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From the Editor
THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM
PUMP UP THE VOLUME
GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…
TEN QUESTIONS WITH MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE • The actor has returned from LA to team up again with Mike Leigh — and awards and plaudits are already coming her way
to bring history to life on TV
EUROPE’S FORGOTTEN FRONTIER • It’s time the West woke up to the strategic importance of the Balkans, says Katya Adler
THE REAL GLADIATORS • Where better to begin our seven-page Six Nations special than the Colosseum, the historic home of combat. For those about to scrum, we salute you!
READY TO RUMBLE
THE PUNDITS • The experts on their nations’ chances this year – and the players to watch
‘THERE’S BEEN A SHIFT’ • Benjamin Kayser says new blood could make a big difference to France
ITALY HAS AWOKEN • Talk of changing the Six Nations is still in the air, but will the resurgence in the Blues’ form silence it, asks Simon Barnes
SIX NATIONS LIVE TV GUIDE
WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNT • In a new survival series, 12 celebs confront caimans, spiders and jumping ants – while being hunted down by Bear Grylls
‘I HAD A SCORPION IN MY TROUSERS’ • Strictly’s head judge was out of her comfort zone, but gets a ten for courage
‘I FACED MY MORTALITY’ • Far from the lap of luxury, the interior designer surprised himself…
TROUBLED WATERS • Can following in the footsteps of a refugee change the minds of those who are anti-immigration? A new C4 series plans to find out
My Miss Austen • Jane Austen is idolised while her sister Cassandra is demonised. Now author Gill Hornby wants to set the record straight
LEAVING THE MOTHERSHIP • Some sitcom spin-offs soar while others flop — so what’s the secret to making one that really takes off?
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LIFE OF A SALESMAN • Lew Grade took risks, sold new ideas and changed the face of TV, says his nephew Michael Grade
GHOST IN THE MACHINE • An AI version of Michael Parkinson is a shadow of the real thing
Streams of Conscıousness • The music cognoscenti are spoilt for choice online
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