John Lithgow

Brad’s Status director Mike White on the blurred lines between comedy and drama

Forget about plot: this is the most uncomplicated fun you will have this Christmas

‘Slap her on the caboose’: the advice an 11-year-old boy is given on how to treat girls

Series adapted from 1985 Margaret Atwood novel wins 8 awards including best drama

Brian Cox does excellent work in the title role – unfortunately, often against the script

Watch the thrilling sequence that brought David Attenborough one of two TV 2016 Baftas

Jessica Chastain's latest is absurd and intellectually dishonest but also hard to resist

‘These were Americans in the crosshairs of the Kremlin’ US congressman tells RSA

RSA conference told of threats to democracy posed by hackers

US homeland security committee chair tells cybersecurity event that democracy is at risk

The books, movies, podcasts and programmes to get you through the downtime

In Netflix hit ‘The Crown’, the very American star takes on Britain’s iconic wartime leader

Review: As RTÉ 2 broadcasts a necessary documentary on rape culture, Netflix looks at the British monarchy

A replica set of Freddy’s barbecue joint; star turns from Gervais, Kevin Spacey and Kate Mulgrew; and talks about algorithms and the ratings black-out – here's what happened at Netflix's annual show of strength in Paris

February 29th is the day women can ask men to marry them, but can leap year love last?

The animosity between a pair of US political pundits makes for a diverting documentary

The actor plays one half of an ageing gay couple in his new film. It’s great if it contributes to the Irish referendum debate, he says – but unintended

The actor is aware of scepticism around celebrity children’s authors but he has taken an innovative approach to the task

Tommy Lee Jones and Hilary Swank spark off each other like flinty knives in this elegantly elegiac and magnificently mean western