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The orange Screen Babble picture, featuring images from The Power, Blue Lights, Rye Lane, and Our Friends in the North (Credit: Amazon Prime Video/BBC One/Spotlight Pictures/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #19: The Power, Our Friends in the North, and Rye Lane

New family announced for Eastenders - including ex-James Bond star

Laura Kuenssberg interviews Prime Minister Liz Truss on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
Laura Kuenssberg interviews Prime Minister Liz Truss on the BBC1 current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Explainer Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: who are the guests this week?

Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, holding a candle (Credit: BBC/FX Networks/Pari Dukovic)
Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham in Great Expectations, holding a candle (Credit: BBC/FX Networks/Pari Dukovic)

Great Expectations: a guide to the new Charles Dickens adaptation

Karren Brady is a judge on hit BBC TV series The Apprentice (image: PA)
Karren Brady is a judge on hit BBC TV series The Apprentice (image: PA)

Karren Brady’s career explained - how The Apprentice judge got rich

A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC
A host of new characters including the son of The Chase host Bradley Wash and a fan-favourite from BBC’s Holby City - Credit: BBC

New characters coming to Casualty - including Bradley Walsh’s son

Nina Warhurst announced her pregnancy on Mother's Day
Nina Warhurst announced her pregnancy on Mother's Day

Nina Warhurst pregnant: BBC Breakfast presenter announces pregnancy

Gabby Logan will be leading the BBC’s Six Nations coverage. Credit: Getty
Gabby Logan will be leading the BBC’s Six Nations coverage. Credit: Getty

BBC’s Six Nations lineup of presenters and pundits with Gabby Logan

Red Nose Day 2023 will kick off on Friday 17 March (Photo: BBC/Comic Relief/Nicky Johnston)
Red Nose Day 2023 will kick off on Friday 17 March (Photo: BBC/Comic Relief/Nicky Johnston)

Red Nose Day 2023 TV programme schedule explained

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years (images: PA/Adobe)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for six years (images: PA/Adobe)

Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - and why was she detained in Iran?

Stacey Slater is set for a groundbreaking OnlyFans storyline on BBC EastEnders - Credit: BBC
Stacey Slater is set for a groundbreaking OnlyFans storyline on BBC EastEnders - Credit: BBC

BBC EastEnders character set for OnlyFans storyline to make ends meet

Actress Sindu Vee sporting the new transforming red nose in support of Red Nose Day 2023 (Photo: PA Media/Comic Relief)
Actress Sindu Vee sporting the new transforming red nose in support of Red Nose Day 2023 (Photo: PA Media/Comic Relief)

‘Dramatic makeover’ - iPod designer’s Comic Relief Red Nose revealed

Claude Littner joined The Apprentice as Lord Sugar’s aide in season 10 (Photo: Getty Images)
Claude Littner joined The Apprentice as Lord Sugar’s aide in season 10 (Photo: Getty Images)

Claude Littner returns for The Apprentice Interviews 2023

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Luther, the Oscars, and You (Credit: BBC One/Getty Images/Netflix/NationalWorld Graphics)
The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Luther, the Oscars, and You (Credit: BBC One/Getty Images/Netflix/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #17: Luther, You, and a post-Oscars debrief

Bryan Cox as Logan Roy in Succession; Christina Ricci as Misty Quigley in Yellowjackets; Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso (Credit: Sky; Paramount+; Apple TV+)
Bryan Cox as Logan Roy in Succession; Christina Ricci as Misty Quigley in Yellowjackets; Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso (Credit: Sky; Paramount+; Apple TV+)

What to watch in March 2023, from Succession S4 to Ted Lasso S3

Idris Elba as Luther in the upcoming Luther movie, walking through a dark and disused underground tunnel (Credit: Netflix)
Idris Elba as Luther in the upcoming Luther movie, walking through a dark and disused underground tunnel (Credit: Netflix)

Explainer Luther: The Fallen Sun is arriving on Netflix this week

The new Barbie dolls which have been added to the Barbie role models collection for 2023. Photo by Mattel.
The new Barbie dolls which have been added to the Barbie role models collection for 2023. Photo by Mattel.

