tv and radio
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With public trust on the wane, managing communications for the police is a big ask. Peep Show and Four Lions co-writer Jesse Armstrong reveals how his new comedy-drama has its roots in London’s post-7/7 paranoia
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Mark Lawson: Danny Boyle directed the pilot of returning Channel 4 drama Babylon, but flagging up the director, rather than the writer or star, is still unusual on the small screen. Why?
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Rebecca Nicholson: A second excursion to the landmark London store has limited charm, but watching owners trade high-value items for dirty dosh is gripping
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In last week’s relatively minor bloodbath, it was Jemma’s turn to be philosophical: ‘It’s just entertainment, yeah?’ This week, the slimmed-down teams designed a board game. Julia Raeside watched their moves
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David Renshaw: As the chat show says farewell to its first season, we choose its best moments, from doggy supreme court to a typical Thursday for Vladimir Putin
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The Dalziel and Pascoe, Clockwork Orange and Red Riding actor has died age 67. Here, Stuart Heritage remembers his finest on-screen moments
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News: Lego will manufacture Big Bang Theory sets designed by fans, while it is considering a pair of Doctor Who designs – and could approve X-Men and Ghostbusters in the coming months
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Clip: In a new documentary about the comedy revival, Eric Idle persuades the two scientists to take part in a sketch about physics
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Phil Harrison: It may not be a smooth operation, but the programme’s cheerful disorder and investigative tenacity set it apart from its TV news competitors
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Review Who’s That Lebanese Man With A Beard? Hipster Or Jihadi?; 10 Moments That Made Jay-Z – review
Priya Elan: Beardy balancing act in Beirut: a lighthearted look at what happens when fashion and fundamentalism collide -
Both Ellen and The Price Is Right are searching for their own resident shirtless dude with talent competitions. Is this what equality looks like?
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David Renshaw: Would-be husband stealer Jill Tyrrell is a frankly terrible human being – and a brilliant comic creation by Julia Davis
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Presenter discovered some viewers downed shots at regular occurrences on show and wrote episode to get them drunk
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Cricket: India v Sri Lanka ODI | The Fall | Neil Diamond: One Night Only | Queen Victoria’s Letters: A Monarch Unveiled | Drifters | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Babylon | Puppy Love
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Actor best known as a gruff, hard-drinking detective in the TV series Dalziel and Pascoe
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After surviving breast cancer, former Casualty star suffered seizure this summer and was diagnosed with two brain tumours
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Star also known for A Clockwork Orange has died after short illness, his agent says
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News: The songwriter apparently became obsessed with Jerry Lewis, prompting him to propose a slapstick comedy series to Seinfeld writer Larry Charles – before dropping the idea just after being greenlit by HBO
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Trailer for Doctor’s festive outing shows Shaun of the Dead star in full Christmas get-up, with a stern-looking Peter Capaldi
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This ITV documentary follows the first few months in the life of the five-star London hotel, the Shangri-La in the Shard. But why do the rooms have views into other rooms – and their bathrooms?
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Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Football: Walsall v Sheffield United | The Apprentice | Broadmoor | Liberty Of London | Wentworth Prison | How To Get Away With Murder | Looking After Mum: A Children In Need Special
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Clip: In a new documentary about the comedy revival, Eric Idle persuades the two scientists to take part in a sketch about physics
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Yes, it’s the ultimate Z-list lineup (with one or two intriguing wildcards). From Tinchy Stryder to, ahem, Michael Buerk, here are the celebrities ready to rumble in the jungle
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Stuart Heritage: Instead of slipping into obscurity as he should, Daniel O’Reilly will probably turn up on the next reality TV show – because now we all know who he is
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Phil Harrison: It may not be a smooth operation, but the programme’s cheerful disorder and investigative tenacity set it apart from its TV news competitors
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Adult Swim’s homage to the opening credits of old TV shows has caused a sensation, turning nostalgia into an art form of its own
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Dan Martin: Now it’s all over, and the dust (rain?) has settled, it’s time to work out just who the most valuable players have been. Warning: contains finale spoilers
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Dan Martin: What a finale episode. Action-packed, uncompromising, filled with genuine emotion – and how briliant was Michelle Gomez as Missy?
