Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menuOpen search bar
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Hizbollah warns Israel of war ‘without limits’ and threatens Cyprus
    • Armed gangs stage bank heists in Gaza
    • Vladimir Putin seals strategic partnership with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
    • Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right European group claims a top EU job
    • Israeli military approves plan for ‘offensive’ in Lebanon
  • UK
    Sections
    • UK Home
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
    Most Read
    • Poll predicts Rishi Sunak to lose seat in Tory wipeout
    • UK inflation hits Bank of England’s 2% target in May
    • Labour resists calls to close UK tax loophole used by Shein
    • Tories are ‘politically scarred’ by Liz Truss, says Jeremy Hunt
    • Weary Crawley voters stuck in ‘Robin Hood’ economy
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Permira’s last-minute decision to kill the Golden Goose IPO
    • The Singaporean firm betting on Nigeria amid multinationals’ ‘exodus’
    • Starling steps up legal action against debtors amid defaults and FCA probe
    • Switzerland could lose wealth crown to Hong Kong, UBS chief warns
    • Soaring popularity of Guinness helps pub group Young’s to record profit
  • Tech
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • Nvidia vaults past Apple and Microsoft to become world’s most valuable company
    • News updates from June 19: Hizbollah warns of fight ‘without limits’; UK inflation returns to 2% target
    • Armed gangs stage bank heists in Gaza
    • Starling steps up legal action against debtors amid defaults and FCA probe
    • Most stocks hyped as winners from AI boom have fallen this year
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • The mother of all US presidential debates
    • Invested in the WFH argument? Home in on the evidence
    • No, Keir, the real opposition is behind you
    • How not to do industrial policy
    • Don’t blame neoliberalism for the rise of the hard right
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • Making sense of Gen Z: employers seek answers on managing younger workers
    • Why tackling accent bias matters at work
    • Janus Henderson’s Ali Dibadj: ‘You’ve just got to roll with the punches’
    • Business books: what to read this month
    • Employers should do more than just talk about mental health
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • The FT’s guide to the best books to read this summer
    • Why can’t my parents see the upsides of downsizing?
    • Why watchmakers are obsessed with the lunar cycle
    • Best summer books of 2024: Economics
    • Best summer books of 2024: Environment
  • HTSI
  1. Life & Arts
  2. Arts
  3. Television
MenuSearch
  • Home
  • World
  • UK
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • HTSI
Financial Times
SubscribeSign In

Television

  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Review
    Under the Bridge — true crime drama re-examines the complex case of a teenage murder

    The Hulu series avoids turning a tragedy into a ghoulish whodunnit as it recounts the murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk

    Three teenage girls sit on an old sofa in a messy junkyard. A fourth girl leans against the back of the sofa.
  • Wednesday, 19 June, 2024
    Review
    Copa 71 — the Women’s World Cup that Fifa refused to sanction

    BBC documentary tells the forgotten story of the ‘Lost Lionesses’ and a record-breaking football tournament in Mexico

    A female player in a red and white strip holds a golden cup over her head in a crowded football stadium
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Review
    Dead Calm: Killing in the Med? — the a migrant boat disaster that became a Greek tragedy

    Rigorous BBC2 documentary suggests the Greek coast guard helped cause the 2023 sinking, with the loss of nearly 650 lives

    A blue-painted boat heavily crowded with people sails across blue water
  • Monday, 17 June, 2024
    Review
    The Stormtrooper Scandal — the dark side of NFT art exposed

    A new BBC documentary about an auction of dubious digital artworks reveals the flimsiness of the crypto fad

    A man wearing a suit has a blue and orange stormtrooper helmet on. A dog looks up curiously at him
  • Sunday, 16 June, 2024
    Will House of the Dragon catch fire like Game of Thrones?

    As the prequel returns for a second series, showrunner Ryan Condal talks about ‘making it feel different in a good way’

    A person with white-blond hair rides on a huge dragon, with the roofs of temple-like buildings behind
  • Saturday, 15 June, 2024
    Interview
    How real TV scandals and online abuse inspired Douglas Is Cancelled

    Writer Steven Moffat and stars Hugh Bonneville and Karen Gillan on making a comedy-drama about the rush to judge celebrities

    A man in a suit stands next to a presenter’s desk on a TV set, talking to a man in shirt sleeves. A woman sits on the sofa behind the desk
  • Thursday, 13 June, 2024
    Review
    Clipped — basketball scandal becomes a smart sport docudrama

    Six-part series about LA’s loss-prone ‘other basketball team’ uses a real-life controversy to tackle issues surrounding fame, race and power

    A portly man in a blue shirt stares at a hard-faced man in a dark suit who is holding a blond woman’s hand in a locker room
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Review
    Presumed Innocent — Jake Gyllenhaal goes darker in legal thriller

    The enigmatic actor is the perfect choice to play a criminal lawyer on trial for murder in Apple’s new eight-parter

    A man in a dark suit sits at a desk in a courtroom
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Special ReportWomen in Business
    ‘How I got here’: Southbank Centre’s Elaine Bedell on her career path

    The CEO of London’s prestigious arts complex on navigating the traditional sharp lines between ‘executive’ and ‘creative’

    A woman in a bright red suit sits confidently in an empty auditorium. She has short brown hair and a composed expression, with her hands resting on the armrest of the seat. The background shows rows of beige chairs
  • Sunday, 9 June, 2024
    Review
    The best of TV and streaming this week

    A gay couple adopt a child in ‘Lost Boys and Fairies’; C4 drama ‘Queenie’ tackles race, womanhood and quarter-life crisis; ‘On Thin Ice: Putin Vs Greenpeace’ follows the activists detained for occupying a Russian oil rig; ‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’ profiles the enigmatic man behind the Muppets; ‘D-Day: The Unheard Tapes’ uses lip-synced actors over audio of Allied and German soldiers; ‘The Sympathizer’ reframes Hollywood’s image of the Vietnam war — reviews by Dan Einav

