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TV industry in turmoil, says Floella Benjamin, as Bafta hands out the gongs

Former Play School presenter joins Bafta fellowship; others to be recognised include Top Boy, which was named best drama series

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TV tonight: Boy George spills all about his life to John Wilson

The musician is an open book in a revealing interview. Plus: a dead cat gets in the way of a breakup in Avoidance. Here’s what to watch this evening

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‘I spend less time self-sabotaging’: Robbie Williams and Joe Lycett on making art

The pop star and comedian discuss their artwork, social media and how Williams came of age in a classic Birmingham club

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The big picture: all of Birmingham’s human life is here

Claire Douglass’s giant vista of ‘late-stage capitalism in frightening times’ features many city notables, including Joe Lycett clutching a carrier bag

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Joe Lycett discloses four fake stories he planted in UK media

Stories include man with bruise in shape of Prince Harry and statue of H from Steps being erected in Wales

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Rock cakes in a shed, underground art and conceptual cocktails: a Brummie insiders’ guide to Birmingham

‘Brummie legends’ chosen by Joe Lycett on the city’s best venues for music, food, art, comedy and cocktails

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‘Anyone for cowboy butter?’: lunch with Joe Lycett at one of Birmingham’s hottest restaurants

The comedian eats out at 670 Grams, run by rising-star chef Kray Treadwell, where carrots inspire joy and handbags get their own seat

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Record Sewage Spills Prompt Comedian Joe Lycett's Activism Against Pollution

Record high raw sewage spills in England prompt urgent action to address environmental and public health risks. Comedian-led campaign and government initia...

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TV tonight: a meaty dystopian drama about survivors on an island

There’s only enough room for 513 inhabitants as the apocalypse destroys the world around them. Plus: Joe Lycett is back as Travel Man. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Bafta TV awards 2024 nominations: full list

From Happy Valley to Slow Horses, Succession to The Crown and beyond, here is every single nominee up for the year’s biggest British TV awards

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Teenage Cancer Trust's A Night Of Comedy at Royal Albert Hall: putting the fun into fundraising

Hosted by Kevin Bridges, this was a hugely entertaining evening of comedy featuring Joe Lycett, Joanne McNally and Rob Beckett

Evening Standard

‘It awakened something in me’: the best LGBTQ TV shows ever – from Drag Race to Will & Grace

As Queer As Folk turns 25, stars from the community celebrate the television that has most inspired them, including lesbian witches, the RuPaul show that took over the planet … plus Eddie and Patsy

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Is Avril Lavigne really dead? The rollicking podcast taking on the internet’s wildest rumour

The ludicrous theory that the singer was replaced by a lookalike set the internet on fire. Now, an addictive new podcast aims to finally get to the bottom of it – with preposterous results

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The week in TV: The Way; Breathtaking; Boarders; Joe Lycett vs Sewage – review

Michael Sheen, James Graham and Adam Curtis create a chaotic vision of Welsh revolution; ITV’s Covid three-parter favours realism over drama; and race, class and privilege collide in the BBC’s cracking new public school satire

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Lycett, Acosta and Duran Duran condemn Birmingham’s 100% arts budget cut

Napalm Death, visual artist Pogus Caesar and Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight also among city’s cultural figures warning over ‘horrifying’ move

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Best podcasts of the week: Joe Lycett finally explains his poo podcast prank

In this week’s newsletter: The comedian, with the help of Gary Lineker, unveils his Turdcast, and it’s tummy-achingly joyful. Plus: five of the best survival stories

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Joe Lycett vs Sewage review – the awful truth about our waterways is just appalling

The comic is his usual charming, witty self as he tackles the staggering amount of faeces dumped into our rivers and seas. But you may end up under a duvet if you think about it too hard

Evening Standard

Joe Lycett vs Sewage on Channel 4 review: a frightening dive into Britain's filthy water problem

The comedian turned investigative reporter is back and he’s lifting the lid on the appalling state of our sewage system

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TV tonight: Joe Lycett talks to Gary Lineker about his World Cup pitch poo

It’s part of the comedian’s campaign to stop water company sewage leaks. Plus, the Hairy Bikers look west to Lancashire for culinary inspiration. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Joe Lycett vs Sewage: the comic tackling the UK’s problems is a joy – but why aren’t MPs doing it?

Charming and laugh-packed as this documentary about the disgusting state of our waterways is – should it really be down to the host of Travel Man to deal with a national scandal?

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TV tonight: the return of BBC Four’s Mexican beauty queen thriller

Heavy is the head that wears the tiara in Señorita 89. Plus: Anna Maxwell Martin hits Amsterdam with Big Zuu. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Best podcasts of the week: The loves and lives ruined by the Ashley Madison dating site hack

In this week’s newsletter: Find out how the ‘no strings attached’ site hack forever altered thousands in Exposed. Plus: five of the best podcasts that ended too soon

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Mel B doubles down on ‘rudest celebrity’ claim about James Corden

Singer didn’t hold back when asked to name rudest celebrity she’d encountered

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TV tonight: cheese, chips and cookies – it’s Nigella’s Amsterdam Christmas

The cookery writer and chef explores her Dutch roots and serves up treats. Plus, Joe Lycett hosts a wild yuletide party. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Troublesome talent and meddling ministers. As BBC chair, Samir Shah, here’s what you’ve got to do

Our expert panel on how the BBC should deal with perfidious governments and a hostile press – all while continuing to engage the public

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