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Liz Cookman: Kathy, Pat, Cindy and Lucy will be back in Albert Square to haunt Ian Beale for a Children in Need sketch. But the stunt merely highlights the fact that the soap has become overly reliant on comebacks
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Packed with revelations, this was Peaky Blinders at its best – a gut-wrenching and beautifully directed climax, writes Sarah Hughes
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Julia Raeside: The Victorian detective drama, saved from the axe by Amazon Prime, is back for a third run next week. If the first two episodes are anything to go by, it’s better than ever
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Today’s audiences are less tolerant of racism and open-minded about modern dance – as a result of popular TV. Mark Lawson is reassured by a week of positive headlines
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Stuart Heritage: Michael Portillo is back with more Great Continental Railway Journeys, and despite his deep reservations about the host, Stuart Heritage has it on series link
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Stuart Heritage: Lovely Michel Roux Jr has been replaced by a wazzock. But is he what the show needs to recover from the farce that was the last series?
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New Lilyhammer and the latest seasons of Downton Abbey and Boardwalk Empire, plus recent releases 22 Jump Street, Under the Skin and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
reviews
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Priya Elan: Beardy balancing act in Beirut: a lighthearted look at what happens when fashion and fundamentalism collide
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David Renshaw: Would-be husband stealer Jill Tyrrell is a frankly terrible human being – and a brilliant comic creation by Julia Davis
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This ITV documentary follows the first few months in the life of the five-star London hotel, the Shangri-La in the Shard. But why do the rooms have views into other rooms – and their bathrooms?
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Telly addict Andrew Collins gives his rundown of the week's TV
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Julia Raeside: Richard Bacon played second fiddle to a barrage of rich and poor characters bouncing behind him on a big screen
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It’s well acted, glossy and cleverly scripted – but HBO’s cable television drama is predicated on the false premise that people actually care about cable news
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Eugene drops a bombshell that shocks Adam profoundly in a compelling study of selfishness and survival
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Sam Wollaston: She of the Bake-Off wonders why she’s been chosen to go up a tropical river – and is all the better for her self-doubt and plucky ineptitude
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• Filipa Jodelka: Police-procedural comedy-drama thingy Babylon has pluck in spades, though which side of the ‘do not cross’ tape it’s on is less clear
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A reality-TV view of British immigration offered few fresh insights, while a documentary about Broadmoor gave the impression that the real story was elsewhere, writes Andrew Anthony
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Stuart Jeffries: Birmingham 1 London 0: Cillian Murphy plays a Peaky Blinder
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Nosheen Iqbal: Sarah Koenig’s year-long inquiry into the murder of 17-year-old Hae Min Lee is smart, original and utterly brilliant
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Ben Hewitt: These gruesome tales of the supernatural feature a ghastly vampire, a depraved Victor Frankenstein, Eva Green’s demonic medium and many more ...
