Stephen Colbert discussed the Omicron surge and Apple’s record $3tn valuationSeth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon cancelled their week of shows on Tuesday after both tested positive for Covid-19, leaving Stephen Colbert as the only late-night host on the air, …
Four Lives review – truly damning TV about those who are meant to protect and serve
Stephen Merchant and Sheridan Smith star in the BBC’s mind-boggling story of the murders by serial killer and rapist Stephen Port … and the egregious police failures that followedWe’re getting to the point, surely, where television drama could be named…
The BBC’s Ros Atkins: ‘I do a bit of body-boarding… posting videos is like catching a wave’
The journalist behind those ‘explainer’ videos on seeing his No 10 Christmas party video go viral, being a drum’n’bass DJ and wearing ‘an awful lot’ of blueRos Atkins, 47, grew up in Cornwall and the Caribbean before reading history at Cambridge. His B…
Sunday with Corrie’s Sally Lindsay: ‘Since getting a dog, I’m always out’
Dog walks and diaries for Corrie’s Sally LindsayHow does Sunday start? The same as every morning, just a little later. Most mornings we’re up at 7am for school runs and all that nonsense. You can tell we’re middle-aged: sleeping to half eight feels ind…
TV tonight: Maxine Peake is hard to watch in Hillsborough tragedy drama
A heartbreaking drama about Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams. Pus: crockery chaos in The Great Pottery Throw Down. Here’s what to watch this evening Continue reading…
Golden Girls star Betty White dies aged 99
The actor’s career spanned more than 80 years – but it was her role as Rose Nylund in the 1980s sitcom that cemented her statusBetty White, the actor best known for roles in sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, has died aged 99.White…
Betty White: a true TV genius – and a comedy black belt
With her sweet smile and twinkly eyes, White made her name playing seemingly dopey blondes. But how canny she was – and what a revolutionaryGolden Girls star Betty White dies aged 99Betty White: a life in picturesBetty White, who had one of the longest…
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint review – a glittering half-hour nugget
You’ll be in thrall to Mark Gatiss’s smart, snappy and utterly hammy ghost story within seconds. What a creepy Christmas gift to us allOh, the warm, expansive joy to be had from a chilly, compact ghost story! And A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzot…
The TV quiz of the year: from It’s a Sin to Squid Game
How’s your 2021 TV knowledge? Test how much love you’ve been giving your favourite shows with our brain-tickling end-of-year quiz. Continue reading…
The person who got me through 2021: Larry David helped me embrace life as a bald man
I have finally admitted that my hair has gone for ever, and taken great comfort from the reigning king of baldnessThis year will go down in history as the year I went bald. Well, actually, 2018 went down as the year I went bald. But still, 2021 will go…