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Review: Riz Ahmed comedy Bait, Schiaparelli at the V&A
Thursday
On the review show this week: Riz Ahmed's comedy series Bait and Schiaparelli at the V&A.
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Actor Forbes Masson on the stage production of cult sitcom The High Life
Last Wednesday
National Theatre of Scotland stage production of cult sitcom The High Life.
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Saturday Night Live arrives in the UK
Last Monday
The UK now has its own SNL, 50 years after the US original. But is it funny?
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Review: La Grazia, the latest film from The Great Beauty director Paolo Sorrentino
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Summerfolk at the National Theatre in London and epic novel The Tribe by Michael Arditti.
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Sylvia Plath's final year, and Hue and Cry perform Labour of Love
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Author Helen Bain on fictionalising Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath's year in Devon.
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Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton remembered
Tue 17 Mar 2026
Gentleman Jack ballet, BTS reunited, Irish myths - a feminist retelling, Len Deighton.
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The Oscars, Ryan Gosling, Self Esteem performs
Mon 16 Mar 2026
An Oscars roundup, Ryan Gosling on his new sci-fi film, and Self Esteem plays in studio.
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Review: David Hockney in Normandy, and Asako Yuzuki's new novel
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Butter author Asako Yuzuki's novel Hooked; The Tasters film, about Hitler's food tasters.
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James McAvoy on his directorial debut, California Schemin'
Wed 11 Mar 2026
Actor James McAvoy on turning director for his debut feature, California Schemin'.
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Howard Jacobson's new book, Howl
Tue 10 Mar 2026
Thea Gilmore's new music project and the popularity of micro-dramas.
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Cillian Murphy on Peaky Blinders, plus Timothee Chalamet's opera backlash
Mon 9 Mar 2026
Cillian Murphy talks to Samira Ahmed about new film, Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man.
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Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Plus Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley and award-winning film Sound of Falling.
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Will Self on The Quantity Theory of Morality
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Will Self on his latest satirical novel which looks at the alienation of modern life.
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Author Julia Quinn on Bridgerton
Tue 3 Mar 2026
Author Julia Quinn on writing the Bridgerton novels and saying yes to Shonda Rhimes.
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Pixar at 40
Mon 2 Mar 2026
Pixar's chief creative officer Pete Docter on the inner workings of an animation giant.
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Review: Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Plus the rave-thriller film Sirât and George Eliot's origin story on stage in Bird Grove.
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Arthur Sze, the poet laureate of the United States, and award-winning director Felipe Bustos Sierra
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Director Felipe Bustos Sierra on his film, Everybody to Kenmure Street.
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Ukraine Unbroken - New Plays Responding to the War
Tue 24 Feb 2026
David Edgar on his play about the war in Ukraine. Mariia Petrovska plays the bandura.
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Neve Campbell on being Hollywood's Scream Queen, and BAFTAs lowdown
Mon 23 Feb 2026
Unheard recordings of painter LS Lowry, and BAFTA reactions.
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Review: Cynthia Erivo in Dracula, Charli XCX mockumentary, The Secret Agent
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Reviews of Dracula and The Moment, plus Hallie Rubenhold on book marketing scams.
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Amanda Seyfried and Mona Fastvold on their film The Testament of Ann Lee
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Film about the life of the founder of The Shakers; How St Joan has influenced culture.
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Playwright Jim Cartwright on his groundbreaking debut play Road
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Playwright Jim Cartwright on his groundbreaking debut play Road, and the appeal of yellow.
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Baz Luhrman on Elvis in concert, and 75 Years of The Archers
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Baz Luhrmann on EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. And 75 Years of The Archers.
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Review: Wuthering Heights film and Jack Thorne's Lord of the Flies
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Former artistic director Jude Kelly on the Southbank Centre being Grade II listed.
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Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee on her new series
Wed 11 Feb 2026
LIsa McGee on her new Netflix murder mystery series How To Get to Heaven from Belfast.
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Yes Minister creator Jonathan Lynn on revisiting the characters in his new play
Tue 10 Feb 2026
Inside Aardman exhibition at the Young V&A, and a documentary about singer Jeff Buckley.
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Kristen Stewart on her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water
Mon 9 Feb 2026
Hollywood star Kristen Stewart talks about her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.
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Review: Mark Haddon's memoir - Leaving Home, Twinless film, Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Review: Mark Haddon - Leaving Home, Twinless film, Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets
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