tv & radio
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The retro romcom with three-way chemistryThis surprisingly earnest and old-fashioned sitcom explores a very contemporary question – is monogamy the only way?
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Zero Dark Thirty team to tackle 2016 election in new miniseriesOscar-winning screenwriter Mark Boal will reunite with producer Megan Ellison for a dramatic event series about Trump v Clinton -
Tom Hardy's Taboo and the magical art of TV frustrate-watchingA naked, voodoo-loving Tom Hardy is the ultimate suspension of disbelief act. So why do we all persist with shows that baffle us? It’s a common curse -
'So often we get pigeonholed': how queer women of color found a voice onlineIn two new web series, Brown Girls and 195 Lewis, writers and film-makers explore nuances of sexuality and identity often ignored by mainstream media
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The magic of television: how Doctor Who brought my son and me closer togetherSome of the most enchanting hours my son and I have shared have been travelling through time and space with the Doctor and his Tardis
what to watch
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Girls review – the final date is La La Land with sand instead of jazzHannah’s hopes of having a horrible time are dashed by a dashing surf instructor, but privileged ennui and anxiety endure. Plus, First Dates: Valentine’s Special
episode recaps
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The Walking DeadThe Walking DeadThe Walking Dead: season seven, episode nine – Rock in the RoadThe midseason premiere had far too much chatting, far too few zombies and no evil Negan. The silver lining? King Ezekiel’s superb tiger Shiva is back
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HomelandHomelandHomeland recap: season six, episode four – A Flash of LightFinally, some action! Homeland has been low-key so far, but this week gave us a terrorist plot and the shock return of the show’s most dangerous villain
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John Oliver on Trump and the truth: 'a pathological liar'In his return to HBO, the host of Last Week Tonight dissected the troubling falsehoods in the president’s statements and exactly where they originate
videos
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The joke's on Flynn: late-night TV hosts mock security adviser over resignation – videoLate-night hosts on Wednesday evening took aim at former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned after just 24 days on the job
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When Andrew Puzder's ex-wife spoke with Oprah Winfrey – videoLisa Fierstein – the ex-wife of Andrew Puzder – said on the Oprah Winfrey show in 1990 that Puzder threatened her when she went public with abuse allegations
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John Oliver dissects Donald Trump's problem with the truth – videoJohn Oliver returns to host HBO’s Last Week Tonight on Sunday to dissect the troubling falsehoods in President Trump’s statements and exactly where they originate
talking points
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Funny, filthy and weird: Michael Bolton's move from power balladeer to comedy geniusThe unstoppably sexy singer’s Netflix special is a faux telethon in which he must use his erotic powers to make 75,000 new pregnancies in an hour
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South Park to Sesame Street: the TV censorship hall of fameFrom black Klansmen to giant ceramic vaginas, some deeply strange TV moments have been vetoed. Even Mr Snuffleupagus belongs in the club
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'Is it like Girls?' How I found recognition and relief in Brooklyn's TV daughtersThe polarizing show, which premieres its final season on Sunday, traced the contours of Jean Hannah Edelstein’s life as a messy post-college millennial
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Is change as good as a rest to keep classic British TV characters fresh?Doctor Who, Bond, Sherlock: reboots are changing audience views of heroes
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Lena Dunham’s Girls: the show that turned TV upside downGirls helped reinvent the female ensemble show, but it hasn’t been an easy ride. As it approaches its final season before hitting the big screen, we assess its legacy
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South Park creators to back off Trump jokes: 'Satire has become reality'Trey Parker and Matt Stone say it will ‘be more difficult’ to mock the new administration: ‘They’re already going out and doing the comedy’
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'I too have a dream': the podcast showing Trump the truth about US immigrantsThey came to America to seek refuge or freedom, and even in the face of the travel ban, they love their home. A new podcast shares immigrants’ staggering stories to sort the truth from the alternative facts
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season three: Titus parodies Beyoncé in teaserThe first footage from the third season of Tina Fey’s award-winning Netflix comedy centers around a spoof of the singer’s Hold Up video
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Small screen queens: how teen angst took over the TV sceneFilms like 16 Candles used to showcase high school drama, but shows like Pretty Little Liars and Riverdale have relocated the jocks and geeks to the small screen
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Desus and Mero: 'The more ridiculous the story is, the faker it is'Viceland’s late-night TV hosts turned their raw and unfiltered social media personalities into a bankable brand. They explain how telling it like it is pays
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Stranger Things 2 – everything we learned from the trailerThe boys are now Ghostbusters – and the monsters are mega! But where’s Winona? And can we wait till Halloween for our fix?
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Lena Dunham: ‘I find trolls hard to handle – it must be even worse for teenagers’As the final series of Girls begins, its creator explains why she has to speak out about online abuse
Late-night TV roundup Trump's government is 'fully engulfed in chaos'
Late-night TV hosts skewer Michael Flynn: 'It's funny 'cause it's treason'