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The Doctor has a new companion – and they’re making history in the Tardis
With Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu at the helm, this season marks the first time the blue police box will be occupied entirely by people of colour.
- by Benji Wilson
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Bingeing The Bible: How a low-budget TV series about Jesus Christ inspired streamers to look to the heavens
As an out-of-work actor, George Xanthis never imagined that a crowdfunded TV series about the life of Jesus would be his break. Five seasons and 280 million viewers later, his prayers have been answered.
- by Thomas Mitchell
‘I’ve never been at a better place’: Jon Hamm is ready to take charge again
After almost a decade on Mad Men, it’s taken the 54-year-old another 10 years to feel like a leading man again.
- by Louise Rugendyke
It’s a hit in the UK, now the cult game show is coming to the ABC
Stand-up comedian Claire Hooper will step into Richard Osman’s shoes to host the local version of House of Games.
- by Nicole Elphick
After 14 years as Vera, Brenda Blethyn finds out why she got the role
As DCI Vera Stanhope hangs up her sludge-coloured hat, her creator, crime writer Ann Cleeves, lets the actor who played her in on a secret.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Liz Hayes joins rival TV network just months after Nine departure
When the veteran journalist left Nine just two months ago, the network claimed she would remain “part of the Nine family”.
- by Chris Hook
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Horror and heartbreak is real in the devastating Narrow Road to the Deep North
With a tender performance from Jacob Elordi at its centre, this is perhaps one of the most beautiful and harrowing war stories I have seen.
- by Louise Rugendyke
It’s been lauded as one of the best comedies, but Hacks is about to get darker
The third season ended on a note so toxic it surprised even its co-stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder.
- by Michael Idato
Can John Mulaney’s absurdist Netflix masterpiece save late-night TV?
If late-night TV is a sinking ship, this wild show is keeping the party going all the way down.
- by Patrick Lenton
And Just Like That … Carrie and Aiden have reunited (again) for season three
The cat has made the cut, but will Aiden last the distance in the new season of the Sex and the City reboot?
- by Louise Rugendyke
‘This is my tell-all moment’: Chris Lilley revives Mr G in new project
Take your shoes off and find a spot on the floor, Mr G is back. But not in the way fans might hope.
- by Meg Watson
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