Caroline Frost

Presenter Danny Robins with experts Dr Ciarán O’Keeffe and Evelyn Hollow standing together looking into camera

From hauntings to hilarity… how TV is making ghosts big business

Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher in Brian and Margaret. She is sat on a TV set

Harriet Walter: 'I think Margaret Thatcher would have detested me'

Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Johnny Williams in Out There, sat on some bales of hay

Out ThereLouis Ashbourne Serkis on learning from Martin Clunes and Stephen Graham – and his famous parents

Pictured MARTIN CLUNES as Nathan Williams and LOUIS ASHBOURNE SERKIS as Johnny Williams together in a dark rural setting.

Out ThereMartin Clunes on how ITV's new drama combines his passions for farming and acting

Claudia Winkleman in a hooded cloak holding a burning stick. Two hooded Traitors are standing behind her, with a castle in the background.

The TraitorsWhat is it that makes The Traitors so addictive?

Martin Clunes as Nathan Williams in Out There, sat in a tractor

Martin Clunes on Out There: 'The family we portray would be hit hard by recent budget changes'

The cast of The Traitors looking up as they stand in a woodland.

The Traitors celebrates deceit and treachery – and it's thrilling to watch

Gregg Wallace walking in a kitchen, wearing a shirt and smiling.

Smart TV with Caroline Frost'They're paid for personality and character' – so why can't so many male TV presenters just behave?

Wk 2 Radio Lead

Weekend BreakfastBBC radio presenter Jeanette Kwakye on the hurdles in going from elite athlete to 5 Live

Wk 2 Smart TV

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, ActionDid watching Jerry Springer make us complicit in fuelling toxic TV talk shows?

Wk 2 Radio Lead

Jeanette Kwakye: 'Execs told me certain jobs wouldn’t happen for me based on my look or profile'

Week 52/01 Smart TV

Smart TVWhat does the TV we watched in 2024 – from Baby Reindeer to Ludwig – say about us?

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. George is singing and holding a microphone while Andrew plays the guitar.

How George Michael wrote Last Christmas: "He knew he'd nailed it”

George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. George is singing and holding a microphone while Andrew plays the guitar.

Wham! Last Christmas Unwrapped'There were casualties' – Andrew Ridgeley remembers making the video for Wham!'s Last Christmas

Wk 50 Smart TV

Strictly Come Dancing'Producers can count their lucky stars' – Why Chris McCausland has made Strictly a hit again

Wk 50 Smart TV THE HISTORY BOYS.

Alan Bennett: 90 Years On'None of us is just one thing' – Celebrating the History Boys and Talking Heads creator Alan Bennett at 90

Wk 49 Smart TV

Wolf HallWolf Hall's contemporary relevance couldn't be clearer – self-serving leaders are here to stay

Wk 49 Death in Paradise Christmas Preview

Death in ParadiseWhy keeping the show family-friendly is the key to Death in Paradise's success

Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson, looking ahead with a white shirt and green jacket and hat.

Death in Paradise's Don Gilet has "emotional storyline" as new detective

Gary Lineker holding a BBC Sport microphone and standing next to the FA Cup.

Match of the DayWhy Match of the Day is bigger than outgoing presenter Gary Lineker

Cheaters cast walking down a street at night

Cheaters'Marriage is the status quo for resentment' – When did infidelity become so acceptable on screen?

Wk 46 Smart TV

HardtalkAfter 27 years, the BBC are axing Hardtalk. But why?

Anna Maxwell Martin as Lucy Betts-Taylor and David Mitchell as John ‘Ludwig’ Taylor in front of a crossword backdrop with 'murder' spelled out in red

Smart TV: Ludwig"It feels like a safe cornerstone of the schedule" – what makes Ludwig such a delight to watch?

Zak Ford-Williams as Harry Hardacre, Shannon Lavelle as Liza Hardacre, Liam McMahon as Sam Hardacre, Claire Cooper as Mary Hardacre, Adam Little as Joe Hardacre and Julie Graham as Ma in The Hardacres, wearing formal attire and sitting in front of a fireplace.

The HardacresWhy The Hardacres marks a welcome return for the period drama on a lavish scale

The cast of Rivals, some standing, some sitting before a stately home. David Tennant stands, dressed smartly with his hands in his trouser pockets

RivalsBounders, bouffants and creaking beds – Jilly Cooper reveals why Rivals is her favourite book

David Tennant, Nafessa Williams and Aidan Turner walking down a hallway and looking serious.

RivalsMeet the all-star cast bringing Jilly Cooper's 80s bonkbuster to TV

Danny Dyer and Lisa McGrillis as Freddie and Valerie Jones in Rivals, dressed up and stood smiling at the camera

Danny Dyer

Wk. 41 New Dramas

David Tennant

Nafessa Williams as Cameron Cook in Rivals wearing a red top and chunky necklace, staring to the side.

Nafessa Williams

Victoria Smurfit as Maud O'Hara in Rivals sitting on a camel in an evening gown and raising her arms up.

Victoria Smurfit