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From the editors

Watch, listen, stream… • THE 10 BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK 20—26 AUGUST 2022

WHAT I’M WATCHING… • This week’s contributors reveal all

Listen to those we left behind • Twelve months after our chaotic departure, Afghans call out for help

BLUE PETER 1958—PRESENT • Counting down to the BBC’s 100th anniversary in October, we select ten series that changed the face of television, continuing with…

‘I’ve given 40 YEARS to acting the fool’ • Sir Lenny Henry loves comedy but says the world takes drama more seriously – even if you’re 6ft 3 and playing a hobbit

SMALL but mighty • What’s the difference between a hobbit and Harfoot? The stars explain

‘ARE YOU THE guy from…’ • Steve Toussaint has gone from a bit part in Line of Duty to centre stage in Westeros

Other fantasy DRAMAS coming soon • Looking for more imaginary worlds? Here are five to look forward to in the months ahead…

Last roar of the Maasai lions? • Nearly 30 years ago, Big Cat Diary made stars of the lions of Kenya’s Maasai Mara. Now their lives are in danger, victims of lethal poisonings. Can they be saved?

THE PRIDE BEFORE THE FALL

Buried treasure • Have Fiona Bruce and Philip Mould found a £200,000 modernist masterpiece on this cottage wall?

‘He was a bearer of gifts’ • Michael Rosen salutes the artist and storyteller who gave us The Snowman

Double dose • When athletics hitches up with sport climbing we are all winners, says Simon Barnes

Film Reviews

BAD TO THE BONE • Sharon Horgan returns in a deliciously dark comedy drama

HAIL TO THE KING • Elvis lives again in director Baz Luhrmann’s terrific biopic

HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV

Who needs high drama? • I’m gripped by the mundane magic in this TV marriage…

SATURDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

SUNDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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MONDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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TUESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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WEDNESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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THURSDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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FRIDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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Top Guns • Tom Cruise, Michael Jordan, Jack Nicholson… stars’ fashion choices have shaped our lives, says V&A East director Gus Casely-Hayford

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Archers this week…

Trouble brewing • Craft beer company BrewDog reinvented capitalism… then things went sour

Radio saved me • Even TV writers need Just a Minute

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