Sam McAlister, Emily Maitlis and the drama behind Netflix’s Scoop
Is Sam McAlister the heroine behind Newsnight’s jaw-dropping Prince Andrew interview, or ‘a very good self-publicist’? Insiders reveal all
Is Sam McAlister the heroine behind Newsnight’s jaw-dropping Prince Andrew interview, or ‘a very good self-publicist’? Insiders reveal all
The teddy bears, the late Queen’s involvement, the Jimmy Savile ‘gag’… Fact-checking the dramatisation of Newsnight’s car-crash interview
Your complete guide to the week’s television, films and sport, across terrestrial and digital platforms
Despite the talent involved in this HBO miniseries, its cardboard-cutout characters and dizzying script has no focus
Sociopaths shouldn’t be treated like monsters, argues Patric Gagne – a sociopath herself, and a therapist – in her eye-opening memoir
Our tales of buried treasure, the Jolly Roger and walking the plank can be traced back to the same shadowy author
In The Prisoner, Vladimir Pereverzin recalls spending the 2010s behind bars and among killers – though his account seems oddly mild today
Manchester’s unruliest band wind back the clock in East London
The great Brazilian lensman nearly quit his career after witnessing genocide – his wife showed him a way back
Bored by the dominance of dour 1980s conceptual art, Albert Oehlen led a rebellion. Now, he’s back for more
Channel 4’s Apprentice-style competition to win a National Trust tenancy eschews the usual reality TV self-aggrandising
He was the father of the English Musical Renaissance – yet today he is unrecognised even among the classical cognoscenti
A hit at last year’s Edinburgh Fringe, this sparky all-female company’s curio looked somewhat exposed on the London stage
In his new novel, James, Percival Everett takes Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, flips its script, and forges a grimly comic masterpiece
Lionel Shriver’s new novel, Mania, is a characteristically uncompromising satire on modern life – but it’s light on genuine surprises
Aigul Akhmetshina is riveting in the title role, but Antonello Manacorda seems ill-at-ease with the fantastic flexibility of Bizet’s score
Writers Adam Patterson and Declan Lawn reveal how the Troubles influenced their hit drama – and why they’ve cast Casualty’s Charlie Fairhead
Strange lights, tropical heatwaves and a grinning dwarf: Noah Angell has spent years collecting stories from spooked staff
The stand-up comic returns with a new series of Avoidance and is about to take over a huge radio show – but he still has imposter syndrome
With Gillian Anderson also excellent as Emily Maitlis, you clamp hand to mouth, aghast at how this Newsnight trainwreck actually happened
At his peak, Mickey Rooney was ‘catnip’ to women and epitomised Hollywood optimism. Which made his decline all the more heartbreaking
The pensioner provocateurs are still making shocking pictures – and winding up the Left-leaning art world
Down-to-earth and ever-relatable, the British duo powered through hit after hit, proving why they’re still thriving after four decades
The National’s accessible new show about sibling rivalry focuses on how Anne was sidelined – but shouldn’t the novels speak for themselves?
Dan Reed details the sinister aftermath of Leaving Neverland and his search for the truth about conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Anomaly, by the Bosnian writer Andrej Nikolaidis, cycles deviously through a gallery of sinners confronting the end of the world
Pete Doherty remains obsessed with Englishness in the Libertines’ raucous new attack on Britain. But a lack of clarity lets it down
Adam Smyth’s The Book-Makers ranges from Benjamin Franklin to an eccentric typographer who threw all his type into the Thames
Thirty years after the troubled musician joined rock’s most tragic club, he is adored by a generation who weren’t yet born when he died
Despite receiving ‘nul points’ from five countries, the Swedish foursome defied the odds 50 years ago with their hit Waterloo
In this thought-provoking documentary, girls get the chance to play politics – and their debates about abortion are startlingly nuanced
As he stars in Franklin, his first ever period drama, the actor says lots has changed in Hollywood – but not necessarily for the better