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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

Wed Jan 15 2025 - 17:50

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

Tue Jan 14 2025 - 22:00

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

Sun Jan 12 2025 - 05:15

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

Tue Jan 07 2025 - 06:05

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

Sun Jan 05 2025 - 05:00

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

Fri Jan 03 2025 - 12:57

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

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 15:59

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’

Thu Jan 02 2025 - 12:30

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

Sat Dec 28 2024 - 05:15

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

Wed Dec 25 2024 - 21:28

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

Tue Dec 24 2024 - 05:30

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

Mon Dec 23 2024 - 08:22

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

Fri Dec 20 2024 - 21:59

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

Wed Dec 18 2024 - 14:36

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

Tue Dec 17 2024 - 06:05

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

Mon Dec 16 2024 - 22:00

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

Thu Dec 12 2024 - 11:40

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

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 10:19

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

Thu Dec 05 2024 - 06:00

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

Wed Dec 04 2024 - 11:47

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

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 13:43

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’

Tue Dec 03 2024 - 12:45

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

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 20:09

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’

Mon Dec 02 2024 - 09:54

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

Fri Nov 29 2024 - 14:45

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

Thu Nov 28 2024 - 17:18

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

Tue Nov 19 2024 - 21:45

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’

Mon Nov 18 2024 - 11:17

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

Wed Nov 13 2024 - 06:00

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

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 22:25

Gary Lineker will leave Match Of The Day at end of the season

Presenter will step back from highlights programme in 2025, but will cover 2026 World Cup

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 20:40

I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!: Barry McGuigan and Dean McCullough revealed as contestants

This year’s lineup for the reality show will see the pair join Coleen Rooney, Tulisa and Danny Jones in the jungle

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 19:00

Horrific crimes of ‘catfish’ Alexander McCartney exposed by bravery of 12-year-old girl

BBC documentary features interviews with three of McCartney’s victims

Mon Nov 11 2024 - 16:38

June Spencer, star of The Archers, dies at 105

Actor featured in hit BBC radio drama for more than 70 years

Fri Nov 08 2024 - 15:45

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