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THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
TEN QUESTIONS WITH LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA • The Mufasa composer on going cockney, singing karaoke in Cardiff and “stealing a page from Lloyd Webber”
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WHERE THERE’S A WILL • Prince William founded the Earthshot Prize to counter eco angst, says CEO Hannah Jones
TWO TIME LORDS A-LEAPING • Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat discuss the magic of Doctor Who at Christmas, time travel, turkeys and being replaced by AI
Striking a MATCH • JK Rowling’s detective drama Strike is back with a new case, but as things heat up between them on screen, has reality and fiction blurred for Holliday Grainger and Tom Burke?
Storm Santa! • Love, friendship, family and the mother of all blizzards… Richard Curtis’s new festive film has it all
NORTHERN DELIGHTS • Director Simon Otto on British idiosyncrasies and Brian Cox’s Santa
REMEMBERING SOMEONE SPECIAL • Andrew Ridgeley recalls how he and George Michael created one of the best-loved Christmas songs of all time
‘IT’S SNOWING, GET HERE!’ • Director Andy Morahan on shooting the perfect video
Waiting for the axe to fall • We know how Thomas Cromwell’s bleak end will come, but Wolf Hall remains compelling – and therein lies its genius, says historian Tracy Borman
‘AS A KID, MY WORLD FELL APART’ • The Star Wars films made a huge impression on the young Jude Law – now he’s taking a new generation of space adventurers across the universe
‘I’M NOT A DULL MAN!’ • His boyish adventures in fast cars are over and James May is back tinkering in his shed but, he insists…
THE SAVIOUR OF STRICTLY • Whatever the result, Chris McCausland is my winner
IT HAS TO BE KEELY! • The people’s vote for Sports Personality should go to the Olympian who won our hearts, says Simon Barnes
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‘I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A VOICE’ • From catching people smugglers to protecting the vulnerable, Sue Mitchell is a force to be reckoned with
THEIR AIM IS TRUE • Elvis Costello and T Bone Burnett join forces in a satirical rock ‘n’ roll doc
Streams of Conscıousness • Sorry Elon, but...