Shane Meadows

The Gallows Pole: As English as red buses and morris dancers – and you won’t want to miss a minute

Television: Director Shane Meadows embarks on a spooky plunge into the heart of old England

Thu Jun 01 2023 - 13:28

‘We in England are not a grown-up country ... So how about getting some grown-up priorities?’

Stuart Maconie is proud of his country. But after travelling it to write The Full English, he’d like it to focus on being happy, healthy and progressive

Mon May 01 2023 - 05:45

No quarter asked for, or given, as Limerick earn draw with Clare

Result means Clare and Limerick will meet again in Munster final early next month

Sun May 15 2022 - 19:16

Patrick Freyne: The pandemic can’t end until Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends airs

The big shows I’m anticipating in 2022, featuring Baby Yoda and my wife’s other husband

Fri Jan 07 2022 - 05:00

Limbo: Original story of asylum seekers on a remote island

This wonderful, not-to-be-missed comedy finds new ways to tell old stories

Fri Jul 30 2021 - 05:00

The Age of Static: Can we really understand a country by its TV?

Book review: Phil Harrison’s zippy analysis needs to make a more robust argument about Britain

Thu Dec 10 2020 - 06:00

Sideline Cut: Marcus Rashford proves himself a leading man off the pitch also

Manchester United’s young striker has been a shining light during a grim time in Britain

Sat Jun 06 2020 - 12:00

Irish actor named as one of Britain’s rising stars

Niamh Algar, who will star in Ridley Scott’s latest sci-fi, joins Bafta’s emerging talent list

Wed Oct 30 2019 - 09:00

Ardal O’Hanlon: On My Cultural Radar

The actor and comedian on Kevin Barry and why Shane Meadows’s The Virtues worked

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 05:00

‘Working-class people haven’t got a voice. That’s horrifying’

Jack Thorne's searing TV dramas tackle class, justice and real-life tragedies

Thu Oct 17 2019 - 05:30

Oonagh Murphy: On My Culture Radar

The director on Aisling Bea, the renewed relevance of Cabaret, and the joys of a Dyson fan

Sat Sept 21 2019 - 05:00

Stephen Jones: On My Culture Radar

The actor on Cillian Murphy’s career, why Shane Meadows’ The Virtues is inspiring and his favourite true crime podcast

Sat Jun 08 2019 - 05:00

The Virtues takes us back in time, to dark happenings in 1980s Louth

Review: A startling drama from the director of This is England has a shadowy Irish storyline

Wed May 15 2019 - 22:00

Helen Behan: I had impostor syndrome at the start, now I’m like a giddy child

The star of Shane Meadows’s The Virtues says she has a thirst for honest performances

Sat May 11 2019 - 05:00

Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’

Director talks about his new film, his 'crippling' Irlen syndrome and why Hollywood isn’t everything

Fri Mar 30 2018 - 06:30

Ludovico Einaudi: The man behind the most popular classical works in a generation

Recent years have seen him cross over to mainstream success with greater effect than any similar artist in decades

Mon Jun 26 2017 - 05:00

Bafta TV awards: Wolf Hall wins big as BBC reform criticised

Peter Kay stands silent and feigns shock at winning award instead of giving speech

Mon May 09 2016 - 07:26

If Downton Abbey is going to end on a high, the revolution will need to be bloody

Three shows into season six and Downton is in a rut - it’s time for a change

Wed Oct 07 2015 - 21:50

Netflix, All4, Vimeo, YouTube... The best TV shows to binge-watch on the web

Summer is gone and the evenings are drawing in – fear not, there's a lot of great TV out there to get you through the coming months

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 05:00

Netflix’s top 50 series

Whether it's a Netflix original like Orange Is The New Black, a British comedy like Peep Show or just completely addictive like Breaking Bad; we've listed and categorised the very best Netflix boxsets for you to enjoy.

Fri Dec 19 2014 - 12:00

Shane Meadows on Gavin Clark: ‘He was naturally gifted and I was faking it’

The Living Room, a 2007 film about Meadows’s singer friend, will be screened ahead of an upcoming Dublin gig. It shares something with the director’s film about the Stone Roses

Wed Jul 16 2014 - 01:00