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Last year, the Monty Python legend announced that he would be hosting his own show on the news channel and that it would be a “no holds barred account of the news”....

Ninth Doctor actor Christopher Eccleston reveals his brutal conditions for returning to Doctor Who. Eccleston was the first actor to portray the Doctor in its modern era following its revival in 2005. While he successfully brought the iconic Time Lord back to the screen, he abruptly departed the show after just one season,...

Christmas specials don’t count. Intermediate trilogies where David Tennant is the Fourteenth-and-a-Half Doctor or whatever don’t count. The new era of Doctor Who, with Russell T Davies back as the showrunner and Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, only really begins here, with the new season proper. The first double bill, comprising...

He said that those who suggested that the show glamourised the devil had not really understood the series. “It’s not an irreligious show at all,” he said. “It’s actually very respectful of the structure of that sort of religious belief. The idea that it promotes satanism [is nonsense]. None of the characters from Hell...

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What happens to the 2bn bottles we consume in the UK every year? Plus, Sian Gibson’s murder mystery comedy has some stellar cameos. Here’s what to watch this evening...

Ten photos of the US comedian and actor give insight into his life and career. Plus: Sally Phillips graces Big Mood. Here’s what to watch this evening...

Not sure about this, usually when a show tries to expand beyond the source material it starts going wrong...

When Nicolas Winding Refn, the director of cult violent films Pusher and Drive, was announced as one of the creators of the BBC’s new version of The Famous Five, it left members of the Enid Blyton Society spluttering into their ginger beer....

One of my favorite projects that Berry ever worked on is 2004’s AD/BC: A ROCK OPERA. It aired on BBC Three in 2004 and features a lot of the usual BBC comedy suspects that seemingly always work together: Berry, Richard Ayoade (who also directed and co-wrote the lyrics with Berry), Julia Davis, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding,...

So with its allegations and the alleged perpetrator’s denial already known about, and even the culture-war battle lines around it already drawn, what currency does Russell Brand: In Plain Sight have? Plenty. As well as organising deeply harrowing testimony into a cogent narrative, the Dispatches film places the women’s...

Prepare for an immersive treat. Plus: Graham Norton ends the year in style with Hollywood stars Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo. Here’s what to watch this evening...

Romesh Ranganathan and Tom Davis host a fun, refreshing reboot of the classic show. Expect charm, dodgy sets and ludicrously difficult challenges

After rumours galore, the writer, who helmed the BBC sci-fi from 2010 to 2017, will officially make his return for Ncuti Gatwa's season....

A giddy ride on the Tory politician’s rollercoaster career. Plus, a new cosy crime series with three female sleuths. Here’s what to watch this evening...

The best cult TV moments are the ones we watch together, says television critic and broadcaster Scott Bryan

Journalist Ade Adepitan asks uncomfortable questions as he spends a week in Orania. Plus: Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice waltz around Spain. Here’s what to watch today...

Hard-to-hear but essential accounts from former gymnasts who allege they were abused by their coaches. Plus: timeless wisdom from the Big Yin. Here’s what to watch this evening...

Arab American and African American voters disgruntled with the Democrats speak out. Plus: would-be dieters visit Japan. Here’s what to watch this evening...

David Tennant and Catherine Tate fight for their lives in Doctor Who. Plus, it’s the Strictly musicals special! Here’s what to watch this evening...

A new Channel 4 documentary shows us just how much the beef industry is harming the planet. Plus: Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks grace Graham Norton’s sofa. Here’s what to watch this evening...