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Alone: the amazingly dangerous survival show where you might get eaten by a bear

Becoming a human buffet is just one of the terrifying worries that contestants have in this UK version of the hit reality series. And yet, watching it feels very soothing

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Heartstopper season two review – this LGBTQ+ teen drama is even sweeter and lovelier than before

Following season one’s fairytale ending, what’s next for Nick and Charlie? The show continues to tackle the complexities of adolescence – teenagers and adults will adore it

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Shadow of Truth review – an utterly gripping case about murder, conspiracy and corruption

Tair Rada, an Israeli pupil, was 13 when she was found dead in a school toilet. This meticulous, riveting documentary on the case is sensitively handled and never forgets the victim

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Clean Sweep review – silly crime fun with the most incredible beard I’ve ever seen

This new Irish thriller starring Charlene McKenna opens with a Lady Macbeth moment. If you can get past the ludicrous twists and an unfeasibly hairy disguise, it’s enjoyable

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Wolf: like watching a very weird game of True Detective-themed Cluedo

Slapstick and serial killers? What starts as a stodgy murder mystery soon turns into a twisted farce of dogs, sex, opera and gore. It’s going to be divisive

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Reframed: Marilyn Monroe review – a persuasive look at the icon’s ferocious intelligence

She read James Joyce. She wrote about predatory men. She questioned pay disparity. Jessica Chastain narrates an all-female documentary about Monroe’s overlooked intellect

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Drag Me to Dinner review – so stressful and chaotic, it makes The Bear look like a picnic

There are far too many chefs in the kitchen for this new cooking show – if you can call it that – following drag queens. I couldn’t stomach more than a couple of episodes

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Dreaming Whilst Black review – this Bafta-winning show is ripping up the rules of comedy

This hilarious, inventive sitcom about a Black film-maker struggling to make it feels totally new. No wonder it’s full of cameos from comedy legends

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World on Fire series two review – this epic second world war drama is totally gripping

This hugely ambitious attempt to show the war through the lives of ordinary people has an immaculate grasp of tension and character. To watch is to be fully invested in these peoples’ fate

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The Great season three review – Elle Fanning absolutely carries this rip-roaring series

Nicholas Hoult has a blast in this whip-smart, sex and death-filled outing. But it’s the lead who truly shines as the period drama tears through plots packed with bawdy, anarchic fun

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Quantum Leap review – this reboot is cheesier than a brie fondue

From extremely silly dialogue to improbable plot twists, this remake of the 90s time-travel classic has a pointless feel to it. But it’s still a highly entertaining exercise in nostalgia

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Then You Run review – like Derry Girls, but with a lot more murder and heroin

This thriller follows four uproariously funny teenage girls on a banter-packed jaunt to Rotterdam. A drug gang chases them, a serial killer is on the loose and it all gets enjoyably terrifying

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Bungalows are now ‘seriously cool’? I don’t believe that – and I live in one

The sturdy, sensible single-storey homes are having a renaissance – but that may just be to do with Britain’s broken housing market, says Guardian columnist Rebecca Nicholson

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Jon Snow: A Witness to History review – a fascinating look at an extraordinary life

From jaw-dropping anecdotes about Idi Amin to hard-to-watch footage of body-strewn war zones, this isn’t just a chronicle of the ex-news anchor. It’s also a history of our times

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Inside the Iranian Uprising review – an unforgettable memorial to teens who died for freedom

This moving documentary uses smartphone footage to show the astonishing bravery of young protesters who gave their lives fighting a brutal regime. It’s unspeakably powerful

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Wonders of the World I Can’t See review – Chris McCausland makes a rare travel show worth tuning in for

The blind comedian pairs up with comics like Harry Hill to work out if the tourist trail can offer any pleasures to those who can’t see the big attractions – or the point of going anywhere

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We Love Glastonbury review – prepare to be jealous of anyone with a ticket

From Jessie Ware enthusing about Jay-Z to Jake Shears welling up at his memory of the festival, there are loads of incredible highlights in this retrospective. Brace for goosebumps

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Sarah Beeny vs Cancer review – crucial and almost unbearably candid

Beeny lets us follow her on the whole ‘rollercoaster’ of cancer treatment, urging us to be fearless – without ever shying away from what she fears the most

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Somebody Somewhere season two review – even this uplifting comedy’s quietest moments are dazzling

Every subtle scene is stuffed with emotion, poignancy and a great sense of humour. It’s a lovely antidote to TV’s more stressful shows

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The Idol review – light bondage and heavy sleaze make for the ultimate try-hard TV

Starring a bizarrely blank Lily-Rose Depp, this big, dumb drama from the maker of Euphoria is desperate to be edgy – but ends up feeling boring and, well, unsexy

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Vicky McClure: My Grandad’s War review – a beautiful tale of bravery that will make you weep

The actor’s 97-year-old grandfather may be a master of understatement – but he’s also one of the few people left who can recall the ‘hell let loose’ of the D-day landings. His story makes for staggering TV

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‘I won’t be getting my kit off again’: The Full Monty’s Robert Carlyle on the role of a lifetime

Robert Carlyle’s life has been defined by two remarkable characters: the explosively violent Begbie, and Gaz in The Full Monty. Here, he talks about his Glasgow childhood, Britpop hedonism – and playing the PM…

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Drugs, murder and Natasha Lyonne: how 2023’s most wildly entertaining TV is all about female private eyes

Smart, funny and an absolute blast: Poker Face and Patricia Arquette’s High Desert are making offbeat mystery shows into television’s hottest trend. Here’s to the noir-ish caper!

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Changing Ends review – Alan Carr’s childhood makes for relentlessly funny TV

This semi-autobiographical sitcom is a light, self-deprecating slice of hilarity. Its tale of growing up in 1980s Northampton is camp, cheeky and clever

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White House Plumbers review – you’ll give up on Woody Harrelson’s Watergate drama after one episode

It may have an absolutely star-packed cast, but this meandering political farce will rapidly lose your interest – unless you’re an aficionado of US political scandals from the 70s

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