Television
Fingers on buzzers… are Oxford and Cambridge students really the best? | Letters
Letters: Jennifer Highwood and Prof David Thomas weigh in after Frank Coffield’s complaint that University Challenge favours Oxbridge entrants
31, Mar, 2023 @5:12 PM
Colbert hails Trump’s indictment: ‘I didn’t know it would feel this good’
Late-night hosts discuss the New York grand jury’s decision to indict Trump and an embarrassing day for Lauren Boebert
Guardian staff
31, Mar, 2023 @3:19 PM
‘The all-consuming orgasm’: how erotic thriller Obsession takes sex to the next level
This tale of lust between a woman and her boyfriend’s dad is bringing BDSM to mainstream TV. Its stars Richard Armitage and Charlie Murphy discuss leather, ribbons and the truth about intimacy on screen
Zoe Williams
31, Mar, 2023 @12:00 PM
So Long, My Son to ET: the seven best films to watch on TV this week
A heartbreaking drama about the emotional fallout of China’s one-child rule, and Spielberg’s miraculous classic about a cute little alien
Simon Wardell
31, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
Beef to Tiny Beautiful Things: the seven best shows to stream this week
A riotously enjoyable black comedy about a road rage-fuelled war of attrition, and Kathryn Hahn shines as an agony aunt
Phil Harrison
31, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
TV tonight: Joe Lycett invites Joanna Lumley to a big Brummie party
Brace yourself for the comedian’s ‘late-night chaos’ event. Plus: the Cleaner considers a career on stage. Here’s what to watch tonight
Hollie Richardson, Danielle De Wolfe, Jack Seale, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell
31, Mar, 2023 @5:20 AM
Aunty Donna, Robert Bresson and The Portable Door: what’s new to streaming in Australia this April
Plus George Miller’s latest, a Grease prequel, and a glorious standoff between Steven Yeun and Ali Wong
31, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
The Power review – Toni Collette rules in this sparky sci-fi about superpowered women
This adaptation of a brilliant novel – about women who can create electricity – sticks to the original like glue. As a TV show, it doesn’t work quite as well
Lucy Mangan
31, Mar, 2023 @5:00 AM
Get On Up: The Triumph of Black America review – David Harewood’s interviews are puzzlingly shallow
This look at the icons of Black creativity in the US sees the actor on infectious form. But he fails to offer any insight on complex issues – leaving this documentary feeling jolly, but bland
Leila Latif
30, Mar, 2023 @9:00 PM
Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Grand jury is leaving us hanging like Trump tried to do with Pence’
Late-night hosts discuss the New York grand jury’s two-week hiatus, a looming debt crisis and Fox News nudging Ron DeSantis
Guardian staff
30, Mar, 2023 @3:24 PM
‘My kids’ friends wear Smelly Cat T-shirts’: TV insiders on creating unforgettable onscreen songs
From Lisa Kudrow’s comic ditty in Friends, to the supposedly world-defining music of Daisy Jones & the Six, writing songs for television characters isn’t easy. Just ask the brains behind it …
Shaad D'Souza
30, Mar, 2023 @3:04 PM
Why the ‘ludicrously capacious’ bag on Succession was such a faux pas for the very wealthiest
In this week’s newsletter: Poor Bridget’s nouveau riche tastes are everything old money families like the Roys hate: loud, practical and the sign of a class interloper
Chloe Mac Donnell
30, Mar, 2023 @2:10 PM
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