What’s on TV tonight and this Christmas: Ghosts, Blackburn Sings Christmas with Gareth Malone, and more
Disney+The latest offspring of the Star Wars franchise gives new life to a character whose massive popularity with fans has far outweighed the sum of his relatively…
Relax, Maureen Lipman – ‘offensive’ comedy is in rude health
Still, once people start saying you’re “cancelled”, it’s often a career boost. Controversy sells: look at Dave Chappelle’s multi-million-dollar Netflix deal. And this year, a Sheffield venue…
What is it about Parisian style that keeps us coming back for more?
Except that I like Parisian taste even though it can seem a wee bit underwhelming initially. Back in 1945 when she first arrived in Paris, Nancy Mitford…
How cancel culture came to define 2021 – and the casualties it left behind
Noel Clarke The actor and director – who starred in and scripted the acclaimed Kidulthood trilogy – was accused in April of abuse of power and “serious…
What’s on TV tonight and this Christmas: The Great British Sewing Bee, Emily in Paris and more
Disney+The latest offspring of the Star Wars franchise gives new life to a character whose massive popularity with fans has far outweighed the sum of his relatively…
The 15 most glamorously outrageous costumes from Emily in Paris season two
Emily in Paris is back and just in time for what looks set to be a hunkered-down festive season. The ultimate guilty pleasure for our times, bright…
What’s on TV tonight and this Christmas: Philip: Prince, Husband, Father, Celebrity MasterChef and more
Disney+The latest offspring of the Star Wars franchise gives new life to a character whose massive popularity with fans has far outweighed the sum of his relatively…
Emily in Paris, series 2 review: now as offensive to the British as it is to the French
As I keep telling my children, homework is important. And so, when asked to review the second series of Emily in Paris (Netflix), I felt duty bound…
What’s on TV tonight: Two Doors Down: Christmas Special, Love Not War and more
Philip: Prince, Husband, FatherITV, 9pmThis is a suitably admiring tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh, who died in April this year, that puts his own words –…
Netflix attacks plans to let broadband providers charge tech giants
Netflix has attacked reforms that could let broadband companies charge tech giants for access to their networks, warning that changes could harm investment and amount to telecoms…
How we lost the art of the Christmas movie
They were, for decades, an integral part of the Christmas season, a way of bringing families together and reminding us what we were celebrating. Whether it was Hollywood or…
What’s on TV tonight: The Girl Before, Royal Variety, Sports Personality, and more
Sunday December 19 The Girl BeforeBBC One, 9pmAnother in the long line of recent bestsellers with The Girl… in the title, JP Delaney’s thriller is perfect for…
The anti-Bilbo Baggins: how Michael Moorcock cast a spell on The Witcher
Elric is also a sort of anti-Bilbo Baggins. Where Tolkien’s Hobbits were essentially a heroic fantasy Mumford and Sons, merrily tugging their waist-coats as they blundered their way…
What’s on TV tonight: The Witcher, The Grand Tour Presents: Carnage A Trois, and more
The Girl BeforeBBC One, 9pmAnother in the long line of recent bestsellers with The Girl… in the title, JP Delaney’s thriller is perfect for TV adaptation, partly…
Eton’s snub to The Crown doesn’t matter – Full Metal Jacket was filmed at Beckton gasworks
Admittedly, sometimes inaccuracies can be jarring. I loved Netflix’s The Dig, but as someone who grew up near the uniquely bleak and flat Suffolk countryside, I was…
What’s on TV tonight: I Literally Just Told You, And Just Like That, and more
The Girl BeforeBBC One, 9pmAnother in the long line of recent bestsellers with The Girl… in the title, JP Delaney’s thriller is perfect for TV adaptation, partly…
Christmas at Castle Howard, review: Bah! Humbug to this glorified sales brochure
Like a schmaltzy movie you’ve seen a thousand times, the familiar becomes acceptable, even desirable, at Christmas time. That’s lucky for Channel 4’s Christmas at Castle Howard…
What’s on TV tonight: Portrait Artist of the Year, Christmas At Castle Howard, and more
Wednesday December 15 Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed…
What’s on TV tonight: Christmas Magic at Kew Gardens, Landscapers and more
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed that the art…
How ‘Regal skin’ made a comeback 200 years later
Ahead of season two airing in 2022, the hugely influential British make-up artist Dame Pat McGrath has created a beauty collection inspired by the hit Netflix show…
What’s on TV tonight: David Baddiel: Social Media, Anger and Us, the Succession finale, and more
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed that the art…
What’s on TV tonight: Walk the Line, Heaven Made, Top Gear, and more
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed that the art…
What’s on TV tonight: Reel Stories: Sting, Strictly, and more
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed that the art…
The future of comedy? It’s between your ears
The walls of the traditional comedy club are crumbling. In the face of on-and-off Covid restrictions, the year began with comics staging shows anywhere they could, from…
What’s on TV tonight: Vienna Blood, The Expanse, and more
Portrait Artist of the Year 2021Sky Arts, 8pm & 9pmIt has been a competition overbrimming with talent this year, proof if any were needed that the art…