22 Barbie dolls created to represent pioneering women - the full list

(Photo: BBC)
(Photo: BBC)

‘Still story to tell’ - The Gold writer Neil Forsyth on season 2

The Jonathan Ross Show. Picture: ITV
The Jonathan Ross Show. Picture: ITV

Who are the guests on The Jonathan Ross Show this weekend?

Charlotte Spencer as Nicki Jennings, Emun Elliot as Tony Brightwell, and Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce in The Gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)
Charlotte Spencer as Nicki Jennings, Emun Elliot as Tony Brightwell, and Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce in The Gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

Explainer Unbelievable true story behind BBC’s new crime drama The Gold

Kris Marshall as Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, stood in the Shipton Abbott police station with his hands steepled (Credit: Red Planet Pictures)
Kris Marshall as Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, stood in the Shipton Abbott police station with his hands steepled (Credit: Red Planet Pictures)

Where was Beyond Paradise filmed - is Shipton Abbott a real place?

Django, Beyond Paradise, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Faking Hitler
Django, Beyond Paradise, Luther: The Fallen Sun, Faking Hitler

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch: Django, Luther: The Fallen Sun

Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Kris Marshal as Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise, stood around the Shipton Abbott harbour. They’re in black and white, with a light blue filter over the background (Credit: BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Todd Anthony / NationalWorld Graphics)
Dylan Llewellyn as PC Kelby Hartford, Zahra Ahmadi as DS Esther Williams, Kris Marshal as Humphrey Goodman, Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd, and Felicity Montagu as Margo Martins in Beyond Paradise, stood around the Shipton Abbott harbour. They’re in black and white, with a light blue filter over the background (Credit: BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Todd Anthony / NationalWorld Graphics)

Beyond Paradise: behind the scenes on the Death in Paradise spinoff

Pointless guest hosts. Top row left to right: Andi Oliver, Gyles Brandreth, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter. Bottom row left to right: Ria Lina, Rose Matafeo, Sally Phillips, and Vick Hope (Credit: BBC One)
Pointless guest hosts. Top row left to right: Andi Oliver, Gyles Brandreth, Nish Kumar, Lucy Porter. Bottom row left to right: Ria Lina, Rose Matafeo, Sally Phillips, and Vick Hope (Credit: BBC One)

New celebrity guest hosts announced for Pointless

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from this week’s featured shows Drive to Survive, National Treasure, You & Me, and Years and Years (Credit: National World Graphics/Netflix/Channel 4/ITX/BBC One)
The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from this week’s featured shows Drive to Survive, National Treasure, You & Me, and Years and Years (Credit: National World Graphics/Netflix/Channel 4/ITX/BBC One)

Screen Babble #14: Drive to Survive S5, You & Me, and Years and Years

The Call the Midwife finale has been moved due to the Baftas coverage
The Call the Midwife finale has been moved due to the Baftas coverage

Why is Call the Midwife finale delayed? BBC schedule shakeup explained

Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce, Charlotte Spencer as Nikki Jennings, Dominic Cooper as Edwyn Cooper, Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye, and Tom Cullen as John Palmer in The Gold, their faces reflected in bars of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)
Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce, Charlotte Spencer as Nikki Jennings, Dominic Cooper as Edwyn Cooper, Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye, and Tom Cullen as John Palmer in The Gold, their faces reflected in bars of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

Explainer Meet the cast of The Gold - and where you’ve seen them before

The iconic Mastermind leather chair, lit from above (Credit: BBC/Hindsight/Hat Trick Productions/William Cherry/Press Eye)
The iconic Mastermind leather chair, lit from above (Credit: BBC/Hindsight/Hat Trick Productions/William Cherry/Press Eye)

Explainer Every contestant and their subjects on Celebrity Mastermind 2023

Michael McIntyre is set to play a show at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena as part of his newly-announced MACNIFICENT! world tour.
Michael McIntyre is set to play a show at Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena as part of his newly-announced MACNIFICENT! world tour.