  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    Netflix Inc
    Woman sues Netflix for $170mn over ‘Baby Reindeer’ link

    Fiona Harvey says she is inspiration for character in hit series

    ‘Baby Reindeer’ stars Jessica Gunning, left, and Richard Gadd on stage at The 92nd Street Y in a conversation about the Netflix series
  • Friday, 7 June, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    On Thin Ice: Putin v Greenpeace — Russian roulette in the Arctic

    A new six-part BBC documentary tells the engrossing tale of the ‘Arctic 30’ activists detained for occupying a Russian oil rig in 2013

    Two men drive a speed boat across the ocean, both wearing orange jackets, life vests and yellow helmets with ‘greenpeace’ written on the front.
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    Queenie, Channel 4 — the Bridget Jones we need now

    Screen version of Candice Carty-Williams’s bestseller injects a familiar quarter-life crisis tale with wit and multicultural smarts

    Four women wearing jackets and holding drinks stand together outside as if in conversation. A blurred city skyline is visible in the background.
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    How To Spend It In...
    Bridgerton star Victor Alli takes us to his Hackney manor

    For the East London actor, it’s all about cafés, culture – and the neighbourhood catwalk

    Victor Alli outside Lauriston Grocers, Lauriston Road, near Victoria Park, E8. He wears a Louis Vuitton suit
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    Lost Boys and Fairies, BBC1 — a poignant portrait of queer adoption

    A couple’s journey to parenthood forces them to confront their own troubled childhoods in this three-part drama

    Two men wearing Superman T-shirts and ID cards around their necks stand in a classroom with enquiring expressions on their faces
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    D-Day: The Unheard Tapes — postwar interviews brought to life through lip-syncing actors

    Uncanny performances using audio recordings of Allied and German soldiers are likely to divide opinion

    Two soldiers holding rifles wade through the ocean while an explosion throws debris into the air behind them
  • Wednesday, 29 May, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    Jim Henson: Idea Man — muppetational tribute to a master puppeteer

    Ron Howard’s poignant documentary delves into what drove the enigmatic man behind the Muppets

    A 1985 photo of Jim Henson surrounded by colourful Muppets, posing with a smile and resting his cheek against his hand
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Review
    Eric — Benedict Cumberbatch is upstaged by a 7ft blue monster

    Netflix thriller about an alcoholic children’s puppeteer and his abrasive new creation could use a lighter touch

    A man in glasses and a large overcoat holds a notebook and pen whilst standing in a New York subway next to a tall furry monster with horns and large fangs
  • Sunday, 26 May, 2024
    Stephen Bush
    This will be the UK’s first post-TV election

    The challenge for political parties is that televised set-piece events reach fewer people than ever before

    Illustration of a chalk outline of a TV on the floor like a crime scene and two detectives looking down at in. In the foreground is a person seen from behind holding a TV remote behind his back
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Review
    99 — Manchester United’s historic treble season revisited

    Three-part Amazon series transports fans back to the team’s glory days

    A crowd of cheering football fans surrounds a red double-decker bus on a street, with some of them climbing on lamp posts. A group of men in suits stand on the bus’s top deck holding large trophies.
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    The best of TV and streaming this week
    The Sympathizer — HBO spy series subverts Hollywood Vietnam war movies

    This adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel reframes the conflict through the eyes of a North Vietnamese communist

    A man with black hair and blue short-sleeved shirt stands outside a suburban bungalow holding a small basket covered with a dish cloth, staring ahead with a confused expression
  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2024
    Review
    Power — a searing survey on Netflix of the history of American policing

    Directed by Yance Ford, the documentary tackles a divisive debate with admirable conviction

    A black and white photo of group of uniformed policemen aggressively subduing man in a large crowd of people
  • Monday, 20 May, 2024
    ReviewArts
    Afghan Star podcast review — story of a TV show that gripped the country

    New series relates the rise of Afghanistan’s answer to ‘American Idol’ following the fall of the Taliban

    A woman with very long hair, wearing a glamorous trailing dress, sings into a microphone on a TV show
  • Friday, 17 May, 2024
    Review
    Rebus — BBC crime series delves into Edinburgh’s underworld

    Adapted from Ian Rankin’s novels, the new drama follows DS John Rebus and his investigation into a Scottish turf-war

    A young woman with dark hair in a pony tail sits in front of a computer with her hand on a mouse. An older man with a beard leans on the desk looking seriously into the screen.
  • Friday, 17 May, 2024
    Review
    The Big Cigar — how a Black Panther became the star of a fake film

    A diverting Apple series dramatises the real-life ruse that helped Huey P Newton escape to Cuba in 1974

    A woman with an Afro and wearing a leather jacket walks next another man in a leather jacket. Two men sunglasses walk behind them through the large double doors of a building.
Previous page You are on page 1 Next page

Join us at an FT Live event

Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career

FT Live
Business of Entertainment Summit
Capitalizing on Disruption
Thursday, 19 SeptemberLos Angeles, CA
Explore all events

Useful links

Support

View Site TipsHelp CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilitymyFT TourCareers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT CommunityFT Live EventsFT ForumsBoard Director Programme

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2024. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Financial Times

UK Edition

Subscribe for full access
  • Switch to International Edition

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Israel-Hamas war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • UK
    • UK Economy
    • UK Politics
    • UK Companies
    • Personal Finance
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Cryptofinance
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
    • Next Act
  • HTSI
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • Board Director Programme
  • myFT Feed
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In