Historical drama (TV)
Lavish Flemish epic grips Belgians – but is it history or propaganda?
The Story of Flanders, spanning 38,000 years of the region’s history, is funded by the nationalist government and is accused of stretching the truth
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels
25, Feb, 2023 @5:03 PM
Guns, death and Daddy issues: why SAS Rogue Heroes is one of the year’s most emotional TV shows
This brilliant series from the Peaky Blinders creator might be a high-octane, action-packed riot – but it’s also tender, touching and funny. Its finale will not disappoint
Rebecca Nicholson
01, Dec, 2022 @1:43 PM
Judi Dench wins royal rumble as Netflix labels The Crown ‘fictional dramatisation’
Trailer now comes with disclaimer after the actor accused the show of sacrificing accuracy for ‘crude sensationalism’
Sammy Gecsoyler
21, Oct, 2022 @12:13 PM
Dame Hilary Mantel obituary
Double Booker prize-winning author best known for her Wolf Hall trilogy based on the life of Thomas Cromwell
Lisa Allardice
23, Sep, 2022 @7:08 PM
Mad Men at 15: how the genius advertising drama foresaw the death of the American dream
From the micro-aggressions toward Black, female and LGBTQ characters to its depiction of a worrying narcissist named Donald, this forward-thinking drama was a warning from history
Phil Harrison
19, Jul, 2022 @4:08 PM
Becoming Elizabeth review – like Succession, but sexier
This romp through the Tudor court shows a poisonous family power struggle with sex at its heart – and with so many fascinating monsters on screen, you won’t be able to look away
Jack Seale
12, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
The week in TV: Anatomy of a Scandal; Derry Girls; Killing Eve; Gentleman Jack
Art imitates life in a probing Westminster thriller; more laughs with Lisa McGee’s Troubles comedy; Eve and Villanelle go out with a bang; and the dapper diarist is back
Hannah Jane Parkinson
17, Apr, 2022 @8:30 AM
Outlander author Diana Gabaldon: ‘I needed Scotsmen because of the kilt factor’
She secretly wrote the first of her time-travelling novels while her husband slept. Now she’s published the ninth in the smash hit series. She talks explosive sex scenes – and where George RR Martin went wrong
Alison Flood
23, Nov, 2021 @6:00 AM
New Gold Mountain review – lush neo-western takes a new route through gold rush Australia
Beautiful, heightened drama series following the Chinese community in 1850s Ballarat gives a fresh, cinematic spin on history
Luke Buckmaster
12, Oct, 2021 @4:30 PM
TV tonight: Jack O’Connell’s Arctic agonies escalate
The North Water nears its chilling climax. Plus, Tina Fey’s and Robert Carlock’s amiable sitcom, Mr Mayor, provides lighter relief
Phil Harrison, Ellen E Jones, Ali Catterall and Simon Wardell
01, Oct, 2021 @5:20 AM
The week in TV: The North Water; Wolfe; My Childhood, My Country; Imagine: Tom Stoppard; Big Age
A dark whaling tale brings out the wonderful worst in Colin Farrell, Paul Abbott goes cartoonish with a bipolar pathologist, plus author Bolu Babalola’s sparky new comedy
Barbara Ellen
12, Sep, 2021 @8:30 AM
TV tonight: David Morrissey returns in Jez Butterworth’s Britannia
Morrissey and Mackenzie Crook continue to fight it out three years after the Roman invasion. Plus: Paralympics Opening Ceremony Live. Here’s what to watch this evening
Phil Harrison, Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall and Paul Howlett
24, Aug, 2021 @5:20 AM
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