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Go Back to Where You Came From: Channel 4’s social experiment makes a spectacle of empathy for refugees

The new Channel 4 programme Go Back to Where You Came From is unsettling viewing, almost unbearable at times. It takes six British citizens – some staunchly anti-immigration, others more open – and drops them into lives shaped by conflict and displacement.

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‘Does my character have to be so horny?’ Big Boys star Jon Pointing on lust, laddishness and leaping into blockbusters

As the coming-out, coming-of-age hit student sitcom returns for a charged final season, the actor who plays super-straight bestie Danny reveals how his unique brand of blokeyness gets him hugs and thank-yous in gay clubs

The Guardian - UK

Celebrity Bear Hunt cast: who's who guide

In Celebrity Bear Hunt we'll see some household names being chased through the Costa Rican jungle...

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TV tonight: director Joe Wright’s drama about the rise of Mussolini

Italy’s fascist figurehead gets the biopic treatment. Plus: tents relations in the company of David Mitchell. Here’s what to watch this evening.

The Guardian - UK

Go Back to Where You Came From review – the whiff of white saviourism is inescapable

In this immigration reality show, six Britons with ‘strong opinions’ are taken to Syria and Somalia and put on the perilous migrant route to the UK. Controversial TV to say the least – but if it enlightens anyone, will it have been worth it?

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Go Back To Where You Came From online and from anywhere — 6 Brits experience life as a refugee

Six Brits with different opinions about the migrant crisis attempt to make it back to Britain. Here's how to watch Go Back To Where You Came From online and from anywhere.

TechRadar

Brian Cox 'not going back to America' after election of 'c***' Donald Trump

BRIAN Cox has said he is “not going back to America” after the election of Donald Trump ...

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Who is on Celebrity Bear Hunt? The line-up revealed as show begins on Netflix

Discover the star-studded line-up as Celebrity Bear Hunt premieres on Netflix, offering a thrilling adventure

Evening Standard

Go Back to Where You Came From review: should this be called 'I'm a Bigot, Get Me Out of Here!'?

3.5/5 Channel 4’s new documentary sends a group of people with anti-immigration views over to exactly where refugees come from, to see if this changes their views, with mixed results

Evening Standard

TV tonight: the return of private school comedy drama Boarders

It’s the start of term at St Gilbert’s, with a new headteacher in charge. Plus: Channel 4’s controversial documentary Go Back to Where You Came From. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

Producers of Channel 4 immigration show deny claim it platforms racists

Go Back to Where You Came From has been criticised by charities for giving stage to extreme racist views

The Guardian - UK

‘The best screen Thatcher yet?’: the art (and craft) of playing the former PM

Harriet Walter’s acclaimed portrayal is the latest of many screen versions. So how do you create the Thatcher persona?

The Guardian - UK

Here’s a shocking finding, gen Z: democracy isn’t perfect

According to a new poll, half of our 13- to 27-year-olds can’t see the point of all those time-wasting elections and parliaments. Why do they not know that authoritarianism is worse?

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: Brian and Maggie; Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis; Paradise; Mo – review

Harriet Walter and Steve Coogan star as Margaret Thatcher and her friend turned foe; Idris Elba fronts a harrowing study of street crime; there are riddles aplenty in a new US thriller; and art echoes life in the bittersweet Mo

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Big Boys season 3: release date, cast, plot, trailer and everything you need to know about the final series

Big Boys season 3 follows Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing as students Jack and Danny through their final year at university.

The Guardian - UK

Go Back to Where You Came From: this in-your-face asylum seeker experiment is deeply cringe-inducing TV

Participants in Channel 4’s new show recreate the journeys made by refugees for entertainment. It’s awkward watching, and feels like a pointless endeavour

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 may have violated Sexual Offences Act with deepfake video of Scarlett Johansson

Legal experts say that decision to show AI-generated lingerie footage of the Black Widow actor in documentary may break law

The Independent UK

Archbishop of York ‘categorically rejects’ bullying and coercion allegations

Stephen Cottrell denies bullying members of a committee to secure the Bishop of Liverpool’s appointment.

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The Conversation

If we listen to how gen Z really feel about democracy they might stop telling us they prefer authoritarianism

New research from broadcaster Channel 4 reveals a troubling trend towards support for authoritarianism among young people in the UK. The report “Gen Z: Trends, Truth and Trust” found that 52% of the 2,000 13-27 year olds surveyed would agree that “the UK would be better with a strong leader…

Evening Standard

UK must avoid becoming an ‘American news swamp’, Channel 4 chief executive warns

Alex Mahon made the comments at a Royal Television Society event.

The Guardian - UK

Channel 4 boss calls for TV industry to unite against profit-seeking ‘tech titans’

Alex Mahon accuses firms such as TikTok, Meta and YouTube of ‘wanton abandonment of the pursuit of truth’

The Guardian - UK

Young people say they’d elect a ‘strong leader’. I say give more of them the vote

Given what gen Z have been through, it’s no wonder they’re not impressed by democracy. But giving them a real stake in it could change everything, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Timeline of events around Russell Brand allegations and the BBC review

The BBC said it has apologised to staff who felt ‘unable to raise’ complaints about Brand.

Evening Standard

Meet Ella Maisy Purvis, breakout star of Channel 4's Patience

Ella Maisy Purvis tells us about her breakthrough in Patience, the autism she shares with her character, and why she wants to be the next Q

The Independent UK

Prue Leith's Great British Bake Off replacement has been revealed

The 84-year-old said the show’s filming schedule had become too intense

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