Bafta N-word controversy: BBC producers ‘didn’t hear’ slur while ‘working in a truck’
Broadcast containing N-word remained on BBC iPlayer overnight before coverage was taken down
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Britain’s King Charles should heed the lesson of the crumbling Irish Catholic Church
Abusers did not bring down the hierarchy here, it was down to the repeated cover-ups by bishops
AI Confidential with Hannah Fry: A stark message about the shadowy side of machine intelligence
Television: Absorbing first episode of three-part series explores ominous possibility that AI isn’t so much stealing our jobs, as our souls
Robert Carlyle joins Line Of Duty cast in lead role for new series
Carlyle will star alongside Martin Compston, Vicky McClure and Adrian Dunbar in series seven
RTÉ crime drama Kin is coming back, and based on more recent offerings, it can’t come soon enough
Kin gave RTÉ of its biggest ratings hits since its previous big crime show, Love/Hate
Patrick Freyne: If I could marry a TV show, I’d choose this one about a bearded man
From a warm, funny series about connection to the embodiment of cuddly evil, these are the recent(ish) shows I’ve liked most
Hillary Clinton accuses Trump presidency of Epstein files ‘cover up’
Clinton calls on ‘slow-walking’ US department of justice to ‘get the files out’ with some 3m documents being withheld
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February 15th-19th highlights: including The Tony Blair Story, Yellowjackets, and 56 Days
Fergal Keane: veteran Irish foreign correspondent leaves BBC after 37 years
Threats to a free press from oligarchs are now greater than ever, warns journalist as he departs reporting role
BBC set to cut costs by about 10% in latest restructuring plan
Director-general Tim Davie tells staff broadcaster aims to trim annual budget by hundreds of millions of pounds
Lord of the Flies: Adolescence writer Jack Thorne’s experiment in free-range parenting
Speaking of strange islands, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s less famous brother Charles has a documentary on Prime Video
Lord of the Flies on BBC One review: Far too pretty to reflect the ugly side of humanity
You tune in expecting scorched earth insights into the fundamental ugliness of humanity – but instead it’s a glorified David Attenborough documentary
Lupita Nyong’o, Odessa A’zion and the Norman Nobrains of racially controversial casting
Nobody wants casting directors to be administering DNA tests to establish the genetic suitability of auditioning actors
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
February 8th-14th highlights, including Lord of the Flies, The Summit, and How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
‘To be honest I’m a bit overwhelmed’: Pat Kenny signs off after more than four decades of daily radio
Radio: Vetaran broadcaster is flooded with messages from wellwishers as he leaves his weekday slot on Newstalk
Nigella Lawson descends from the heavens to redeem The Great British Bake Off with her sacred double entendres
News that the food guru is to join the Channel 4 cookery show has sent journalists crackers
Challenger, 40 years on: the space shuttle disaster watched live by millions of children
Nasa’s avoidable tragedy exemplified 1980s overconfidence and haunted a generation, but the allure of space exploration endured
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
Irishwoman Rachel Duffy has proven the truth at the heart of Traitors UK
Cast as a traitor, the communications executive from Newry has played a brave yet clever game. But is it over?
Peter Mandelson apologises for Epstein association in sudden U-turn
Labour peer was sacked as UK’s ambassador to US when details of his support for Epstein emerged
Industry review: So nasty it makes Game of Thrones seem like Teletubbies
Television: In series four of the critically adored HBO/BBC drama Mickey Down and Konrad Kay have broadened the canvas and darkened the picture
Shay Given apologises for ‘Holocaust’ comments while live on BBC
The former Republic of Ireland goalkeeper was asked for his thoughts on Nancy’s reign on BBC’s Final Score show and replied with insensitive language
TV guide: the best new shows to watch, starting tonight
January 11th to 16th highlights: Industry returns; Room to Improve in Raheny; Neven’s in Northumberland; Any Given Day at CUH
The Traitors review: Would the BBC’s secret traitor twist work on the Irish version?
Television: With three gimmicks in the latest UK series, the makers seem terrified of the blueprint going stale
‘It’s the story that nobody will ever believe’: How le Carré’s The Night Manager returned to TV
The first season of the BBC’s John le Carré spy story aired a decade ago. The sequel has arrived via an unusual route
If RTÉ feels it is under pressure then it should look at what is happening across Europe
Public broadcasters are under scrutiny like never before and even their legitimacy is being questioned
Lynley on BBC One: Ken Loach does Agatha Christie on the creepy Norfolk coast, but it’s fun
Television: The class distinctions will quickly bore Irish viewers, but the mystery is at least compelling
TV guide: The best new shows to watch, starting tonight including Dancing with the Stars
Jan 3rd-9th highlights: RTÉ favourites like Room to Improve return, BBC crime dramas reboot and streaming giants unleash big-budget programmes
The Night Manager on BBC One review: Dark TV for dark times - with compelling results
Television: Suave sleuth Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) emanates movie star glamour, but the world he inhabits is notably murkier than before
Media in 2025: the shadow of Trump hangs over everything
There is a sense of being caught between outdated structures and increasingly unstable new realities
2026 on TV: Dancing with the Stars, The Night Manager and 18 other new and returning shows to catch
Including Industry, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Tip Toe, Lord of the Flies and Grown Ups
Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan awarded MBE in new year honours list
Pommel horse specialist won Ireland’s first gymnastics gold medal
I had the flu recently, and it taught me the power of terrestrial daytime TV
When ill with the flu, I craved quizzes, recovering animals and countryside homes
Warning: These 2025 TV shows and films contain scenes of a workplace nature
I’m taking a break from the ‘gradual erosion of self-worth’ and staying firmly in outie mode
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