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The return of Henry VIII’s adviser Thomas Cromwell in a time of political and national turmoil sets up a tense conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy.
Set in a mental health facility, Wakefield shows the advantages of television over feature film, giving scope to explore mental health stories without resorting to caricatures.
The first peer-reviewed survey of Doctor Who fans’ attitudes to science reveals it was literally life-changing TV for some. But the verdicts were surprisingly nuanced and sometimes contradictory.
Key to the success of the much-lauded Fleabag is its creator’s repurposing of two cliched narrative devices: flashback and breaking the fourth wall.
It made for brilliant viewing, but Channel 4’s Brexit drama missed out on some important details.
A new study compared fictional patient experiences in Grey’s Anatomy with real trauma cases. It concluded patients who are fans of the show might have unrealistic expectations of medical care.
Good Girls Revolt, One Mississippi and I Love Dick are all female led dramas cancelled by Amazon.
We think of the Druids as being embedded in British culture from the mists of ancient times. But what we think we know about Druids is of surprisingly modern provenance.
TV acting has evolved from the early performances of actors like William Hartnell. It’s a more subtle craft and quite different from stage acting.
A spate of recent TV shows feature protagonists whose mental health condition gives them special skills. But these are often accessed by rejecting medication.
The relevance of the female gaze is brought sharply into focus in this funny, shocking and groundbreaking drama










