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Big stars, little interest: when movie heavyweights fizzle on TV
Kevin Costner’s big budget soap Yellowstone has been savaged by critics and he’s not the only A-lister who has struggled on the small screen
Read more » | Desktop version »Culture secretary urges BBC to appoint female Question Time host
Matt Hancock backs calls for a woman to replace David Dimbleby on politics show
Read more » | Desktop version »Love Island's Adam Collard accused of 'gaslighting' by domestic abuse charity
Women’s Aid says Collard’s behaviour towards fellow contestant Rosie Williams shows ‘clear warning signs’ of emotional abuse
Read more » | Desktop version »Thursday’s best TV: Humans; The Pizza Show
Niska is but one scary aspect of Channel 4’s dystopian drama. Plus: a Brooklyn pizza lover travels to Naples
Read more » | Desktop version »China's Twitter erases John Oliver after scathing Xi Jinping skit
Parody of Chinese president covered human rights abuses and memes comparing Xi’s figure with Winnie the Pooh
Read more » | Desktop version »'Don’t let the tail wag the dragon': what we want from the Game of Thrones prequel
As HBO confirm the direction of its next Thrones project, one loyal subject makes the case for a savage succession
Read more » | Desktop version »Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing – a comic reflection on life, mortality and tench
The two funnymen bond by the river as they recuperate from heart operations and contemplate life without biscuits
Read more » | Desktop version »Yellowstone review – Kevin Costner's big budget series is a soapy mess
Sicario and Hell or High Water screenwriter Taylor Sheridan stumbles on the small screen with a bloated ranch-based drama with an unengaged lead
Read more » | Desktop version »Wednesday’s best TV – Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing; Britain’s Refugee Children
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse trade banter in a provincially English version of The Trip. Plus: a moving documentary follow six Syrian children as they adapt to new lives in Wales
Read more » | Desktop version »From Brooklyn Nine-Nine to Lucifer: TV shows have become unkillable
Where once cancellation meant the end for a TV series, now streaming services are ensuring a second life for all shows great or small. But some things should be left to rest in peace
Read more » | Desktop version »Conviction: Murder in Suburbia review – a perplexing new case for true-crime fans
This two-part BBC documentary examining a possible miscarriage of justice is fitfully fascinating, but fails to hit the heights of The Staircase
Read more » | Desktop version »Grease your nipples regularly to avoid Minor problems | Brief letters
Brief letters: Ageing broadcasters | New presenter for Question Time | More Morris Minor tales | Jesus leads the line
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