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Cunk on Earth review – Diane Morgan’s character is so well-written it’s easy to forget she’s not real

Philomena Cunk is back with a spoof documentary series that homes in on the pyramids, the Great Wall and philosophy. It’s impeccably surreal and occasionally genuinely insightful

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Sisterhood review – an Icelandic crime drama perfect for Unforgotten fans

Just because it has one of the world’s lowest crime rates, that doesn’t stop Iceland from coming up with an ominous TV show about a killing in a town full of terrible secrets and spectacular monsters

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Sins of our Mother review – this true-crime series gets more shocking with every episode

Murder, religious fanaticism and a belief in the apocalypse combine in this impossibly twisty Netflix series about a ‘Doomsday mom’ – and the investigation into deaths in her family

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Minx review – the joyful feminist porn comedy that proves 2022 is TV’s year of male nudity

It’s brisk, it’s bouncy and it’s very moreish indeed. This 70s-set series about a feminist editor forced to create a porn magazine is packed with full frontal shots of men – and it’s a total hoot

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Heartbreak High review – the 90s Aussie drama meets Mean Girls, but with more sex

Rack off, Drazic! Netflix takes us back to Hartley High with the next generation of big-hearted teens. If you love Sex Education, try this immediately

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‘I’m black, I’m gay, I’m a woman. My country hates me!’: actor Samira Wiley on love, confidence and the Handmaid’s Tale

Samira Wiley shot to fame in Orange is the New Black, then confirmed her status in The Handmaid’s Tale. Now she’s at the National Theatre. She talks about the timeliness of her roles – and trusting her wife to kill off her characters

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Ladhood review – thank you, Liam Williams, for this consistently great comedy

Full of teenage boys making fools of themselves, the final series of Williams’s clever, moving comedy is completely satisfying … especially the boyband song about psychedelics

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How to With John Wilson review – this lovely, arty docuseries is like nothing else on TV

Arch and imaginative, the US film-maker’s show is compellingly moreish – and a real celebration of the eccentricities that make life worth living

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The Great British Bake Off: let them eat cake. Well, probably not one of mine

It’s reappearance on our screens is a sign that summer is over, but it’s also the comfort blanket we so desperately need

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Off the Hook review – who doesn’t want a digital detox? Anyone who’s seen this so-called comedy

We’ve all fantasised about being untethered from our smartphones. But this dull French sitcom – about two friends abandoning their devices for a month – might make you rethink it

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review – so astounding it makes House of the Dragon look amateur

The visual splendour of this rich, gorgeous Tolkien drama will make you gawp throughout. Watch it on the largest TV you can

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Animal Airlift: Escaping the Taliban review – brilliant and damning TV

This gripping documentary shows the shambles that allowed a charity to prioritise dogs over people in the desperate evacuation of Kabul – and the death threats that followed

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Wanda Sykes: will we be laughing to You’ve Been Snooped On?

The comedian has her work cut out as host of Amazon’s Ring Nation, which sounds more ominous than entertaining

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Welcome to Wrexham review – Ryan Reynolds is less interesting than Welsh football fans

This gripping series follows Reynolds and Rob McElhenney’s takeover of Wales’ oldest club, but the real stars of its zippy episodes are the locals

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House of the Dragon review – this Game of Thrones prequel is gorgeous, opulent television

George RR Martin’s world struts its way back on to our screens with utter confidence and brio. As captivating as it is gruesome, it’s like a greatest hits playlist of Westeros at its meatiest

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Don’t rage against an entire festival over Zack de la Rocha’s no-show

Punters demanding refunds because his band can’t turn up for Leeds and Reading should consider they might stumble across something just as good

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Rosie Jones’ Trip Hazard: rainy, grey – and perfect British holiday TV

The comedian and her guests take messy, chaotic and silly journeys into the slight rubbishness of UK holidays. It’s exactly the fun-packed approach you need for this kind of travel show

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Kleo review – this cinematic assassin thriller is like a German Killing Eve

This highly stylised, 80s/90s-set revenge drama about a Villanelle-esque Stasi killer might not be the most original, but it’s a rollicking adventure through cold war-era Berlin

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Marriage review – Sean Bean and Nicola Walker are pitch perfect

This clever drama about a 27-year relationship is full of slow, steady reveals that are sparse and deeply affecting. The actors’ rich, detailed performances will welcome you in

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Lewis Hamilton, the world’s fastest driver, is right, motoring’s no fun any more

He can whizz around a track at 200mph but can’t bear constantly being on high alert for idiots on the road

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Cosmic Love review – does astrology-based dating work? Does it heck

This reality show matches potential partners using star charts, and its set looks like it was knocked up from Ikea leftovers. Is the world really ready for the Astro Chamber?

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A League of Their Own review – this gorgeous baseball drama is about something far bigger than sport

Abbi Jacobson’s remake of the 80s Madonna-starring movie about a female baseball team in the 1940s is touching, funny – and even better than the original

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Tom Daley: Illegal to Be Me review – a beautiful, moving protest against homophobia

What starts as a documentary trying to ban countries with anti-LGBTQ+ laws from hosting the Commonwealth Games blossoms into something deeper – and far more touching

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Davina McCall: Can Big Brother distract us from our own reality shows?

Davina McCall: reality TV rules, so will you be rewatching Big Brother? | Rebecca Nicholson

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The Sandman review – Neil Gaiman has created 2022’s single greatest hour of TV drama

This dark, engrossing comic book adaptation is utterly lavish, and features an emotional depth that’s almost unheard of in fantasy epics. It should delight fans and newcomers alike

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