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The week in TV: Rise and Fall; Outlast; Yellowjackets; Phoenix Rise; Agent Elvis – review
A pair of survivalist reality shows bring out the worst in their contestants. Elsewhere, misfits bond in a new school drama and Elvis moonlights as a spy
26, Mar, 2023 @8:30 AM
The week in TV: Wild Isles; Match of the Day; Extrapolations; Nazanin; Paula – review
The BBC scored the ultimate own goal and took aim at David Attenborough’s last voyage, while a megawatt cast powered a preachy climate drama. Plus, the poles-apart struggles of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Paula Yates
Barbara Ellen
19, Mar, 2023 @9:30 AM
Bono finally admits to liking Abba. It’s a sure sign of maturity | Barbara Ellen
The days of having ‘cool’ musical taste are over. Owning up to guilty listening pleasures is a joy in itself
Barbara Ellen
18, Mar, 2023 @6:30 PM
The week in TV: George Michael: Outed; The Bay; The Last of Us; Kathy Burke: Growing Up; Paul Whitehouse: Our Troubled Rivers – review
The late singer is elusive yet captivating in a two-part documentary; the zombie thriller hits another high; Kathy Burke gets older disgracefully; and Paul Whitehouse is on a serious mission
Barbara Ellen
12, Mar, 2023 @9:30 AM
Glastonbury’s all-male headliners: A failure that's sloppy, slapdash … and very off-brand | Barbara Ellen
In handing Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John the prized slots, the festival has failed to live up to its own ideals
Barbara Ellen
05, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
The week in TV: Unforgotten; Coronation Street; Django; A Whole Lifetime With Jamie – review
Nicola Walker’s successor doesn’t mind stepping on a few toes; Corrie tackles a difficult subject; and the creator of Stath Lets Flats takes a turn for the surreal
Barbara Ellen
05, Mar, 2023 @9:30 AM
The week in TV: Fleishman Is in Trouble; You & Me; The Consultant; The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate
Jesse Eisenberg stars in a voiceover-heavy drama; fine performances save an unashamed weepie; Christoph Waltz plays an eerie corporate Dalek; and toxic masculinity is exposed in a brave documentary
Barbara Ellen
26, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM
The week in TV: The Gold: Better; Inside Our Autistic Minds; The Piano
The BBC’s Brink’s-Mat robbery saga humanises the heist; compelling bent copper drama Better loses the plot; Chris Packham returns with a moving autism doc; and reality TV that plays you like a piano
Barbara Ellen
19, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM
The week in TV: Funny Woman; Happy Valley; Consent; The Shamima Begum Story
Gemma Arterton’s Blackpool sitcom queen is an idealised trailblazer; Sally Wainwright saves a best line till last; and toxic school culture makes for difficult drama
Barbara Ellen
12, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM
Etiquette went out with the Victorians? Not if you’re gen Z | Barbara Ellen
Coming of age during Covid was no joke, so don’t mock young people for trying to establish a few rules of polite behaviour
Barbara Ellen
12, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
This week in TV: Nolly; Putin vs the West; Emily Atack: Asking for It?; Hotel Portofino
Helena Bonham Carter surprises as Noele Gordon; world leaders recall their encounters with Putin; Emily Atack challenges sexual harassment. Plus, the latest new Downton
Barbara Ellen
05, Feb, 2023 @9:30 AM
The week in TV: Extraordinary; Everyone Else Burns; Grayson Perry’s Full English; Lockwood & Co
Starstruck meets early Sharon Horgan in Emma Moran’s riotous comedy of twentysomething angst; Simon Bird excels as a preening evangelist. Plus, a thoughtful meander through England with Grayson Perry
Barbara Ellen
29, Jan, 2023 @9:30 AM
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