TV
Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’

Joe Lycett: ‘Let’s fix things in our backyard before we try and fix the world’
The United States of Birmingham is an eye-opening look at the state of that nation from Joe Lycett
Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’

Flight of the Conchords star Rhys Darby: ‘My biggest failure? I’m yet to fail’
He grew up with Monty Python, Andy Kaufman and Peter Jackson – a career in absurdist comedy was inevitable
Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’

Coronation Street legend Sue Cleaver: ‘I was always searching for love in the wrong places’
Sue Cleaver remembers not liking herself at 16, and taking the long route to finding her passion
Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get
Just Act Normal creator Janice Okoh on class, comedy and the one joke white people won’t get
Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
Why I love The Apprentice and its enduring incompetence
The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’

The Change star Bridget Christie: ‘You’ve got to make a real effort to evolve when you get to 50’
Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’

Singer AURORA: ‘Soundtracking the end of Adolescence was meant to be’
Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’

Ghosts star Kiell Smith-Bynoe: ‘Wonky Donkey is one of the best TV segments of all time’
Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?

Adolescence forced the country to sit up and take notice. But what’s next?
Jennifer Coolidge: ‘I do think it’s interesting that I’ve never been offered the part of a real winner’

Jennifer Coolidge: ‘I do think it’s interesting that I’ve never been offered the part of a real winner’
Adolescence shows how toxic online cultures radicalise. But the propaganda is difficult to spot

Adolescence shows how toxic online cultures radicalise. But the propaganda is difficult to spot
TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’

TV icon Alison Hammond: ‘My biggest regret? Not swiping right on Idris Elba’
How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama

How Beyond Paradise places foster care at the heart of primetime detective drama
Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life

Letters: Adolescence didn’t feel like a drama – it’s too close to real life
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’

BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways’

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne: ‘I was as angry as Jamie in lots of ways’
Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life

Keir Starmer is watching Adolescence. Here’s how his government can stop it happening in real life
40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?

40 years since it started, what’s the point of Comic Relief?
Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins

Why the loss of terrestrial TV risks pushing millions of Brits to the margins
Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’

Divisive Tory MP turned TV star Michael Portillo: ‘We’ll still have railways in 200 years’ time’
‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence

‘We want people to think it could be their kid’: Philip Barantini on incels, rage and new drama Adolescence
Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him

Like Tears in Rain review – Blade Runner’s Rutger Hauer as we’ve never seen him
Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’

Michael Sheen: ‘Going on holiday doesn’t matter to me as much as paying off 900 people’s debts’
Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’

Virdee star Aysha Kala: ‘Seeing South Asian people on TV is so rare’
Comedian Babatunde Aléshé: ‘My biggest regret? Not having therapy in my 20s’
