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Channel 4’s Apocalypse show put 14 people in an extreme survival situation. It did not go well

TV: The new social experiment, where contestants try to survive a simulation of the end of the world, is one of Channel 4’s most frustrating series to date, writes Lauren Morris

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Apocalypse review – the stupidity of these people will make you scream yourself hoarse

This ‘radical social experiment’, in which 14 strangers have to see if they could survive the end times, will make you fear for the future of both TV and humanity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 13

Underdogs by Louise Powell review – a powerful debut with plenty of northern soul

A bereaved father and son bond over greyhound racing in an east Durham town in terminal decline

The Guardian - UK · Jul 28

Pixie Lott reveals due date of second child

During a chat following a festival performance, singer Pixie Lott has revealed she is due to give birth to her second child in early September.

BANG Premier · Aug 9, 2025

Safari park welcomes two newly hatched penguin chicks

The unnamed chicks are being cared for by their parents and park keepers.

Evening Standard · May 8, 2025

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance; Cartier review – excess all areas

British royal history in the era of Fabergé, photography, empire, war and tiny waists is an expertly spangled soap opera. And a blockbuster Cartier show of jewels, maharajas and movie stars rises above the gossip

The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2025

Coronation Street spoilers: Dee-Dee Bailey goes into labour?

Airs on Friday 28 March 2025 at 8.00pm on ITV1.

WhatToWatch · Mar 18, 2025

Patsy Palmer ‘really sad’ her children’s community destroyed in LA wildfires

The soap star, who is currently filming in the UK, revealed her home had survived the fires but those surrounding it have been burnt out.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

The pet I’ll never forget: I lost my mum, career, livelihood and hope – but Bertie the cat was determined to fix me

He was found under floorboards and it was as if his humble beginnings gave him extra empathy. When people around us died and I became homeless, he gave me a clear purpose

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

Kate Bush: Little Shrew review – this devastating film will make you weep at war’s violence against children

Written, directed and soundtracked by Bush, built up from sketches she drew herself, this four-minute animation is suffused with both love and horror

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024