The Decameron – this starry medieval show is non-stop fun
Bandits! Sword fights! Buboes! Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Zosia Mamet and co have a whale of a time in this plague-riddled comedy-drama set in 14th-century Italy
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam – the shocking, surreal swindle behind ‘NSync
Time Bandits – the gloriously fun return of a fantasy classic
Lady in the Lake – Natalie Portman’s TV debut is absolutely impeccable
Simone Biles: Rising – the greatest gymnast of all time sets the record straight
Exploding Kittens – unfunny, infuriating and life-sapping
Sausage Party: Foodtopia – you may need to look away from all the fruit and veg pornography
Sunny – this robot-fuelled comedy thriller sounds crap … and is actually excellent
The Boyfriend – the gay Japanese dating show that will have you punching the air with joy
Episode recaps
House of the Dragon: episode by episode
House of the Dragon: season two, episode seven recap – ferocious, explosive TV
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: episode by episode
John Oliver on JD Vance: ‘Great Lakes Ron DeSantis’
Last Week Tonight host rips into the couch controversy surrounding Trump’s running mate and explains illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Late-night TV roundup
Jon Stewart to Republicans: ‘You can replace your old guy, too’
The Daily Show host catches up on the transformed 2024 race and Republicans’ racist and sexist attacks on Harris
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Videos
Carl Weathers' most memorable film and TV roles – video obituary
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Matthew Perry's best moments on screen – video obituary
The Canadian-American actor best known for playing Chandler Bing in the international hit series Friends has died at the age of 54
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A look back at the career of TV host Jerry Springer – video obituary
The TV host will be remembered for his role as the host of The Jerry Springer Show
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Opinion
How Veep became the most influential political satire of this era
The Bear is not a comedy and it’s time to stop pretending it is
Stuart Heritage
The restaurant drama broke an Emmys record for a comedy show, but how is a tense series about stress, trauma and suicide supposed to be a comedy?
Missing in action: the biggest surprises and snubs from this year’s Emmy nominations
Emma Stone, The Curse and John Mulaney’s Netflix series were all snubbed, while Shōgun and The Bear took the lead
Is Tyler Perry the most frustrating man in Hollywood?
Shannen Doherty was the 90s bad girl everyone loved to hate. She was more complex than that
Veronica Esposito
‘Sorry, we don’t want lesbians’: Bridgerton’s problem with racism, homophobia and body-shaming
Can shock deaths in the Game of Thrones universe still really shock us?
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