‘We wanted to invade media’: the hippies, nerds and Hollywood pros who brought The Simpsons to life
The Simpsons’ roots run deep. And as Matt Groening’s early collaborators explain, it owes its global success to a perfect storm of punk zine attitude and TV professionalism
Drama depicts King James I of England and his male lover – but how much of it is true?
Goodbye horses! Hello cosmos! How the Game of Thrones team went interstellar with 3 Body Problem
Tipping the Velvet to Top of the Pops: your favourite LGBTQ+ TV shows ever
Gobby negging, epic sexual tension and bum-flashing in the shower: why the TV One Day trounced the movie
The Gentlemen – a daft Guy Ritchie story, spattered with blood
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Mary & George – Julianne Moore has ludicrously good fun in 17th-century raunchfest
This audacious drama has poisonings by prune, lesbian affairs, murders, orgies – and a family so monstrous they make the Borgias look like the Waltons. It is magnificent
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin – Noel Fielding comedy feels like daylight robbery
Iwájú – Disney steps into a bold and brilliant future
Shōgun – a mesmerising epic that goes big on the gore
Avatar: The Last Airbender – a sparkling return for one of the greatest fantasy series of all time
Constellation – this slick space thriller is the heir to Gravity
Can I Tell You a Secret? – this superb documentary perfectly evokes the horror of cyberstalking
The Vince Staples Show – this joyously weird comedy is ludicrously suave
The New Look – the rivalry between Coco Chanel and Christian Dior is absurd to the point of insult
Episode recaps
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live: surprise appearance from Scarlett Johansson steals the show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: episode by episode
John Oliver to US state medical boards handling malpractice: ‘Fix this mess’
The Last Week Tonight host looks into the issue of state medical boards mishandling complaints about negligent or harmful doctors
Late-night TV roundup
Jimmy Kimmel on House vote to ban TikTok: ‘This is like iPhone Footloose’
Late-night hosts discuss bipartisan effort to ban TikTok, Trump’s missing classified documents and 2020 election redux
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Videos
Carl Weathers' most memorable film and TV roles – video obituary
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Matthew Perry's best moments on screen – video obituary
The Canadian-American actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the international hit series Friends has died at the age of 54
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A look back at the career of TV host Jerry Springer – video obituary
The TV host will be remembered for his role as the host of The Jerry Springer Show
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Opinion
A feminist? Oh come off it! Why is Netflix idolising a porn star infamous for scenes of violence to women?
Is the Wendy Williams docuseries saving a vulnerable person, or exploiting her?
Tayo Bero
A new series about the former talkshow host is less of a journalistic exposé and more of a voyeuristic mess
‘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
Richard Lewis: the Curb favourite and standup legend who never hid he was having a great time
Team Kieran or Team Pedro: who are you backing in the battle of the leading men?
Dating apps suggest there’s a perfect match. New romcoms like One Day reveal a messier, lovelier reality
Kit Buchan
I came of age with Queer As Folk – the TV show that changed everything for gay men
Matt Cain
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