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TV
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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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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TV
Gabriel Byrne, Andrea Riseborough and Dane DeHaan star in this violent examination of the international drugs trade
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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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Cinema
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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Netflix
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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TV
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
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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Netflix
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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TV
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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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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TV
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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Visual Arts
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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Best of
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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Netflix
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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Theatre
Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig premieres a gripping story of a whistleblower during the Chinese Aids crisis at the Hampstead Theatre
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Theatre
The Globe stages Richard III, a deliciously villainous play featuring the hunchback that everyone loves to hate.
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Theatre
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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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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TV
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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Cinema
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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Cinema
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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Cinema
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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TV
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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TV
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