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Different class: Why the return of Play for Today is good news for British television
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Different class: Why the return of Play for Today is good news for British television

Play for Today helped launch the careers of Ken Loach, Dennis Potter, Ray Winstone, Alison Steadman, June Brown and Kenneth Branagh. Now Channel 5 is bringing it back…

Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’
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Trespasses star Lola Petticrew: ‘I’m an artist because I’m an activist – I can’t separate it’

The Trespasses and Say Nothing star is passionate about representing her hometown of Belfast faithfully

The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me
Lucy Sweet

The Celebrity Traitors has been so good it might have ruined telly for me

As the finale hits our screens, let’s take a look at a winning formula that has had the nation glued

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’
Letter to my Younger Self

Dermot O’Leary: ‘I was bricking it when I started The X Factor’

Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart
Lucy Sweet

Film Club review – a well-observed, quirky family sitcom with heart

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Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’
Letter To My Younger Self

Gavin & Stacey star Joanna Page: ‘I didn’t feel safe at drama school – we were told we were s**t’

‘I fully expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women
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‘I fully expect we’ll be performing at Glastonbury’: Tamsin Greig on new punk drama Riot Women

‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women
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‘I hope it’s a worthy successor to Happy Valley’: Sally Wainwright on menopause and new show Riot Women

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’
Adjani Salmon

Dreaming Whilst Black star Adjani Salmon: ‘Black people are asked again and again to explain ourselves’

Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses
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Why ‘noodle dramas’ like The Guest are just as enjoyable as ‘caviar dramas’ like Slow Horses

The Hack creator Jack Thorne: ‘We’re living in a world where no one seems to trust anything’
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The Hack creator Jack Thorne: ‘We’re living in a world where no one seems to trust anything’

Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?
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Daniel Morgan’s murder was never solved. Can new TV drama The Hack shake justice loose?

Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’
Letter To My Younger Self

Adam Buxton: ‘Being a carer is the right thing to do – but it’s so hard, especially if it’s your parents’

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’
Letter To My Younger Self

David Mitchell: ‘I wanted to be prime minister when I was a teenager – like Winston Churchill’

Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
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Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’

The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’
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The Paper star Oscar Nuñez on Trump, truth and The Office: ‘Don’t let bullies off the hook’

King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’
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King & Conqueror star Luther Ford: ‘Acting is literally dressing up and pretending. It’s childlike’

Mix Tape review – hit-and-miss BBC drama is hard to love
Lucy Sweet

Mix Tape review – hit-and-miss BBC drama is hard to love

From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?
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From The Assassin to new Netflix thriller Hostage: Is TV getting more preposterous?

Gladiators star Zack George: ‘We want my son’s short time on this Earth to have a positive effect’
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Gladiators star Zack George: ‘We want my son’s short time on this Earth to have a positive effect’

Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed
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Forget Xenomorphs: The real threat in Alien was wage inequality and corporate greed

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Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’
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Russell T Davies: ‘As we face a Reform government, the gay community should be revolting in terror…’

Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’
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Human presenter Ella Al-Shamahi: ‘I used to be a creationist missionary – now I trust the science’

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’
Letter To My Younger Self

The One Show’s Alex Jones: ‘I always wanted to be a mother. To have a child is a complete gift’

Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?
Lucy Sweet

Is Lena Dunham’s Too Much basically just Emily in Paris with red phone boxes?