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Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

With a programme rammed-full of performances, panels and talks, we pick some of this year’s best events

ITV has revealed that its groundbreaking drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office has failed to break even.

The Toby Jones-led miniseries Mr Bates vs The Post Office tells the shockingly true story of the British Post Office scandal

Last surviving member of the BBC’s Dad’s Army cast who played the bumbling Private Pike

The Guardian columnist has divided opinion with his meandering missives

Here are 32 famous actors who guest-starred on Doctor Who.

Editorial: In a world dominated by global streamers, the search for international audiences must not crowd out domestically focused drama

The team behind the hit ITV drama had low expectations throughout

The show’s journey, like the scandal itself, was long and full setbacks – and very nearly didn’t get made

Chronic underfunding and shrinking production budgets mean this kind of triumph will be all too rare in the future