Michael McIntyre’s ‘Macnificent’ tour tickets set to go on sale

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Luther, Love Island, Better, and Mindhunter (Credit: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld Graphics)
The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from Luther, Love Island, Better, and Mindhunter (Credit: Kim Mogg/NationalWorld Graphics)

Screen Babble #13: Better, Mindhunter, Love Island, and Luther

Episodes of Doctors were pulled this week due to containing upsetting themes in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes
Episodes of Doctors were pulled this week due to containing upsetting themes in the wake of the Turkey-Syria earthquakes

Episodes of Doctors have been pulled by the BBC and rescheduled

Leila Farzad as Lou and Andrew Buchan as Col in Better, stood in the forrest (Credit: BBC/Sister Pictures/Ross Fergusan)
Leila Farzad as Lou and Andrew Buchan as Col in Better, stood in the forrest (Credit: BBC/Sister Pictures/Ross Fergusan)

Explainer Better: your guide to the BBC’s new Leeds-set thriller

Leila Farzad as Lou Stacks and Andrew Buchan as Col McHugh in Better, reflected through distorted glass (Credit: BBC/Sister Pictures/Simon Emmett)
Leila Farzad as Lou Stacks and Andrew Buchan as Col McHugh in Better, reflected through distorted glass (Credit: BBC/Sister Pictures/Simon Emmett)

Better review: BBC One series puts a new spin on crime drama staples

Alison Brie as Ally in Somebody I Used to Know; Ashton Kutcher as Peter in Your Place or Mine; Nick Lachey hosting Perfect Match (Credit: Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/NationalWorld Graphics)
Alison Brie as Ally in Somebody I Used to Know; Ashton Kutcher as Peter in Your Place or Mine; Nick Lachey hosting Perfect Match (Credit: Netflix/Amazon Prime Video/NationalWorld Graphics)

18 Valentine’s viewing recommendations across TV and streaming

Emun Elliot as Tony Brightwell, Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce, and Charlotte Cooper as Nikki Jennings in The Gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)
Emun Elliot as Tony Brightwell, Hugh Bonneville as Brian Boyce, and Charlotte Cooper as Nikki Jennings in The Gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

Explainer The Gold: a guide to BBC One’s new drama about the Brink’s Mat robbery

Better TV cast: Andrew Buchan and Leila Farzad star in BBC crime drama

Better is a SISTER production set in Leeds
Better is a SISTER production set in Leeds

BBC crime drama Better was filmed at locations across West Yorkshire

Leonie Elliott has played Nurse Lucille Robinson since 2018
Leonie Elliott has played Nurse Lucille Robinson since 2018

Call the Midwife: has Lucille left BBC series, is there a season 13?

Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd and Kris Marshall as Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, stood in front of a lake and some tall grass (Credit: BBC One/Red Planet Pictures)
Sally Bretton as Martha Lloyd and Kris Marshall as Humphrey Goodman in Beyond Paradise, stood in front of a lake and some tall grass (Credit: BBC One/Red Planet Pictures)

Explainer First look trailer for Death in Paradise spinoff Beyond Paradise

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch
Screen Babble: Weekend Watch

Screen Babble: Weekend Watch: Clarkson’s Farm season 2 and The Gold

Victoria Goulbourne takes to the waves in Dubai (Image: BBC)
Victoria Goulbourne takes to the waves in Dubai (Image: BBC)

The Apprentice review: guests left gasping in this Dubai away day

Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye in The Gold, looking at his reflection in a bar of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)
Jack Lowden as Kenneth Noye in The Gold, looking at his reflection in a bar of gold (Credit: BBC/Tannadice Pictures/Sally Mais)

The Gold review: BBC heist drama deftly captures crime of the century

The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from The Detectorists, Right Here Right Now, Happy Valley S3, and The Gold, as featured in Screen Babble episode 12 (Credit: Kim Mogg/National World Graphics)
The orange Screen Babble television, featuring images from The Detectorists, Right Here Right Now, Happy Valley S3, and The Gold, as featured in Screen Babble episode 12 (Credit: Kim Mogg/National World Graphics)

