Play School is back – and with it the promise of TV I’m actually happy for my toddler to watch | Natalie Morris
Thank goodness for this antidote to today’s frantic shows that aim to grab our kids’ attentions the same way our phones grab oursAs a mum to a two-year-old in 2026 there is no shortage of things to make me feel bad about my capabilities as a parent. His…
Eva Longoria: Searching for France review – this lovely travel show radiates charm
It’s light stuff with more than a touch of Emily in Paris to it, but the actor’s latest travelogue has enough passion to make it highly endearing TV‘I’m Eva Longoria and I’m a SERIOUS Francophile!” So begins each instalment of the actor’s Gallic…
I spent a full hour watching Trump TV. It’s a digital pathway to hell | Dave Schilling
The streaming channel was full of the president’s vanity and myopia. It was also deeply, deeply dullAre you currently at an airport? Strapped to a hospital bed, with various tubes protruding from your body? Maybe you’re on a treadmill or visiting an…
Two Doors Down review – outrageously sharp, joyously sweary return of the Latimer Crescent favourites
OVO Hydro, GlasgowAhead of the sitcom’s new series in 2027 the full TV cast reunite for a masterclass in comfort comedy, adding musical interludes to the familiar suburban bedlamIt may have started as a one-off special in 2013, but seven series and five…
The moment I knew: My late fiance’s favourite song was playing – and Billy said ‘Jamie’s here, isn’t that nice?’
After the death of his partner, Anthony Nocera had almost given up on love. Then Billy walked through the doorFind more stories from the moment I knew seriesIn 2024, about 18 months after my fiance Jamie passed away, I decided I was lonely and horny and…
Amelia Bullmore: ‘I met my husband doing Romeo and Juliet. We weren’t the leads – it wasn’t that tidy’
The actor on getting caught gossiping, the footballer she has a crush on, and having both her best and worst kiss in one nightBorn in London, Amelia Bullmore, 62, studied drama at Manchester University. In 1990, she became a regular on Coronation Street…
‘We left Ireland because there wasn’t work – and we wanted to get the hell away’: Trespasses author Louise Kennedy
Her Troubles-set debut became a hit TV series starring Gillian Anderson. Now the novelist has returned to her teen years for a follow-up. She talks about her journey from chef to author, and how her cancer diagnosis inspired her to writeLouise Kennedy’s…
Break Clause: two lovers flatshare during a breakup – and it makes for totally refreshing TV
They sign a rental contract, and then their relationship immediately collapses. This funny comedy-drama from Mexican-American comic Lara Ricote tackles real life in a way most sitcoms daren’tI’ve been at more than one party where a stranger has told me…
White House blocks CNN from Air Force One in latest escalation with news media
Outlet had been scheduled to fly with Donald Trump to Tennessee for a college football game, network said FridayThe White House has blocked CNN from traveling aboard Air Force One on Saturday, impeding its TV press pool duties in the latest escalation of…
Five Great Reads: A week in Gaza, the queen of toddler TV, and bunkering down
The Guardian’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Jacqui Housden and Miles HerbertGet this in your inbox every weekend. Sign up for Five Great Reads hereHello and welcome to the weekend.This week, we could not look away…