TV and Radio

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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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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