Features

<p>Toby Jones as ‘unassuming bloke’ and ‘British hero’ Alan Bates</p>

Inside the extraordinary ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office

The series stars Toby Jones as subpostmaster Alan Bates, the man who led the fight to bring the Post Office to justice after one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British legal history. Ellie Harrison hears from the cast and crew about how it was made

<p>‘I’m pretty good at just blocking any of the noise associated with whatever fandom is – not letting it affect me, or more importantly my family’ </p>

The Saturday Interview

Jamie Dornan on The Tourist his Fifty Shades stalker: ‘They turned up at my house when my kids were there’

<p>Centre stage: (clockwise from left) Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Matt Smith, Keeley Hawes, Sheridan Smith, Steve Coogan</p>

The best theatre to see in 2024

<p>Non-fiction about the moon, and Volodymyr Zelensky, along with fiction by Sigrid Nunez and Michael Cunningham are among January’s books </p>

The best new books to read this January

Christmas TV

Netflix’s Fool Me Once is the ultimate example of a background binge

<p>Aneurin Barnard’s young doctor and Iwan Rheon as a trial participant in ‘Men Up’</p>

Viagra drama Men Up is a sweet tale of male bonding

<p>David Jonsson in ‘Murder Is Easy’ </p>

BBC’s Christmas Agatha Christie Murder Is Easy is bland and incoherent

<p>Shantol Jackson’s Naomi Thomas and Ralf Little’s DI Neville Parker in ‘Death in Paradise’</p>

Death in Paradise is obscenely escapist holiday viewing

<p>Mrs Brown’s Boys</p>

Mrs Brown’s Boys hits a new low with this Christmas special

<p>Underrated: ‘A Thousand and One’, ‘The Beasts’, ‘Godland’, ‘Suzume' and ‘Quiz Lady’ </p>

The best hidden gem movies of 2023, from Godland to Quiz Lady

<p>Heartwarming: ‘The Repair Shop’ experts are on hand to fix some seasonal treasures </p>

We defy you not to sob at The Repair Shop at Christmas

Features & Reviews

<p>Ricky Gervais’s seventh stand-up special is disappointing </p>

State of the Arts

Ricky Gervais knows he won’t be cancelled by his jokes – his lazy new special is proof of that

<p>Driver by name, driver by nature: Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari in Michael Mann’s new biopic</p>

The Moment

Ferrari revs up tragedy into a sickening spectacle it fails to justify

<p>‘She’d be quite bemused and amused that we’re all yapping about her,’ Craig Cash says of former writing partner Aherne </p>

‘I’d never seen anything like it’: How Caroline Aherne changed comedy

<p>Penelope Wilton as Miss Pinkerton and David Jonsson as Fitzwilliam in ‘Murder is Easy’, to be shown by the BBC on 27 December </p>

Filthy rich and highly subversive – Agatha Christie had a dark side

The Saturday Interview

<p>Bella Ramsey: ‘I don’t think I’ve met anyone who’s in Chicken Run with me’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Bella Ramsey on Chicken Run 2, neurodivergence and child acting

<p>‘Regardless of your colour of your skin, regardless of how tall you are or short you are or what sex you are, regardless of how you identify, you should have the ability to play anything’ </p>

the saturday interview

Andy Serkis: ‘I defy anyone not to tap their foot to Michael Jackson’

News

Rising Stars

<p>‘Consent isn’t binary, it’s not yes or no’</p>

Interview

How to Have Sex’s Mia McKenna-Bruce: ‘Consent is not yes or no’

<p>‘Everybody tries to do the Derry accent’ </p>

Interview

Jamie-Lee O’Donnell on being skint, Derry Girls, and prison show Screw

<p>Going her own way: Vasan says that ‘like any immigrant parents’, hers were ‘a little bit concerned’ about her choice to go into acting </p>

Interview

Black Mirror’s Anjana Vasan: ‘I’ve been underestimated. I’m small, brown and foreign’

<p>‘Belfast has a complex history, but there’s hope’</p>

Interview

Blue Lights star Katherine Devlin: ‘Belfast has a complex history, but there’s hope’

Independent TV

<p>Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming talks of ‘hard’ holiday season amid actor’s dementia battle.</p>

Bruce Willis’ wife on ‘hard’ Christmas amid actor’s dementia battle

<p>Bob Mortimer opens up on ‘worst health year ever’.</p>

Bob Mortimer opens up on ‘worst health year ever’

<p>Stacey Solomon surprises whole family with a dream holiday to ‘paradise’ for Christmas.</p>

Stacey Solomon surprises whole family with a dream holiday

<p>Anthony Hopkins films New Year message while celebrating 48 years of sobriety.</p>

Anthony Hopkins’ New Year message as actor marks sobriety milestone

Apple TV+

<p>Clockwise from top left: ‘Bad Sisters’, ‘Pachinko’, ‘Ted Lasso’, ‘Severance’</p>

The best shows to watch on Apple TV+

Everything coming to Apple TV+ this June

Cha Cha Real Smooth: The feel-good comedy that passed you by

The new wine-tasting drama that’s your next TV must-watch

What to watch

<p>Netflix hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Crown’, ‘BoJack Horseman’, ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Squid Game'</p>

The 65 best original TV shows to watch on Netflix UK

<p>Amazon hits, clockwise from top right: ‘The Underground Railroad’, ‘LuLaRich’, ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and ‘Invincible’</p>

The 35 best original TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime

<p>Netflix hits (clockwise from top right): ‘Malcolm & Marie’, ‘The Irishman’, ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Extraction’</p>

The 50 best original films to watch on Netflix, ranked

A guide to all the Disney+ original content

Culture

TV & Radio

Film

Music

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celebrities

Lewis Capaldi flooded with support after sharing health update

Lewis Capaldi flooded with support after sharing health update

politics

Dominic Cummings calls for early general election, after Sunak asks him for him

tiktok

Hairdresser sparks debate for asking if she can touch customers and for their pronouns

politics

Boris Johnson ridiculed over his hair in ‘shambolic’ new year message to GB News viewers

sport

AEW's Tony Khan refuses to comment on "unsourced" allegations against Chris Jericho

sport

AEW's Tony Khan refuses to comment on "unsourced" allegations against Chris Jericho

viral

MrBeast gives brutal response after Elon Musk asks him to upload videos to X

viral

The funniest New Year's memes to ring in 2024

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Why the Lenovo Yoga 5G is great news for streamers

How the new furlough scheme will help UK firms affected by Covid-19

Is your business ready for the UK’s transition out of the EU?

Musto and Land Rover launch performance-wear collaboration