Dev Patel is on an Arthurian quest and Jake Gyllenhaal is in a sweaty cop thriller. Plus Judas and the Black Messiah and Ammonite. Here’s what to stream and watch on British screens Continue reading…
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The archive department of Fremantle Media, the company that owns the Thames Televison archive and brand, has been posting its contents the Thames TV YouTube Channel for some time. It contains playlists by subject, and a compilation of the iconic Thames…
Sex Actually With Alice Levine review – the cam couples turning love into porn
This Louis Theroux-produced series kicks off with a look at people who livestream their sex lives. But despite baring all online, they’re not given the opportunity to open upNikita and Sam started as friends. Forced to live together in lockdown, they s…
This Much Is True by Miriam Margolyes review – a wickedly honest memoir
With her naughty stories and cutting remarks, the comic actor spares no blushes – but her account is poignant tooI’m quite sure you picked up this book hoping I’d make you laugh,” Miriam Margolyes writes in her memoir, This Much Is True. She more than …
Why would anyone hate Ted Lasso? | Arwa Mahdawi
The fish-out-of-water sports sitcom is about little more than a nice man being nice. Yet it has become a cultural lightning rodI have a degree in English literature, which is to say I left university with no life skills apart from the ability to be pre…
Never Mind the Buzzcocks review – Daisy May Cooper takes on the pop patriarchy
The music quiz is back from rehab, cleaned up and on Sky. Girls are finally allowed, too – though with a show this confused, they might regret smashing this glass ceilingI had assumed Never Mind the Buzzcocks died at the height of its success, like Jim…
The Great British Bake Off 2021 review – joyous TV that shows no signs of staleness
Presenters Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas are purring and the new contestants are defying gravity. Yes, the tonic that is Bake Off returns for a 12th seriesThe year may come when the return of The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) is not a tonic, a comf…
The Great British Bake Off 2021: episode one – live
We’re back in the tent for more cake-based mayhem! But who will rise to the occasion – and who will bottom out? 9.07pm BST Ah, Jairzeno is going to try to fix the problem with a Bake Off classic – putting it in the fridge and ignoring it. 9.07pm BST I …
ViacomCBS unveils a Paramount+ and Showtime streaming bundle, starting at $9.99 per month
ViacomCBS announced a new streaming bundle today for U.S. subscribers, offering access to both Paramount+ and Showtime. If you subscribe to the ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan, the bundle will cost $9.99 per month. But if you don’t want to watch ads when you’re laser-focused on the “iCarly” reboot (yes, that exists), you can pay $12.99 […]
BBC director general welcomes proposals for ‘distinctly British’ content
Tim Davie says promotion of British talent could counterbalance the ‘globalised algorithmic’ commissioning of TVThe BBC’s director general has embraced the idea of requiring broadcasters to produce “distinctly British” content, after losing British tal…