactive
By Antonia Quirke - 07 March 9:21

Stuck in the Midlands with you.

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Sue Perkins in Heading Out. Photograph: BBC
Reviewed: Heading Out; Food, Glorious Food
By Rachel Cooke - 07 March 9:11

The great British rip-off.

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Marching off into the sunset. Photograph: Getty Images
What does “The Year of Making Love” teach us about relationships?
By Bim Adewunmi - 28 February 17:00

Answer: probably nothing. But there's a deeper point - is going on telly what it takes to find love these days?

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London in the smog
Reviewed: Assorted programmes on Radio 4 and Radio 3
By Antonia Quirke - 28 February 13:29

Listening on a loop.

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Robert Whitelock (Detective Dick Tanner) in Murder on the Victorian Railway.
Reviewed: Murder on the Victorian Railway and The Railway: Keeping Britain on Track
By Rachel Cooke - 28 February 12:58

Stations of the cross.

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Actress Lynn Redgrave with Richard Briers in 1970
Living the good life with Richard Briers
By Neil Clark - 28 February 9:17

We weren't just watching it on television in the 1970s - we were living it, too.

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The cast and crew during a shoot for Downton Abbey
Horlicks for Chummy: Britain’s romance with cosy TV nostalgia
By David Herman - 27 February 12:49

Why is our home-grown drama so fixated on the past?

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VanCamp's revenge-fuelled portrayal of Emily Thorne is fantastic.
Not just a pretty face: Revenge is pure, unadulterated telly gold
By Bim Adewunmi - 21 February 17:32

There is nothing better than a show about a beautiful woman on a single-minded killing spree to warm up a cold Monday night.

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Charlie Reid of The Proclaimers performing in 2009. Photograph: Getty Images
Reviewed: Lyrical Journey on Radio 4
By Antonia Quirke - 21 February 9:28

The sunshine boys.

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Kevin Spacey in House of Cards.
Reviewed: House of Cards on Netflix
By Rachel Cooke - 21 February 9:15

Capitol Punishment.

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A Cuban elderly man pushes awheelchair in a street in Holguin, Cuba
Reviewed: It’s My Story: My Lover, My Carer on Radio 4
By Antonia Quirke - 14 February 10:29

Sex in the afternoon.

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Janet Montgomery and Chiwetel Ejiofor in "Dancing on the Edge".
Reviewed: Stephen Poliakoff's Dancing on the Edge
By Rachel Cooke - 14 February 10:24

All that jazz. . . again.

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Oh, lovely Ben Whishaw. All photographs: BBC
BBC2 axe The Hour; (mild) outrage ensues
By Caroline Crampton - 12 February 15:46

Abi Morgan's newsroom drama will not be returning for a third series.

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Poultry sums
By Antonia Quirke - 07 February 11:10

Your World: What If . . . Chicken Conquers the World - review.

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Jonathan Meades presenting "The Joy of Essex". Photograph: BBC
Reviewed: The Joy of Essex with Jonathan Meades
By Rachel Cooke - 07 February 10:54

Escape from orange county.

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A screen shot from the second series of Lena Dunham's "Girls"
Why is there so much nudity in "Girls"?
By Philip Maughan - 03 February 11:24

Warning: contains mild spoilers.

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