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Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Luke Carroll, David Thewlis in The Artful Dodger season 2 looking at someone in a crowd.

Love Actually star's Charles Dickens-inspired series finally gets return date confirmed with new first look

Ruth Jones in Run Away, wearing a yellow jumper and purple coat and stood behind a police tape line.

Harlan Coben's new Netflix thriller starring Gavin & Stacey icon releases chilling first look trailer

Helen George and Renee Bailey dressed as angels on a float in a still from the Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2025

Call the Midwife stars tease epic Christmas special with unexpected stunt

Rebecca Gethings as Sister Veronica, Linda Bassett as Nurse Crane, Fenella Woolgar as Sister Hilda and Jenny Agutter as Sister Julienne, crowding around a table with a newspaper on it, and boxes in the background of the room.

Call the Midwife creator and cast reveal show was hit by typhoon while filming in Hong Kong

The Gruffalo and the Gruffalo's child standing in the snow in Christmas 2025 ident.

BBC One unveils "unforgettable" Christmas 2025 idents for TV and iPlayer with beloved characters

Zephyrn Taitte as Cyril Robinson, wearing a brown cardigan and white shirt

Call the Midwife's Zephryn Taitte teases "visitor" for Cyril in 2025 Christmas special

Peaky Blinders director's "high-stakes" new action series gets first look

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Reviews and opinion

Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson standing on a beach, looking tired and scared as they wear coats and look up towards something on the shore.

Morgan CormackDown Cemetery Road is stellar TV – but the real scene-stealer isn't who you think

A man with long, dark dreadlocks and a full beard stands against a plain grey backdrop. He is dressed in a textured brown cloak over a woven, leather-like chest piece that resembles ancient or fantasy armor. He holds a tall, thick wooden staff in his right hand. His expression is serious and confident, giving him the appearance of a warrior or adventurer from a fantasy setting. At the bottom right corner, there is a blue and white graphic with the letters “RT COMMENT.”

Dr Sean McGlynnHas the new Robin Hood series gone "woke"? An expert weighs in.

Caroline FrostSubtle, soul-searching dramas tackling Northern Ireland’s Troubles are proving that few escaped this era unscathed.

Narges Rashidi in Prisoner 951, sat on the floor and looking at the camera. There is an orange RT Review banner in the bottom right corner with four stars.

James HibbsPrisoner 951 review: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe drama is fittingly infuriating and heart-rending

Trailers and video

Mandip Gill as DC Diane Fry and Rob James-Collier as DC Ben Cooper in Cooper and Fry. They are stood in the woods with a line of police tape between them. Cooper is crouching and Fry is stood behind him. There's an RT exclusive banner in the corner.

Cooper & Fry first look with Doctor Who, Downton Abbey stars sees a thrilling chase and a dark discovery

A man stands in shallow water near the shore, with his trouser legs rolled up and his hands relaxed at his sides. He’s wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt and dark pants, looking slightly off-camera with a calm expression. Behind him are rocky hills, a boat on the water, and distant mountains under a clear sky. A green graphic reading “RT Exclusive” sits in the bottom corner.

Malice's Jack Whitehall teases challenging ending – finishes on a "really strange note"

Neil Cross, wearing a red jacket and black shirt. There is yellow writing in the top right corner saying The Radio Times Writers' Room.

Neil Cross on Luther, Doctor Who and The Iris Affair – The Radio Times Writers' Room

Malice's Jack Whitehall on the "strange" challenge of playing a villain while adjusting to fatherhood

The Big RT Interview

Jodie Whittaker, in black and white, wearing a suit jacket and shirt, in front of a teal backdrop that says the big RT interview

Jodie Whittaker on forgiving Suranne Jones, keeping Doctor Who secrets and the role she would have loved to play

Michael C Hall in a suit in front of a background that reads "The Big RT Interview"

Dexter's Michael C Hall on resurrecting TV's favourite serial killer

Emily Carey in a black and white image wearing a suit jacket, with the words The Big RT Interview behind her

The Big RT InterviewEmily Carey on Geek Girl: 'Finding Harriet Manners, I felt like I belonged'

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John Simm as DS Roy Grace in Grace, wearing sunglasses and stood by Brighton pier

Grace season 5: Release date and latest news

Madeline Brewer as Bronte, Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg in You season 5 walking in a park and laughing, while standing close together.

You season 5: Release date, trailer, plot, images and latest news

Kristin Scott Thomas and James Callis in Slow Horses.

Slow Horses season 5: Release date and latest news

(L-R) Shaquille Ali-Yebuah, Don Gilet and Shantol Jackson star in Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise season 14: Release date and latest news