Television

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Queen Camilla: The Wicked Stepmother review – what is the point of this dull rubbish?
Does anyone really care about a documentary charting Camilla’s rise from jolly schoolgirl to Diana’s nemesis, then queen? Channel 4 does, judging by this tedious, flimsy show

Lucy Mangan

24, Nov, 2024 @10:00 PM

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Strictly Come Dancing: week 10 results – as it happened
Tasha Ghouri notched the year’s first perfect 40. JB Gill joined her at the top after winning the samba-thon. But who would be doomed to depart the dancefloor?

Michael Hogan

24, Nov, 2024 @8:34 PM

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Eileen Diss obituary
Designer of meticulous, poetically imagined sets who collaborated many times with Harold Pinter and won six Baftas

Michael Coveney

24, Nov, 2024 @5:18 PM

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The week in TV: Dune: Prophecy; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here; Say Nothing; The Listeners – review
Women rule the planet in an inventive Dune prequel; starvation has yet to trigger tension in the jungle; striking performances anchor a skewed Troubles drama; and ever impressive Rebecca Hall can’t hear herself think

Barbara Ellen

24, Nov, 2024 @9:30 AM

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A caring Thomas Cromwell makes good TV, but beware the ‘yes’ men who enable tyrants| Kate Maltby
Mark Rylance’s sensitive portrayal blinds us to the lessons Henry VIII’s righthand man could offer for Donald Trump 2.0

Kate Maltby

23, Nov, 2024 @6:00 PM

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Tim Robbins: ‘You’re telling me Netflix is the future of cinema? We’re in big trouble’
With Silo, the actor – known for his strong political stances – is still choosing roles he truly believes in that echo real life. But he’s now concerned about the wider future of his own industry, too

Gwilym Mumford

23, Nov, 2024 @11:55 AM

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Ronan Farrow on surveillance spyware: ‘It threatens democracy and freedom’
The investigative journalist takes on the shadowy world of invasive surveillance technology in frightening new documentary Surveilled

Adrian Horton

23, Nov, 2024 @9:09 AM

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Ren Faire: a mind-boggling tale that’s like Succession, with added jesters and jousts
This wild documentary about George ‘King’ Coulam’s renaissance festival in Texas – and the search for an heir to his throne – will make your whole body cringe. What a strange and wonderful gift, my liege!

Joel Golby

23, Nov, 2024 @7:00 AM

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Loaded: Lads, Mags and Mayhem review – how a drug-fuelled publishing bender went very wrong
From dropping LSD at award shows to coughing up blood on the office carpet – the rise and fall of James Brown’s oft-sexist lads magazine empire goes under the microscope

Lucy Mangan

22, Nov, 2024 @10:30 PM

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Only Child review – this bittersweet comedy is absolutely packed with laughs
There’s nothing hugely original about this sitcom about a son and father reconnecting. But it’s laugh-out-loud funny thanks to the gag-dense script and a stellar performance from Rab C Nesbitt’s Gregor Fisher

Rachel Aroesti

22, Nov, 2024 @9:30 PM

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Julien Balchin obituary
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Francesca Balchin

22, Nov, 2024 @8:26 PM

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Seth Meyers on Trump: ‘His staffing picks have been obscene’
Late-night hosts react to the Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal and looked at Trump’s other controversial cabinet picks

Guardian staff

22, Nov, 2024 @4:36 PM

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