tv & radio
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I could feel the pain, hear the screamsIt was the most-watched show in TV history, a shocking story of slavery – and now it’s back. The British actor relives the ordeal of playing Kunta Kinte
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Nick Broomfield gets sentimental about old ruinsThe documentarist explores two of Britain’s crumbling ruins – and meets the people who danced, and fell in love in them. Plus: Secret Life of the Human Pups shows us life on all fours, in PVC -
We're just the same as any person on the high streetHuman pups like to live in packs, play with squeaky toys, eat from bowls and nuzzle their ‘handlers’. Ahead of a new documentary, Spot, Bootbrush and Kaz open up about their community -
Harry Hill remembers his co-starThey joined forces on Harry Hill’s Channel 4 show in the 90s. Now Harry recalls the late actor’s wit, love of film, and his relationship with Peter Sellers
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I test everything on myselfFrom ‘miaow miaow’ to the methspresso machine, Dr Zee has spent years creating new drugs faster than the British government can legislate against. But is he a freedom fighter – or a brainier version of your average dealer?
what to watch
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What's on tonightWhat's on tonightThursday’s best TV: How Should I Vote? – The EU Debate; Neil Gaiman’s Likely StoriesVictoria Derbyshire hosts an EU debate giving a chance for our younguns to quiz the two sides; four-part series of Gaiman adaptations begins. Plus: Dispatches infiltrates the Birmingham children’s services department labelled a ‘national disgrace’
episode recaps
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Game of ThronesGame of ThronesGame of Thrones recap: season six, episode five – The DoorAn excellent episode full of breathtaking, heartbreaking scenes – and just enough humour to stop our tears. Plus, a warm welcome to Westeros for Richard E Grant
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Peaky BlindersPeaky BlindersPeaky Blinders recap: series three, episode three – say no to torture, Tommy!An excellent episode, with shock deaths, darkness, despair – and Tommy Shelby desperately trying not to let his monstrous side out
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Blue EyesBlue EyesBlue Eyes recap: episode nine – round and round she twists the knifeWe’re heading for a chilling climax next week. All we ask is that Sofia and Simon – two lost souls dragged into the psychopathic terrorist gang – make it out alive
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UndercoverUndercoverUndercover finale recap – it's a miracle!Finally, some gripping moments in the show that’s failed to live up to its great potential. But did Maya really have to overturn the US constitution?
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MarcellaMarcellaMarcella finale recap – devastatingly unsettlingMarcella goes down swinging with a bold, bracing episode featuring heists, plastic prisons – and a wall-clawing psychopath. I suspect we’ll be seeing more of Anna Friel’s tortured detective very soon
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Indian SummersIndian SummersIndian Summers finale recap – farewell, Club Simla. We raise a glass to youAlice saves Aafrin, Cynthia cashes out … and we finally get to witness the downfall of evil Mr Charlie. It’s a classy farewell from the show that piled high the feelgood factor – but never really made sense at all
reviews
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Rovers review – big, bouncy football comedy that doesn’t quite scoreThe reunion of The Royle Family stars Craig Cash and Sue Johnston is welcome – but this new sitcom is pleasurable rather than honkingly funny
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Storm Troupers: the Fight to Forecast the Weather review – leeches and allWe still can’t predict the weather, but that doesn’t stop us trying. Plus: gluten-free baking with the Hemsleys
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news
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Chris Evans says tabloid Top Gear criticism was ‘perfect storm’BBC2 motoring show host calls press claims ‘facile and fictitious’ and says he is hoping more than 5 million tune in for Sunday’s relaunch
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Clinton on Ellen DeGeneres: 'I do believe' Sanders will support meHillary Clinton stops by talk show for a third time as a candidate to discuss the race – and whether she’d prefer Beyoncé or Leo DiCaprio for vice-president
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Trailer watchTrailer watch24: Legacy is already the best show of 2017. That's a guaranteeForget Kiefer-era 24. The new trailer is a masterpiece of giddy thrills, baddies, man-bags … and the climax is a tube rolling down a hill
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The X-Files reboot trailer – videoWatch the trailer for Fox’s resurrection of The X-Files, the sci-fi series that first aired in 1993
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Bowie in his own words: highlights from his TV interviews – videoDavid Bowie’s television interviews were as varied as his career, ranging from a 17-year-old ‘long hair’ advocate to a widely loved and celebrated recording artist
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In praise of … primetime gameshowsGameshows have been a staple of the US TV landscape for decades, and CBS hopes to continue to hit the ratings jackpot with the Price is Right
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TV's latest trope is a bum note too farTrue Detective and now Preacher have both utilized plot-revealing warblers – but films like Belgica and Mulholland Drive prove it doesn’t have to be this way
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A short history of death on EastEndersPeggy Mitchell is the 111th person to expire on EastEnders. From rake impalings to assisted suicides, we relive every death on the Square
you may have missed
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It's bigger than Breaking Bad. It's a rompIt’s got a minister with superpowers, a hard-boozing vampire – and it’s the most kickass show of the year. Preacher’s star Dominic Cooper and creators Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin talk cow’s blood, chainsaw attacks and turning God into a villain
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How Maria Bamford made a sitcom out of her hypomaniaShe’s one of the hottest standup comics in the US, and she’s based her first TV show, Lady Dynamite, on her own time in hospital. But where do Pussy Noodles fit into it all?
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Meet Diane Morgan, the genius behind TV dimwit Philomena CunkShe’s deadpanned her way from chip shop to comedy star. Diane Morgan talks about hating standup, loving Stan Laurel – and bringing Philomena Cunk’s unique insight to Shakespeare’s First Folio
Can Top Gear survive without Jeremy Clarkson?
Chris Evans says tabloid Top Gear criticism was ‘perfect storm’
Chris Evans on the new series of Top Gear – video
Inside the new Top Gear Nerves, fluffed lines and good-natured banter