TV & Radio

Succession recap: season four, episode nine – what happened to Roman’s ‘pre-grieving’?

Post Views: 9 Succession recap: season four, episode nine – what happened to Roman’s ‘pre-grieving’? Jamming his head in the bosom of history … Roman at his father’s funeral. Photograph: Home Box Office/HBO It’s violence, death and dodgy goatees as Succession enters its agonising final throes. Waystar’s board won’t know what …

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MerPeople review – you will want only good things for these kind, gentle mermaids

Post Views: 9 MerPeople review – you will want only good things for these kind, gentle mermaids ‘Radiant, mesmeric presence’ … The Blixunami in MerPeople. Photograph: Netflix This Netflix series profiles the slightly weird and rather wonderful performers behind a growing form of underwater showbiz. It’s a testimony to the endless …

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Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s perfect detective show turns up the fun-o-meter until it explodes

Post Views: 17 Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s perfect detective show turns up the fun-o-meter until it explodes The sleuth is out there … Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face. Photograph: Peacock/Evans Vestal Ward   A PI who can spot liars a mile away, and a cast clearly having a hoot, inject the …

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Depp v Heard review – Amber and Johnny make for profoundly depressing television

Post Views: 19 Depp v Heard review – Amber and Johnny make for profoundly depressing television Amber Heard and Johnny Depp in the Fairfax County circuit courthouse in May 2022. Photograph: Steve Helber/AP This documentary about the Johnny Depp–Amber Heard legal battle aims for neutrality. But it’s a gruesome exercise in …

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Ithaka: The Fight to Free Assange review – there’s no better show about the WikiLeaks founder’s battle

Post Views: 19 Ithaka: The Fight to Free Assange review – there’s no better show about the WikiLeaks founder’s battle Leading the fight … Julian Assange’s father John Shipton. Photograph: ITV Does this documentary about Julian Assange’s struggle for freedom lack subtlety? Yes. But – for deeply troubling reasons made clear …

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Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s perfect detective show turns up the fun-o-meter until it explodes

Post Views: 10 The sleuth is out there … Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face. Photograph: Peacock/Evans Vestal Ward Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne’s perfect detective show turns up the fun-o-meter until it explodes A PI who can spot liars a mile away, and a cast clearly having a hoot, inject the classic …

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‘Only God can say – That’s enough’: Wanda Sykes, the uncancellable standup superstar

Post Views: 12 ‘I want the trans community to know that I’m with them’ … Wanda Sykes. Photograph: Katherine and Mariel Tyler. ‘Only God can say – That’s enough’: Wanda Sykes, the uncancellable standup superstar She ditched life as a government agent to become a comedian, one so fearless she even …

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Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction review – the Busted bassist is frequently in tears

Post Views: 14 Matt Willis: Fighting Addiction review – the Busted bassist is frequently in tears ‘It was not rock’n’roll, it was really sad’ … Busted’s Matt Willis on the relapses that defined life on the road. Photograph: Phil Sharp/BBC/PA This heartbreaking documentary looks at a decades-long battle with drugs and …

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The Family Stallone review – what the hell is going on with this bizarre editing of Sly’s life?

Post Views: 14 The Family Stallone review – what the hell is going on with this bizarre editing of Sly’s life? ‘Being Sly’s daughter looks pretty fun’ … (l-r) Sistine, Jennifer Flavin, Sylvester, Sophia and Scarlet Stallone at home in Los Angeles. Photograph: Art Streiber/Paramount+ Anyone with an internet connection knows …

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Rolf Harris: Hiding in Plain Sight review – the awful truth behind the abuse that shocked a nation

Post Views: 15 Rolf Harris: Hiding in Plain Sight review – the awful truth behind the abuse that shocked a nation Rolf Harris pictured in 1972. Photograph: ITV This two-part ITV documentary lets the presenter’s victims tell their stories with sensitivity, as well as asking wider questions – about the people …

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