The Hack review: Great story of the British tabloid phone-hacking scandal is let down by wackiness
Television: David Tennant was one of the celebrities whose phone messages were illegally hacked, which might explain the fervour he brings to the show
David Tennant
The Morning Show is just like real life. Who hasn’t slept with a tech billionaire?
Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s show is an enjoyable but chaotic mess that makes a compelling argument for tearing the Fourth Estate to the ground
Thursday Murder Club review: The weak link here, sadly, is the greatest James Bond of all
Television: A hollow page-turner adapted for film with all the zing of a lesser season of Inspector Morse
The Pillowman, at the Gate Theatre: ‘Another level of dark, even for Martin McDonagh’
Fra Fee and Ryan Dylan, who star in the Dublin venue’s summer production, on cancel culture and comedy
Doctor Who? Billie Piper appears to be the new Time Lord in surprise on-screen regeneration
Piper formerly played the Doctor’s companion in the popular TV series, but now looks like taking over from Ncuti Gatwa as the 16th Time Lord
Liz Hurley playing The Deceased on a Channel 4 game show? It’s camp and it’s on-trend
In an era when TV presenters win major awards for their host personas, it’s no surprise that more stars are signing up
Northern police drama Blue Lights wins best drama series at Baftas
Irish actors Lola Petticrew and Nicola Coughlan miss out on awards, having both been nominated for the first time
Genius Game review: David Tennant’s new show deserves to be sent to dunce’s corner
Television review: Doctor Who star’s baffling new show is a shameless Traitors rip-off
Bafta TV awards 2025: Lola Petticrew, Graham Norton, Nicola Coughlan among Irish nominated
Netflix stalking saga Baby Reindeer leads 2025 TV Bafta nominations
Baftas 2025 fashion: Saoirse Ronan, Kneecap, Mikey Madison and Warrick Davis among stars on red carpet
Stars including Saoirse Ronan, Selena Gomez. Pamela Anderson and Ariana Grande opted for dramatic necklines and full-length gowns
Rivals: The thrusting bum is intercut with spurting soap and overflowing champagne. We are in safe, if filthy, hands
Patrick Freyne: If I was in Disney+’s Jilly Cooper adaptation, someone would surely compliment my ‘magnificent column’
BBC charity removes promo video featuring Southport murder accused
The 2018 Children in Need campaign video featured Axel Rudakubana dressed as Doctor Who
Godzilla used to be a metaphor for nuclear horror. Nowadays the monsters are metaphors for the lumbering franchises they appear in
Patrick Freyne: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is zippy, characterful and fun, but I could do better
Is Doctor Who too whimsically British for Ireland?
With the Doctor set to embark on his next thrilling trek through time and space, there Irish links to celebrate
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
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