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    TV this week: from Billie Holiday to Billie Eilish

    What to watch on TV this week

    From new biopic The United States vs Billie Holiday to the Apple TV+ documentary Billie Eilish: The World's A Little Blurry, this week in TV investigates many troubled lives

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Five recent K-dramas on our radar

    Korean dramas to watch on Netflix

    From the heart-warming busyness of Was It Love? to the undead, medieval horrors of Kingdom, here are five K-dramas to keep on your radar

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    ZeroZeroZero examines the international drugs trade

    ZeroZeroZero, Sky Atlantic review ★★★★★

    04 Feb 21 – 04 Feb 22

    Gabriel Byrne, Andrea Riseborough and Dane DeHaan star in this violent examination of the international drugs trade

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    It's A Sin is a fun and frightening Aids drama

    It's A Sin, Channel 4 review ★★★★★

    22 Jan 21 – 22 Jan 22

    In his new Channel 4 Aids drama, Russell T Davies examines the impact of the virus on the British gay community. Stephen Fry, Neil Patrick Harris and Olly Alexander star

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    The Bay makes an enjoyable, unconvincing return

    The Bay, ITV, series 2 episode 1 review ★★★★★

    20 Jan 21 – 20 Jan 22

    The ITV detective drama The Bay returns. Lisa Armstrong (Morven Christie) has to deal with her demotion as well as having her old lackey Med (Taheen Modak) as a boss

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Keeley Hawes stars in warm and funny grief drama

    Finding Alice, ITV review ★★★★★

    17 Jan 21 – 17 Jan 22

    In this six-part ITV family drama about grief, Keeley Hawes stars as Alice, whose partner Harry suddenly dies. The impact ripples across the family, but Harry had a few secrets…

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    The search for the Bullseye Killer

    The Pembrokeshire Murders, ITV review ★★★★★

    11 Jan 21 – 13 Jan 21

    In this latest true-crime drama from ITV, the murders of Welsh serial killer John William Cooper (aka the Bullseye Killer) are investigated by DSI Steve Wilkins (Luke Evans)

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    Viggo Mortensen's curious dementia drama

    Falling review ★★★★★

    04 Dec 20 – 04 Dec 21

    Viggo Mortensen's filmmaking debut examines a conservative father (Lance Henriksen) living with dementia and his liberal son (Mortensen) trying to care for him

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    16 gripping dramas to stream and sink into

    The most gripping TV dramas to stream right now

    From I May Destroy You to The Crown to The West Wing, here are some of the most absorbing dramas to stream during the second lockdown

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Keeley Hawes stars in this harrowing ITV drama

    Honour, ITV review ★★★★★

    28 Sep 20 – 28 Sep 21

    Keeley Hawes stars in this harrowing and fascinating ITV drama, based on the true story of Banaz Mahmod. Banaz was murdered by her family in an 'honour'-based killing

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    Cinema 

    Miss Juneteenth is subtle, timely social drama

    Miss Juneteenth film review ★★★★★

    25 Sep 20 – 25 Sep 21

    In this film debut from Channing Godfrey Peoples, former Miss Juneteenth winner Turquoise (Nicole Beharie) encourages her daughter Kai (Alexis Chikaeze) to follow in her footsteps

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Criminal UK's enticing, ambiguous return

    Criminal: UK season 2, Netflix ★★★★★

    16 Sep 20 – 16 Sep 21

    Pushing four new suspects into Criminal's snazzy interrogation room, this season stars Kit Harington, Sharon Horgan, Sophie Okonedo and Kunal Nayyar

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    David Tennant is chilling as Dennis Nilsen

    Des, ITV review ★★★★★

    14 Sep 20 – 16 Sep 20

    David Tennant stars as Dennis Nilsen in Des, ITV's new three-part drama about the serial killer's arrest and eventual conviction. Daniel Mays and Jason Watkins also star

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    Seven dark and distracting series to watch on Netflix

    Dark and distracting series to watch on Netflix

    We need the darkness to enjoy the light, and Netflix provides. From Black Mirror to Mindhunter, here are the darkest shows to distract you during self-isolation

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  • Tried and Tested

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    Quiz: infamous gameshow theft is perfect fun on ITV

    Quiz, ITV review ★★★★★

    13 Apr 20 – 17 Apr 20

    Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag) play Charles and Diana Ingram in the small-screen take on the 2001 Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? cheating scandal

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  • Essential

    Visual Arts 

    Portraits of the portraitists: the best films about artists

    The best films about artists' lives

    From Willem Dafoe's turn at Vincent van Gogh to an epic depiction of Gerhard Richter's life, here are the most colourful portraits of the great artists

