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Murder, misinformation and frenzies: the dark side of TikTok
This BBC documentary explores the harmful side of the social media app.
- by Kylie Northover
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Ian Rankin’s detective Rebus is back - and he’s badder than ever
Outlander star Richard Rankin brings to the role a kind of demonic charisma, a dangerous edge, that makes him more faithful than his predecessors to the author’s vision.
- by Jake Kerridge
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The Americans was a masterful production with painfully nuanced performances by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys.
- by Craig Mathieson
Taika Waititi’s Time Bandits is a rare remake that gets it right
This comical children’s adventure has a terrific double act at its core with Lisa Kudrow and young star Kal-El Tuck.
- by Craig Mathieson
Lost tapes reveal Elizabeth Taylor’s struggle with fame and shame
Long-lost audio interviews with the double Oscar winner reveal her life-long struggle with fame, and the cause that became her crowning glory.
- by Karl Quinn
Celine Dion pushed aside a devastating illness to stun Paris. Vegas looks next
Celine Dion’s showstopping performance at the Paris Olympics was almost a call to arms for her fans.
- by Michael Idato
The daredevils who fell in love climbing the world’s tallest buildings
The vertigo-inducing spectacle of rooftopping is the backdrop for a budding romance in Skywalkers: A Love Story.
- by Lindsey Bahr
Deadpool & Wolverine breaks record as Kamala surprises at Comic-Con
The world’s biggest movie, America’s vice-president and a Penguin launch that almost went up in smoke.
- by Michael Idato
This wasn’t just an opening ceremony. It was a tour de force of culture and camp
With clowns, ballet dancers and models, and performances from Lady Gaga and Celine Dion, the Paris Opening Ceremony was a remarkable triumph.
- by Michael Idato
From snake bites to amputations, show captures the stress of being a new doctor
Fly-on-the-wall series Junior Doctors Down Under shows that life in a hospital emergency department is not what you see in TV dramas.
- by Bridget McManus
‘It’s got to be really pretty’: secrets of a perfect TV title sequence
Patrick Clair says the best title designs are a lot more than just “wrapping” for a show.
- by Garry Maddox