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August 2024

  • Freddie Flintoff smiles to camera while throwing a cricket ball from one hand to the other with men and boys behind him, some with cricket bats, in front of a brightly coloured wooden building

    ‘I’m different to what I was’: Freddie Flintoff tells of life after horrific accident

    Former England all-rounder opens up about 2022 crash as he takes a group of youngsters on a cricket tour of India
  • The Titanic departing for its fateful voyage, from Southampton, in April 1912

    TV review
    Titanic In Colour review – a gripping history, once you’ve made it through three minutes of staring at a carpet

    This documentary is so obsessed with its odd pigment-based premise that it can feel downright pointless. But when it takes a wider lens, it becomes an intriguing, detail-filled tale
  • ‘The stakes are high and the targets are fearsome, but the story is kink-free.’

    TV review
    Cowboy Cartel review – a tale told so poorly even the talking heads call it ‘anti-climactic’

    The real-life story of a Mexican cartel laundering money within the world of horse racing could be gripping. Sadly, it is not

July 2024

  • A woman poses for the camera wearing a yellow blouse and purple trousers

    ‘She lived so much life so quickly’: the lost tapes of Elizabeth Taylor

  • Roger Stone in A Storm Foretold.

    TV review
    A Storm Foretold review – a terrifying glimpse into Trump’s time in the White House

  • Rock musician and actor Steven Van Zandt

    TV review
    Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple review – seeing Springsteen’s sidekick take on apartheid is an air-punch moment

  • The BBC Olympics presenters Fred Sirieix, Isa Guha, Hazel Irvine, Clare Balding, Gabby Logan, Jeanette Kwakye, JJ Chalmers and Laura Kenny.

    Observer TV reviews
    Paris Games TV coverage review – just navigating the channels feels like an Olympic sport

  • Prince Harry: decision to take on tabloids contributed to family ‘rift’

  • ‘Greed, power and fame’: inside pop music’s biggest Ponzi scheme

  • BBC failed to defend me during Tory witch-hunt, says Lewis Goodall

  • Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Those About to Die; Lady in the Lake; The Jetty; Simone Biles Rising – review

  • TV review
    Simone Biles: Rising review – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight

  • Flashback
    Reggie Yates looks back: ‘I went from a council estate to working with the people I watched on TV’

  • The seven best shows to stream this week
    Those About to Die to Lady in the Lake: the seven best shows to watch on TV this week

  • ‘They couldn’t stop themselves’: what do we really know about serial killers?

  • Do you struggle to accept rejection? We could all learn a lot from American cheerleaders

    Emma Beddington

  • Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Supacell; Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Economy; A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder; The Man With 1,000 Kids – review

  • TV tonight
    TV tonight: rivals and icons in the super competitive world of piping

  • TV review
    Inheriting the Castle review – the fairytale gift that became a nightmare

June 2024

  • Hartswood Films for ITV AND ITVX DOUGLAS IS CANCELLED Episode 1 Pictured:NICK MOHAMMED as Morgan,BEN MILES as Toby,SIMON RUSSELL BEALE as Bently Cassok,HUGH BONNEVILLE as Douglas,KAREN GILLAN as Madeline and ALEX KINGSTON as Sheila. This image is under copyright and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes in your print or online publication. This image cannot be syndicated to any other third party. Copyright ITV For further information please contact: Patrick.smith@itv.com 07909906963

    Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Douglas Is Cancelled; The Bear; Suranne Jones: Investigating Witch Trials; BBC Prime Ministerial Debate – review

    A news presenter’s ill-advised remark kickstarts a four-part cance-culture drama; The Bear is back on the menu; and Suranne Jones puts a curse on misogyny
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