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From the editors
Watch, listen, stream… • THE 10 BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK 30 APRIL—6 MAY 2022
WHAT I’M WATCHING… • This week’s contributors reveal all
The Real Lady Killers • Victorian murderesses prove television gets it wrong
FROM THE RT ARCHIVE… 4—10 MAY 1996
A class act • As Downton Abbey returns to the big screen, Michelle Dockery and Hugh Dancy spill the Crawley secrets, while Julian Fellowes reveals why nobody is more snobbish than his critics
THE CANTANKEROUS COUNTESS • TEN OF THE DOWAGER’S BEST PUT-DOWNS
THE NEW FACES OF DOWNTON
A level playing field? • She once bent a ball like Beckham to prove that girls can play football, now Parminder Nagra is tackling discrimination, racism Ð and crime
‘I THINK IT’S PRETTY UNIVERSAL’ • Writer Maya Sondhi says DI Ray is about not fitting in…
The write stuff • “Comedy nerd” Holly Walsh has come a long way since making mixtapes of Just a Minute
TO HULL AND BACK • After years of self-doubt, Lucy Beaumont is grabbing every opportunity with both hands
FOREIGN AGENTS • He found fame in This Life in the 90s, then left for Hollywood. Now Jack Davenport is back in a British remake of cult French hit Call My Agent!
CALL IN THE CELEBRITIES • Ten Percent sees some famous faces playing themselves…
Are you sitting comfortably? • Then we’ll begin… How a BBC kids’ show lures royals and film stars to record nuggets of TV gold
Who is the greatest? • Liverpool are exciting, City are beautiful, but winning is everything
STARS LIVE ON STAGE! • The UK’s biggest TV festival returns, with Ruth Wilson, Martin Freeman, Mary Berry and many more…
Film Reviews
THE GREAT OUTDOORS • Barack Obama explores the world’s most spectacular national parks
POWER PLAYERS • Political dramas to get stuck into
DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL • Robert Pattinson stars in a noirish take on the Caped Crusader
HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV
Oh, what a circus! • I didn’t think I’d missed BGT, but then it started again…
SATURDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
SUNDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
MONDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
TUESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
WEDNESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
THURSDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
FRIDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV
STREAMING NOW
BEST OF THE REST
William the Conqueror • One hundred years after his first book appearance, Richmal Crompton’s boy wonder remains resolutely uncancelled
PICK OF THE WEEK
The Archers this week…
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