Television

‘I’ve never experienced such abject racism’: what it’s really like to work in TV as a person of colour

In the last in our series of exposés about the TV industry, insiders talk about being typecast as terrorists … and constantly having to pretend English isn’t their first language

Alex Mistlin

02, Dec, 2021 @12:33 PM

TV tonight: Richard Bacon leads an examination into cancel culture

Is free speech under threat, asks Bacon in Cancelled. Plus: How to Complain and Win! Here’s what to watch this evening

Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Henry Wong, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell

02, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

Positive review – the panic and prejudice of the 80s Aids crisis

Sky’s documentary tells the story of how a devastating HIV/Aids epidemic unfolded in Britain, via the people who cared for its casualties – and those who antagonised them

Jack Seale

01, Dec, 2021 @10:00 PM

Bernard Holley obituary

Stage and screen actor who appeared in many TV police dramas including Z Cars, The Gentle Touch and A Touch of Frost

Toby Hadoke

01, Dec, 2021 @5:52 PM

Kimmel on GOP ‘scumbags’ smearing Fauci: ‘To scare Grandma, they need fresh villains’

Late-night hosts discuss GOP conspiracy theories over the Omicron variant and Fox News attacks on Fauci’s credibility

Adrian Horton

01, Dec, 2021 @4:01 PM

‘I was given training to de-gay my voice’: what it’s really like to work in TV if you’re LGBTQ+

Continuing our series of exposés about the TV industry, insiders talk about being misgendered, treated like sexual predators and having to work with ‘outwardly homophobic and transphobic’ talent

Alim Kheraj

01, Dec, 2021 @12:55 PM

What’s on Netflix and Amazon this month – December

Our monthly rundown of the best new releases on Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, All4, Sky/Now and more in the UK

01, Dec, 2021 @9:30 AM

Kenny G: ‘Criticism didn’t affect me then, and it doesn’t affect me now’

In the HBO documentary Listening to Kenny G, the unusual appeal of the much-maligned ‘smooth jazz’ musician is put under the spotlight

Jim Farber

01, Dec, 2021 @7:04 AM

‘She’s more than just a murder victim’: the life and death of film-maker Adrienne Shelly

The HBO documentary Adrienne, directed by the late artist’s husband, explores the life, murder, and legacy of the writer and director of Waitress

Adrian Horton

01, Dec, 2021 @6:39 AM

The Big Leap review – dance drama is a joyous, hilarious delight

With bags of energy, and Pitch Perfect-esque wit, this Disney+ series about amateur dancers looking to hit the big time is an uplifting treat

Lucy Mangan

01, Dec, 2021 @6:00 AM

TV tonight: Paddy and Christine McGuinness open up about their family and autism

The couple reveal their struggle with their children’s autism diagnoses and speak to experts to understand more. Plus: Panorama examines Christmas. Here’s what to watch this evening

Hollie Richardson, Ali Catterall, Phil Harrison, Jack Seale and Simon Wardell