Television

Babs was a uniquely British actress and comedian whose true worth, thankfully, was realised comparatively early in her long career

As Coronation Street celebrates its diamond jubilee, is it time to take it seriously as the chronicler of our times?

A separate channel dedicated to British sport could have saved the BBC

A contemporary political drama uses the double whammy of Covid and Brexit to reanimate older, primeval forces

Living without a TV had several notable side-effects: we’d read more, and sometimes, even have conversations

Steve McQueen’s dramatisation of the 1970 trial of the Mangrove Nine is a triumph

Adam LeBor delves into The Bureau, the utterly absorbing French spy thriller series

Spitting Image (BritBox)

As Spitting Image returns to our screens, its original impact has not been forgotten

There is no need to make Sherlock Holmes more likeable, part of his brilliance is in his ambiguity