Idris Elba: ‘Man, talk about work as therapy. I would break down on set’
The actor on fighting for his big break, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’
The actor on fighting for his big break, and why acting helped him out of a ‘dark, weird junction’
I’d like to see a David Simon-helmed show dealing with galactic housing policy
Patrick Freyne: Gavin hasn’t had a land-hungry American visit yet, but it’s surely coming
Claire Danes in Homeland is basically Dora the Geopolitical Agitator
Fleabag, Game of Thrones and Catastrophe all ended – and somehow brought us all together
One is cinema that blurs into TV, the other TV that blurs into cinema. Both are brilliant
Wild, Wild Country, The Deuce and Beat, plus the best from All4 and Sky Atlantic
Swapping Danny Boyle for Cary Fukunaga looks like a cautious move by the producers
The Deuce review: Maggie Gyllenhaal and James Franco return in the 1970s-set porn drama
Colm Tóibín pays tribute to great author who was a ferocious critic of Donald Trump but a close friend of Edna O’Brien
Feast goes on the table and all restraint goes out the window when Ireland’s first couple arrive at the door
Writers and stars of ‘anti-cop show’ look back at a series that changed TV for ever
The great American writer on Trump, the #MeToo movement and living the retirement life
It’s hard to think of a show that chimed as much with the moment as ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
David Simon’s brilliantly made new drama about the rise of the US porn industry is not on a mission to titillate
Freedom sometimes comes without liberation in new documentary ‘Fallout’
Alison Spittle’s new show; David Simon in NYC; and a doc on the most famous Irish person ever: Shergar
TV writer on decline of journalism, rise of Trump and bringing the Pogues to the stage
New president has sent the country’s morale soaring – but he must turn words into action
There are many things we could resolve to do this year – join a gym, fight fascism – but if the TV screen wins out instead, there are some promising shows to while away the hours
I now know male writers do not have to choose between family and work. Both feed each other
We all have the right to offend but not a licence to be coarse and vulgar
Baz Luhrmann breaks the bank with $10m an episode in Netflix’s hip-hop odyssey, while John Oliver has the last word
Megan Abbott delivers another intense thriller about the unknowable world of teenage girls
In 2014 I wrote that the legal drama was the best show around – the news of its demise, and a few dodgy seasons since, haven’t changed my mind
Despite complaints about collaborative art, there have been great examples this year
The ‘Game of Thrones’ star has had an extraordinary career but still likes to do low-budget Irish films
Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley praises Yes win in same-sex marriage referendum
Former reporter says novelists make a fetish of research – ‘it’s not that hard’
Mardi Gras in New Orleans is a kaleidoscope of colour, exuberance and great noise, when the Big Easy lets the good times roll
The show teases out troubling issues of race, gender, class and privilege – underestimate it at your peril
Get an anti-hero. Hire Aidan Gillen. Don’t be episodic. These are some of the tricks RTÉ’s drama picked up from across the water
The more the next generation of games and TV series grab our attention, the more they confirm the power of cinema
Opinion: as journalists from 180 countries assemble in Dublin today, the mood is anxious but determined
Column: No politician ever lost his seat because he was too hard on drugs
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices