Video Nasty review: cheeky all-too-rare drama that shows 1980s Ireland like it really was
Television: Series follows Dublin teenagers seeking to complete their collection of banned VHS movies
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Chris Packham: ‘I was a very angry young man, confused because of my undiagnosed autism. It had an enormous impact on my life’
British environmentalist and BBC presenter Chris Packham on battling to save the planet, standing up to his enemies, and how his autism made him hate himself
The Traitors makes no sense. Its logic is flimsy, its flaws obvious. So why do I happily yell through three episodes a week?
Claudia Winkleman’s smash reality show is an effective analogy for the Sisyphean pointlessness of existence. But the contestants can’t say that, obviously
Gabby Logan, Kelly Cates and Mark Chapman to host Match of the Day
Trio to share presenting duties on football highlights show, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year
Silent Witness review: Cosy crime drama delivers plenty of killer blows
Television: Back for a murderously enthusiastic 28th season, Silent Witness brings a jot of bloody consistency to an unpredictable world
Mike Leigh: ‘I did a film in Northern Ireland about Catholics and Protestants. I did a play about Jews. To me it’s about people’
Hard Truths is as moving and acute a film as the 82-year-old has ever made. The director talks about rejection, vindication and never changing his approach to movie-making
Sanewashing by the media helps absurdity and extremism flourish
News outlets may have a structural bias towards the rational over the mind-bendingly nonsensical. In 2025, that’s not ideal
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
January 5th-10th – including Dancing with the Stars, Michael Lynn: The Fugitive and Neven’s Portuguese Food Trails
Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young confirms he will play festival after ‘error in information’ led him to pull out
Earlier this week Young backed out of the festival claiming it was ‘under corporate control’ of the BBC
Glastonbury Festival doubles profits amid accusations of ‘corporate control’
Capacity at the famous music festival, which turns over much of its profit to charities, has increased to 210,000 people
Glastonbury 2025: Neil Young pulls out of festival claiming it is ‘under corporate control’ of BBC
Young says BBC wanted him and his band to ‘do a lot of things in a way we were not interested’
TV in 2025: 25 of the best new and returning shows to watch out for in the 12 months ahead
Including The Traitors, The White Lotus, Zero Day, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Walsh Sisters and The Bear
Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special review: Unkillable comedy’s wit is as sharp as a mouthful of Brussels sprouts
Television: Brendan O’Carroll’s slapstick purgatory remains a Bacchanalia of single entendres and fnarr-fnarr gags
Christmas TV and movie guide: the best shows and films to watch
December 24th-27th: including new Christmas specials of Doctor Who, Outnumbered, Gavin & Stacey, and Wallace & Gromit
Journalists who were unlawfully spied on have ‘no doubt’ UK reporters are still targeted
Tribunal found PSNI and Metropolitan Police carried out covert surveillance on Belfast reporters Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey
The Young Offenders Christmas Special review: Where’s Jock? Without him, Conor’s firearm foxer isn’t quite a cracker
Chris Walley’s charismatic tearaway is still in prison on drug charges, leaving his best pal, the Knocknaheeny scamp Conor, flying solo
Grace Dent to judge next Celebrity MasterChef series amid Gregg Wallace review
Gregg Wallace is stepping away from role as a review is conducted into historical allegations of misconduct
Christmas TV takes the Casablanca approach – rounding up the usual suspects
Ghost of Christmas Past does overtime as broadcasters make viewers nostalgic for a time when nostalgia was a little less creaky
Strike: The Ink Black Heart review: JK Rowling’s unlikely cult hit is a gift that keeps on giving
Television: BBC’s sixth adaptation of author’s Robert Galbraith crime books is full of rumpled charm
Gregg Wallace accused of sending ‘gross’ texts and ‘creepy’ voicemails to young female reporter
MasterChef presenter has stepped back from the television show amid allegations of misconduct
Gregg Wallace’s ghostwriter makes new harassment allegations
TV presenter denies fresh claims of incidents that Shannon Kyle alleges occurred when she was working on his 2012 autobiography
MasterChef star Gregg Wallace’s bad behaviour was not ‘uncovered’, it was widely known
All it took was for someone to finally decide that it was time to care
The Young Offenders deserves better than to be dumped on RTÉ’s online player
Television: Handed a hit comedy by the BBC, RTÉ has once again fumbled its big punchline
BBC pulls MasterChef Christmas specials from schedule amid Gregg Wallace allegations
The TV presenter faces allegations from 13 people across a range of shows over a 17-year period
RTÉ to adapt Marian Keyes bestsellers into new series
The Walsh Sisters, which is set to begin filming in 2025, has been billed as a ‘comedy about serious things’
Downing Street comments on Gregg Wallace allegations indicative of pressure on BBC
Prime minister’s office has criticised Wallace, presenter of popular cookery show Masterchef
Gregg Wallace: What are the allegations against the MasterChef presenter?
Wallace, who stepped back from the BBC show last week, claims accusers are ‘middle-class women of a certain age’
TV host Gregg Wallace accused of ‘highly inappropriate’ behaviour while filming
TV presenter rejects allegations of harassment, including claim he made ‘lesbian jokes constantly’ and discussed spanking
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace steps away from show over sexual comments allegations
The 60-year-old presenter faces allegations of inappropriate sexual comments from 13 people across a range of shows over 17 years
The Listeners review: Creepy and absorbing thriller is a showcase for Irish actor Ollie West
Television review: West plays a school student struggling with a sound only he and teacher Rebecca Hall can hear
I’m a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here! review: Barry McGuigan comes unstuck in bungled rumble in jungle
Television: It’s all a bit ho-hum so far as Coleen Rooney stands out as most recognised ‘celebrity’
Less-than-fully-appreciated Lineker leaves big shoes to fill on MOTD
British media can hardly contain its joy as veteran presenter finally quits iconic soccer highlights show
Crá review: Quality noir thriller puts both Donegal and the Irish language to beautiful use
Television: It takes a while to get going and is not without flaws, but this show is good enough to almost convince us our native tongue is in everyday use
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