The national broadcaster has delayed its reckoning but the time will come. When it does we should all remember what the BBC did in the time of Covid-19

The story of two cousins living in the Cotswolds is hilarious and humane—with a subtle political streak

Plus Netflix's The English Game and the ITV's Flesh and Blood

By the time I came out at 30, programs like Schitt's Creek were finally giving me the thing I didn't know I longed for at 16: everyday, comfortable queer relationships

It’s taken grief from all sides, just as it should. But not only has the national broadcaster learned a few new tricks, above all it has proven the value of a well-prepared interview

From Dracula to duffel coats, these are the programmes to set a reminder for—or circle in the TV guide—now

Televising national sporting events like football and cricket is what economists would call a "public good"

Plus Apple TV's Truth Be Told

Helen Mirren turns 18th-century Russian empress in a new HBO series

A great public intellectual passed away last month. Magee spent his life wonderstruck by the sheer fact of existence, for questions about the nature of reality are “obviously the most important and interesting there are”

Plus Netflix's The Great Hack

The dystopian television series is playing out one of its own plot lines