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Lucy Mangan: The patients’ misery seems endless in Broadmoor – but still the doctors and nurses try to put them back together
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Sam Wollaston: It says something about a show when Gregg Wallace is the best thing about it. The format needs a makeover
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Sam Wollaston: Steven Toast is a great tragi-comic character – bawdy, bold and delightfully bonkers
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Sam Wollaston: For the first part of the series finale, the Doctor explores the afterlife, which seems to be a The Thick of It reunion
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An abducted child made for gripping drama in The Missing, while paranormal thriller Intruders simply baffled, writes Andrew Anthony
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Neil Pearson recreates some lost Hancock classics while Josie Long brings offbeat stories of human experience, writes Miranda Sawyer
news
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After surviving breast cancer, former Casualty star suffered seizure this summer and was diagnosed with two brain tumours
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Star also known for A Clockwork Orange has died after short illness, his agent says
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News: The songwriter apparently became obsessed with Jerry Lewis, prompting him to propose a slapstick comedy series to Seinfeld writer Larry Charles – before dropping the idea just after being greenlit by HBO
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News: Lego will manufacture Big Bang Theory sets designed by fans, while it is considering a pair of Doctor Who designs – and could approve X-Men and Ghostbusters in the coming months
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Father of Thomas Goodall says actor’s message gave nine-year-old the courage to go to his grandmother’s funeral
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Daniel O’Reilly says his album is to raise money for homeless; Shelter says the ITV, Vine and YouTube star’s comedy is ‘deeply offensive to homeless people’
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CNBC business show anchor Joe Kernen says differences between Ireland and the UK are ‘confusing’ after finding out the former uses the euro and not the pound
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Writers’ union warns scriptwriters not to work for variety show due to ongoing dispute with its owners, ITV Studios America
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Famous faces joined with family members at the service to celebrate the life of the ‘nation’s favourite mum’
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Man claims to be Australian artist in 3AW interview on racism and brings up recent incident in which a fake Isis commander was interviewed on the show
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Actors reported to have negotiated huge salary increases in return for re-signing to hugely popular fantasy show
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News: The pop star will team with the Weinstein Company on two new shows – a behind-the-scenes documentary and a look at the mentors who have guided big names in sport, music and politics
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The action star, long rumoured for a part in the second season of the hardboiled crime drama, has confirmed that he’ll appear alongside Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell
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Cardiff-based sci-fi attraction relaunches with new filmed sequences and guest appearance from fan favourite Lalla Ward
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In the Louisana city to make a film, the comedian is using his spare time trying out new material in tiny comedy clubs
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Television chef causes chuckles on Channel 4 contest when he offers up seven-letter word
in pictures
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We look back at the life of actor and presenter Lynda Bellingham, who has died after suffering from cancer
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Ralph Steadman has joined up with Vince Gilligan to create limited edition Blu-ray cases for all five seasons of Breaking Bad. Walter, Jesse, Gus, Mike, Hank and Saul each feature on a cover. They will go on sale from February 2015
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Bagpuss, the Clangers and the Pogles – along with other fantastical creations by Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin – are celebrated in a new book, writes Kathryn Bromwich
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We’ve been asking you to share your photos of baking disasters. Here are some of the best – or worst – of them. You can see all of them or contribute your own on GuardianWitness
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Gallery: The Apprentice is back for a 10th series – and with it, a new bunch of bloodthirsty exhibitionists, and maybe even a budding entrepreneur or two
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Gallery: The carnival-set fourth season of Ryan Murphy’s shock drama is imminent, and new cast pics have been released, showing Kathy Bates as a bearded lady and Michael Chiklis as a moustachioed strongman
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Gallery: It’s farewell to the Gilbeys, but the rest of the Gogglebox regulars are back on their sofas in time for the fourth series, which begins this Friday
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Gallery: Pixie Lott, Gregg Wallace, Judy Murray and the other celebrity dancers get glammed up for the new series of the show – sequins, chiffon, fake tan and all
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Gallery: The full celebrity lineup for this year’s Strictly has been revealed and Gregg Wallace, Caroline Flack and Judy Murray are among the stars who will be competing for the glitterball trophy
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A first look at Kellie Maloney, Gary Busey, White Dee and the other famous faces going inside the Celebrity Big Brother house
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We take a look at Spitting image puppets from the famous satire created by Roger Law
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We take a look at the recording of the new Netflix animation, Bojack Horseman, starring Aaron Paul and Alison Brie. Photographs: Saeed Adyani for Netflix
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Gallery: With the Bake Off moving to BBC1 on 6 August, we take a look at the new contestants. Who will be the master baker and who will be stuck with the wooden spoon?
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The Lowry in Salford is to host an exhibition focusing on children's television at the BBC
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The British actor and comedian Rik Mayall has died at the age of 56. He is most famous for his roles in The Young Ones, Bottom and The New Statesman
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As Springwatch celebrates 10 hugely successful years, we go behind the scenes on the set of the new series. Photographs: Graham Turner for the Guardian
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See images from the making of the animated series, including models, animation sets and clips
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To celebrate next Sunday's Arqiva Bafta television awards 2014, we've brought together some of the brightest and biggest names of the small screen
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All the fun, spectacular stage sets and even some singing at this year's annual song fest, hosted by Denmark
David Attenborough or World's Richest Dogs – which would you rather watch?