Screen Babble #12: The Gold, Scream Queens, and Happy Valley’s finale

Sophie Rundle as Laura Simmonds in The Diplomat; Billy Crudup as Jack in Hello Tomorrow!; Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon in Nolly (Credit: UKTV; Apple TV+; ITVX)
Sophie Rundle as Laura Simmonds in The Diplomat; Billy Crudup as Jack in Hello Tomorrow!; Helena Bonham Carter as Noele Gordon in Nolly (Credit: UKTV; Apple TV+; ITVX)

What to watch in February 2023, from Nolly to The Gold to Funny Woman

Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley S3, stood by her car outdoors at night (Credit: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)
Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley S3, stood by her car outdoors at night (Credit: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)

Explainer Happy Valley’s dramatic ending explained for every character

Siobhan Finneran as Claire and Sarah Lancashire as Catherine in Happy Valley S3 (Credit: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)
Siobhan Finneran as Claire and Sarah Lancashire as Catherine in Happy Valley S3 (Credit: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)

Happy Valley review: BBC drama went out as the best version of itself

Happy Valley is available to stream on BBC iPlayer (Photo: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)
Happy Valley is available to stream on BBC iPlayer (Photo: BBC/Lookout Point/Matt Squire)

How to stream all three series of Happy Valley as final episode airs

The final episode of Happy Valley will air on BBC One on Sunday 5 February.
The final episode of Happy Valley will air on BBC One on Sunday 5 February.

Four charts showing how bad crime is in the real Happy Valley

Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood (BBC/Lookout Point)
Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood (BBC/Lookout Point)

What to expect from the final ever episode of Happy Valley

Michael McIntyre’s ‘The Big Show’ is on BBC One at 8pm on Saturdays. Credit: Getty Images
Michael McIntyre’s ‘The Big Show’ is on BBC One at 8pm on Saturdays. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Michael McIntyre’s best jokes and one-liners as The Big Show returns

Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, wearing a brown patterned coat over a bright orange cropped jumper (Credit: BBC/Bad Wolf/James Pardon)
Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, wearing a brown patterned coat over a bright orange cropped jumper (Credit: BBC/Bad Wolf/James Pardon)

Explainer Doctor Who Series 14: release date, trailer, and cast with Ncuti Gatwa

The BBC are unlikely to show coverage of The Masters in 2023 (Getty Images)
The BBC are unlikely to show coverage of The Masters in 2023 (Getty Images)

The BBC is considering axing its Masters golf coverage - reports

The Repair Shop’s Dominic Chinea will present Make It a Market. (PA images)
The Repair Shop’s Dominic Chinea will present Make It a Market. (PA images)

Make It at Market is filmed at Stonywell in Leicestershire

Brenda Blethyn as Vera Stanhope in Vera, Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley, and Matthew Macfadyen as John Stonehouse MP in Stonehouse (Credit: ITV; BBC One)
Brenda Blethyn as Vera Stanhope in Vera, Sarah Lancashire as Catherine Cawood in Happy Valley, and Matthew Macfadyen as John Stonehouse MP in Stonehouse (Credit: ITV; BBC One)

What to watch in January, from Happy Valley to The Last of Us

Angela Griffin, Katie Griffiths, and Adam Thomas reading the scripts for the new Waterloo Road (Credit: Paul Husband/BBC One)
Angela Griffin, Katie Griffiths, and Adam Thomas reading the scripts for the new Waterloo Road (Credit: Paul Husband/BBC One)

Explainer Waterloo Road 2023: when is the series coming back on BBC One?

David Tennant as the 14th Doctor, newly regenerated, staring at his hands in shock (Credit: BBC Studios)
David Tennant as the 14th Doctor, newly regenerated, staring at his hands in shock (Credit: BBC Studios)

Explainer Doctor Who: when is the next series with David Tennant?