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  • In the Know

    Best of 

    Pour through our Top 20 TV shows of 2019

    The best TV of 2019

    From anxiously funny This Way Up with Aisling Bea to the drug-filled realities presented in Euphoria with Zendaya, 2019 has been a year packed with excellent television

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  • In the Know

    Netflix 

    David Tennant is gripping in Criminal, Netflix

    Criminal, Netflix review ★★★★★

    20 Sep 19 – 20 Sep 20

    With Criminal, Netflix travels across four countries to provide 12 stories of extraordinary crime: all set within the interrogation room. David Tennant stars

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  • Preview

    Theatre 

    New play about China's Aids crisis

    The King of Hell's Palace, Hampstead Theatre

    05 Sep 19 – 12 Oct 19

    Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig premieres a gripping story of a whistleblower during the Chinese Aids crisis at the Hampstead Theatre

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  • Preview

    Theatre 

    Richard III, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

    Richard III, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

    13 Nov 19 – 26 Jan 20

    The Globe stages Richard III, a deliciously villainous play featuring the hunchback that everyone loves to hate.

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    A magical and menacing Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre review ★★★★★

    28 Jun 19 – 27 Jul 19

    Dominic Hill's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Regent's Park is dark, hilarious and open air theatre at its very best

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    White Saviour in the Congo: The Widow, ITV

    The Widow episode 8 review ★★★★★

    30 Apr 19 – 30 Apr 20

    In The Widow episode 8, after Georgia (Kate Beckinsdale) learns the reasons behind her husband's disappearance, she still wants to help the Congo

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Guns, bombs, and great character work: The Widow

    The Widow episode 5 & 6 review ★★★★★

    23 Apr 19 – 23 Apr 20

    In The Widow episode 5 & 6, Georgia (Kate Beckinsale) finds Pieter Bello (Bart Fouche), and Martin (Charles Dance) and Ariel (Ólafur Darri Ólafsson) search for the Flight 19 bomber

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Georgia gets desperate: The Widow, ITV

    The Widow episode 3 & 4 review ★★★★★

    15 Apr 19 – 16 Apr 19

    In The Widow episode 3 and 4, Georgia (Kate Beckinsale) starts resorting to extreme measures to find the frightening Pieter Bello (Bart Fouche)

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Kate Beckinsale excels in The Widow, ITV

    The Widow, ITV review ★★★★★

    08 Apr 19 – 08 Apr 20

    In ITV's The Widow, Kate Beckinsale (playing Georgia) flies to the Congo after seeing evidence that her husband may have survived a tragic plane crash

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  • Essential

    TV 

    One of the fiercest dramas of the year: The Victim, BBC

    The Victim, BBC review ★★★★★

    08 Apr 19 – 11 Apr 19

    From Killing Eve writer Rob Williams comes The Victim, the BBC's latest investigative drama that asks difficult questions about a child murder. Starring Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Why you should be watching The Bay

    Why you should be watching The Bay

    In The Bay, ITV have brought us enticing twists, intriguing characters, and visually absorbing settings. Here's why you should watch it

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Julia Roberts shines in contrived addiction drama

    Ben is Back review ★★★★★

    On 15 Mar 19

    In Ben is Back, Julia Roberts plays Holly Burns, mother to recovering drug addict Ben (Lucas Hedges). But after coming home for Christmas, Ben's dark past catches up with him

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    This spooky Swedish drama is superb

    Border film review ★★★★★

    08 Mar 19 – 08 Mar 20

    Nordic folklore is combined with grisly crimes in a Swedish genre-bender Border, based on the writings of John Ajvide Lindqvist

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  • Tried and Tested

    Cinema 

    Everybody Knows: showstopper or non-starter?

    Everybody Knows film review ★★★★★

    08 Mar 19 – 08 Mar 20

    From influential director Asghar Farhadi and starring Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem, Everybody Knows is a fine-tuned family drama that sometimes falls flat

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    Sam falls apart... again: Cleaning Up, ITV

    Cleaning Up finale review ★★★★★

    On 13 Feb 19

    In the Cleaning Up finale, Sam (Sheridan Smith) is losing control and her persona 'Nancy' starts to evaporate. Her plans fall apart, but she's not giving up

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  • In the Know

    TV 

    An identity crisis like no other: Pure

    Pure episode 2 review ★★★★★

    On 06 Feb 19

    In Pure episode 2, Marnie (Charly Clive) still struggles with her sexually intrusive OCD, but tries to find herself through Charlie (Joe Cole), a recovering porn addict

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