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Features

<p>‘Stranger Things’ will conclude on New Year’s Day</p>

Comment

TV fans are too entitled, but showrunners only have themselves to blame

Netflix is encountering an online revolt over ‘Stranger Things’, but this is just the latest evidence of a dilemma facing creators and streaming services who have indulged viewers for too long, argues Rachel McGrath

<p>Partridge and his ‘Christmas crackers’ in ‘Knowing Me, Knowing Yule’</p>

Flashbacks

Alan Partridge at 30: ‘You can trace a lot back to Noel Edmonds’

<p>Geese, the Brooklyn-based band behind this year’s ‘Getting Killed’</p>

Comment

2026 is set to be the Year of Geese

<p>‘Life is beautiful, man’: Diego Calva stars in the BBC’s flagship drama ‘The Night Manager’</p>

Interview

Babylon’s Diego Calva on playing a villain in The Night Manager

Features & Reviews

<p>Stellan Skarsgård in Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’</p>

Stellan Skarsgård powers the tender, Oscar-tipped Sentimental Value

<p>Agnes is back</p>

Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special plummets to unimaginable new depths

<p>Bowie endured a number of critical and commercial failures in the Nineties</p>

in focus

A new Bowie documentary reassesses one of his most maligned periods

<p>Best of the bunch: The non-fiction and fiction that’ll have everyone talking next year</p>

2026 Preview

16 books to have on your radar in 2026

The Saturday Interview

<p>Top of the pops: (L-R clockwise from bottom left) Brandi Carlile, Perfume Genius, Turnstile, JADE and PinkPantheress</p>

The Saturday Interview

JADE, Brandi Carlile and McKinley Dixon on their cultural highlights of 2025

<p>‘I think people are missing the relationships they had with ER, or 24, or NYPD Blue. It was something you could rely on’</p>

The Saturday Interview

Kiefer Sutherland: ‘After 24, the roles I anticipated didn’t come’

Rising Stars

<p>Petticrew stars in a classic tale of forbidden love set against the backdrop of the Troubles</p>

Interview

Lola Petticrew: ‘Calling it the Troubles minimises what it really was’

Tom Blyth

Interview

Tom Blyth: ‘The Hunger Games taught me I don’t act to get attention’

<p>Sadler won the Best Scripted Comedy Bafta for her show</p>

Interview

Kat Sadler: ‘I don’t care if Such Brave Girls makes you uncomfortable’

<p>‘We all need an opportunity. And I’m fortunate that I got mine’</p>

Interview

James Nelson-Joyce: ‘I thought kids like me don’t act’

Roisin O’Connor’s Good Vibrations podcast

Good Vibrations with KT Tunstall

KT Tunstall reflects on the ‘unwelcome side’ of her early fame

Ella Eyre is a guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Ella Eyre: ‘I’ve had to unlearn what I was shown early in my career’

Bon Jovi

Jon Bon Jovi: ‘There have been days where I thought I was done’

Zara Larsson is the latest guest on Roisin O'Connor's Good Vibrations podcast

Zara Larsson ‘didn’t expect’ reaction to support slot for Tate McRae

News

The Countdown

<p>Tom Cruise and Michelle Monaghan in ‘Mission: Impossible III’</p>

The Countdown

15 times a director walked away from a blockbuster

<p>Overrated?: Daniel Day-Lewis in ‘There Will Be Blood’ and Cillian Murphy in ‘Oppenheimer’</p>

The most overrated films of the 21st century

<p>Glast from the past: A snapshot of the famous festival from 1982</p>

17 of the weirdest things we’ve seen at Glastonbury

<p>Not even music’s greats are immune to writing absolutely terrible songs</p>

13 worst songs by brilliant artists, from The Beatles to Taylor Swift

Independent TV

Celebrity Mastermind questions branded ‘embarrassing’ by viewers

<p>Jojo Moyes (Claudia Janke/PA)</p>

How Sophie Kinsella inspired Jojo Moyes to finish Me Before You

Watch: Harry Styles video breaks two-year-silence

The 5 best films of 2025 that you should watch

Explore news for you

Visit the USA

Art Me Up: A Gallery Guide to Miami’s Thriving Arts Scene

Sounds of the South: Exploring the Evolving Music Scene of Atlanta

Memphis to Maryville: Urban Adventures in Tennessee

<p>Scratch the surface or Orlando’s theme park scene and discover a world of culture and adventure experiences </p>

Discover Orlando’s hidden treasures beyond the parks

Entertainment deals

<p>Bag discounts on 4K, OLED and smart TVs</p>

Best TV deals for November 2025, from Sony, Samsung and more

<p>From tell-all memoirs to historical novels, there’s something for every taste </p>

Best Audible deals for December 2025 – how to save £20

<p>A fast and reliable internet connection means fewer dropouts</p>

Hyperoptic promo codes for December – the best broadband deals

<p>Upgrade your tablet with my pick of the best iPad offers.</p>

Best iPad deals for November 2025, selected by an expert

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news

Kate and Charlotte perform together on the piano for royal carol concert

Kate and Charlotte perform together on the piano for royal carol concert

news

Charity busk draws hundreds to Dublin city centre

politics

Joe Rogan says Trump is 'losing it' over latest plaque stunt

politics

Gov. Landry appears to contradict Donald Trump over Greenland envoy

news

Hundreds brave the cold to make a splash for charity

news

Hundreds brave the cold to make a splash for charity

politics

White House slammed for hosting AI live stream of Trump checking his 'naughty list'

tv

Heated Rivalry episode five just tied a TV record set by Breaking Bad

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Christmas at The White Company: Seasonal scents and thoughtful gifts

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Bettervits: the collagen supplement we’re adding to our basket