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David Meddows
David MeddowsFeatures Writer

David Meddows is an entertainment writer for The Sunday Telegraph, specialising in television, streaming and movie features.

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Samine Nosrat from Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat - new food show on Netflix. For Sunday Ttelegraph - supplied: Netflix

“What the f… is Jake Gyllenhaal doing here?”

As Samin Nosrat stood in front of a room demonstrating her cooking prowess, a Hollywood superstar quietly slipped into the funky converted Brooklyn warehouse to support her — that’s the pulling power of one of TV’s most likeable chefs.

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Australian actress Miranda Otto arrives at the Season 1 Netflix's Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Premiere at the Hollywood Athletic Club on October 19, 2019 in Hollywood. (Photo by Valerie Macon / AFP)

’I thought of giving it all up but kept getting drawn in’

SINCE making her film debut at the age of 19, Miranda Otto has rarely been out of work. Although the 50-year-old has considered giving up acting over the years, a new role always catches her interest — and this time it’s a chilling new Netflix drama.

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FOR SUNDAY PAPERS ONLY - OCTOBER 28CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINAKiernan ShipkaNetflix

The young (half) witch taking Hollywood by storm

Surrounded by the iconic neon lights of Times Square, rising star Kiernan Shipka flashes a knowing smile as a huge billboard in the background beams her face to thousands who pass beneath. This selfie perfectly sums up this teenager on the move.

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FOR SUNDAY TELEGRAPH INSIDEROCTOBER 21images from The haunting Of Hill House on netflixOne-time use onlyPhotographer: Steve Diet

Is this the scariest new show on TV?

Is it a horror story? A drama? Or a clever combination of both that might just be defining a new genre of television. Certainly, you will scream and question why you’re watching it alone in the dark.

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Caption: Megan Koester and Merrill Marcoe record The Indignities Of Being A Woman for Audible. Picture instagram.

The indignities of being a woman

FIFTY per cent of us experience it. Now two funny women are taking a deep dive into the history of sexual inequality — and the journey has shocked them.

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Foxtel hit real estate show Love It or List It are filming an episode in Ashmore.  TV presenters, Andrew Winter and Neale Whitaker at the Ashmore home.    Picture: Jerad Williams

TV’s odd couple trade cheeky barbs

NEAL Whitaker and Andrew Winter have a cheeky bromance — but they strike the perfect balance in Love It Or List It as viewers lap up their chemistry.

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