‘The sun rises’: Damian Lewis pays tribute to Helen McCrory with Derek Mahon poem
Actor uses tribute event to talk publicly for first time about wife, who died of cancer
Damian Lewis: ‘We had a sadness in our family’
The Billions star on his character’s big twist, and his career after Helen McCrory’s death
Peaky Blinders actor Helen McCrory dies aged 52
Husband Damian Lewis says the actor ‘died as she lived. Fearlessly’ after cancer battle
Patrick Freyne: Homeland is a tool for teaching Americans geography
Claire Danes in Homeland is basically Dora the Geopolitical Agitator
Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood to premiere at Cannes
The film, set in 1960s LA, stars Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Margot Robbie, will compete for Palme d’Or
The smartest dumb show on TV that everybody will be talking about
The zippy saga about filthy-rich white guys is an antidote to self-serious antihero dramas
Eight of the best TV shows to watch this week
‘Billions’ returns, Idris Elba’s new comedy series debuts and Irish couple’s wedding dilemmas
WB Yeats ‘showed Ireland wasn’t just about the Famine’
DVD of Bob Geldof’s documentary on poet has been released
Miriam Lord: Juncker’s MEP outburst disrupts bloc party
Meanwhile, Leo proves to be the perfect host as Fine Gael looks forward to summer nights
Chef’s Table review: sit down for one episode, binge on three
To eat at Jeong Kwan’s, one must have embarked fully on the road to spiritual enlightenment – which makes it an easier booking than Noma
Billions TV review: A cabal of frat boys re-enact Shakespearean battles
It would be nice to take Billions as a leering satire on the new Masters of the Universe, but next to the real thing is small potatoes
Homeland returns: here’s the story so far
The show returns to our TV screens and season five was its best yet. Here’s how the last episode left things
Paul Giamatti: ‘I don’t look like Brad Pitt. I don’t look like a superhero’
The star of ‘Billions’, is used to mentions of his appearance. So he relates to women who come under Hollywood scrutiny for their looks
What’s hot and what’s not this week?
Forget ‘The Revenant’ and fancy doughnuts, and focus on sorting out your festival schedule
Sky signs deal with CBS for Showtime rights
‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Billions’ among the new dramas that will air on Sky Atlantic channel
TV preview: Six shows to watch this week
Homeland is back, a look at the physical toll rugby takes, and Maia Dunphy on childbirth are this week’s television highlights
Television: Wolf Hall is not your usual bodice ripper
The BBC’s Tudor drama is literate and atmospheric; an Irish documentary on being gay is quietly powerful when it stays on home ground; and the last word on RTÉ’s ‘Charlie’
Television: ‘The Restaurant’ reopens, but the menu’s not what it used to be
Review: The product placement would put you off eating at TV3’s new place, where Jackie Lavin is this week’s celeb cook. On RTÉ, Norah Casey has a lot more luck
Brian O’Driscoll plays in Dunhill Links
The world’s most capped rugby player is a keen golfer and now retired gets a chance to pursue his love of the game
'Belle' director on women film-makers and how the zeitgeist rules cinema
Director Amma Asante's acclaimed new film is inspired by the true story of a mixed-heritage daughter of a British Royal Navy admiral
Television: A spoiler alert for ‘Homeland’, and a crafty way of idealising Christmas
The spy thriller starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis went out with a whammy, but the glut of festive craft and cookery programmes is sickening
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