tv & radio
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So long Steven Moffat, the psychedelic romantic of Doctor WhoMoffat is leaving Doctor Who after eight years at the helm, having earned plaudits and brickbats alike for his intricate, passionate storylines. So where will he, and the show, go next?
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Attenborough and the Giant Dinosaur: Sir David at 90 – a man with a love of nature deep in his bonesBritain’s greatest natural historian is overjoyed as a 100 million-year-old titanosaurus is unearthed in Patagonia. Plus: James May’s Cars of the People -
Episode four recap: doom with a viewOpportunity knocks for Boris, Anatole makes a play for Natasha and Nikolai tries to do the right thing as Tolstoy’s epic continues -
11.22.63 – sumptuous Stephen King adaptation bodes well for HuluExecutive-produced by JJ Abrams and starring James Franco, Hulu’s new show about time travel to prevent JFK’s assassination is immediately engrossing
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Episode four recap – it's a cold cold warMartin takes to his role as a Romeo spy, Alex has a showdown with his father and an enthusiastic cleaner derails a mission
what to watch
episode recaps
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Episode one recap – weird, but not in a good wayThough Gillian Anderson as Scully is great, Mulder’s insistence on a conspiracy of elites hasn’t worn too well in the Fox show, which uneasily layers fact and fiction
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War and Peace: episode by episodeWar and Peace: episode by episodeWar and Peace recap episode four: doom with a viewOpportunity knocks for Boris, Anatole makes a play for Natasha and Nikolai tries to do the right thing as Tolstoy’s epic continues
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Deutschland 83Deutschland 83Deutschland 83 recap: episode four – Northern Wedding. It's a cold cold warMartin takes to his role as a Romeo spy, Alex has a showdown with his father and an enthusiastic cleaner derails a mission
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Serial: episode by episodeSerial: episode by episodeSerial recap – season two, episode five: Meanwhile, in TampaThis episode of the now biweekly podcast examines efforts in the US to find Bowe Bergdahl, involving a determined friend and a cat mask
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Transparent: episode by episodeTransparent: episode by episodeTransparent recap: season two, episode 10 – Grey Green Brown & CopperThis season has been admirable in its efforts to broach complex topics – among them Maura’s interactions with her friends and family
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Downton AbbeyDownton AbbeyDownton Abbey – the finale: 'happy endings for virtually every single character'A warm Christmas send-off for the Crawleys and all those who work for them – but who has won the last-ever Golden Eyebrow of the week?
reviews
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The week in radio: The Alex Salmond Phone-In; Word of Mouth; Rethinking Anorexia NervosaThe former SNP leader was a radio natural on LBC
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The week in TV: Stan Lee’s Lucky Man; The Jihadis Next Door; The Comic Strip Presents… Red Top; JerichoFortune smiles on James Nesbitt as a flawed superhero, while a timely documentary exposes a pair of prize idiots
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news
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BBC3 to work with Idris Elba and Skins writer for online-only show lineupChannel ‘free from constraints of linear TV’ to use new formats and platforms once it goes off-air on 16 February
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Call the Midwife biggest show of weekend as The Voice reverses declineSecond episode of BBC 1 drama attracts 7.8m viewers as new judges Boy George and Paloma Faith help boost audience numbers for The Voice
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Andrew Collins: Telly addictAndrew Collins: Telly addictGreat British Railway Journeys, Jericho and Mr Selfridge: TV review – videoTelly addict Andrew Collins reviews the week’s TV and welcomes back Michael Portillo’s Great British Railway Journeys
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Trailer watchTrailer watchGirls season five trailer: 'You're going to end up alone – like Cher'Hannah and the gang are back for more millennial angst and coffee in this teaser for the next season, coming in February
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The X-Files reboot trailer – videoWatch the trailer for Fox’s resurrection of The X-Files, the sci-fi series that first aired in 1993
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Lucky Man: can Stan Lee help Sky hit the jackpot?The Marvel man behind Spider-Man and X-Men has created a new series starring James Nesbitt as a cop whose fortunes turn around after meeting Sienna Guillory
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Nice one, bruv: the unlikely resurrection of Danny Dyer's careerThe EastEnders actor’s second win at Tuesday’s National Television Awards is just the latest stage in a remarkable turnaround in the actor’s fortunes. But will it last?
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The Cold Feet reunion warms up – will the 90s hit work in 2016?Robert Bathurst, Fay Ripley, John Thomson, Hermione Norris and James Nesbitt have been seen together on the set of ITV’s revival – but will the show survive without Helen Baxendale?
you may have missed
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Deutschland 83’s Maria Schrader: ‘Many Germans were once refugees. That should make us more understanding’East Germany seemed to offer an idealistic way of life when she was young. Now, that she’s playing ruthless Stasi agent Lenora in the Channel 4 thriller, the actor explains how the cold war still haunts modern Germany
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Adele's Carpool Karaoke proves James Corden has found the perfect comedy vehicleAfter similar lowkey skits with One Direction and Justin Bieber, Corden’s latest viral hit shows he has mastered the art of getting celebrities to drop their guard on camera
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Friends reunion: let it go, it's never going to happenNostalgia is all-encompassing, but it’s strangling pop culture. We really need to give up on trying to get Friends back together - and find new things to obsess about instead
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