Grayson's Art Club review – a heartening, lockdown-era tonic
Celebrity guests and talented members of public get creative as the hit series returns, with the irrepressible artist beautifully guiding us through their stories - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarUnforgotten series four review – the coldest of cold cases
Nicola Walker’s Cassie and Sanjeev Bhaskar’s Sunny team up once again, but even these seasoned professionals have their work cut out when a headless, decades-old corpse is discovered - Stuart Jeffries
starstarstarstarstarCan’t Get You Out of My Head review – Adam Curtis's 'emotional history' is dazzling
Examining the power structures and political intrigue that have shaped our world, the filmmaker’s new BBC documentary series is a dense, ambitious triumph - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarIt's a Sin review – Russell T Davies Aids drama is a poignant masterpiece
Humour and humanity are at the heart of this sublime series about London’s gay community in the 1980s, from the creator of Queer as Folk - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarBack review – Mitchell and Webb's return is well worth the wait
After a four year gap, the second season of this hilarious sitcom finds the pair at their passive-aggressive best - Ellen E Jones
starstarstarstarstarCall My Agent! season four review – adieu to a fabulous French concoction
Sending up celebrities has never been more fun, as the Gallic comedy drama concludes with cinematic flourishes and stars including Sigourney Weaver and Charlotte Gainsbourg - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarIndustry review – Lena Dunham directs taut drama you can bank on
Girls star helms the first episode of this thrilling HBO/BBC co-production exploring the life of duelling graduates in a London investment bank - Hannah J Davies
starstarstarstarstarMy Family, the Holocaust and Me with Robert Rinder review – remarkably moving TV
On Who Do You Think You Are?, the barrister and television personality learned of his family’s painful past. In this new series, he and others in similar situations delve deeper still - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarDamilola: The Boy Next Door review – the powerful truth behind the headlines
Broadcaster Yinka Bokinni brings old friends together to remember their childhood friend Damilola Taylor, killed 20 years ago, and the community that he touched - Ellen E Jones
starstarstarstarstarBlack Classical Music: The Forgotten History review – challenging orchestrated racism
From Chevalier De Saint-Georges to Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, black classical musicians and composers have been largely written out of the canon. This fascinating one-off asks why - Phil Harrison
starstarstarstarstarExtinction: The Facts review – a heartbreaking warning from David Attenborough
With an eighth of the planet’s species at risk of dying out, this documentary offered a stark look at the devastation that humans have wreaked, and are wreaking, on the natural world - Amelia Gentleman
starstarstarstarstarI Hate Suzie review – Billie Piper is nude, lewd and joyously off the rails
Chaos reigns as Suzie Pickles’ life and acting career are turned upside down by a compromising phone hack, in this scabrously funny drama penned by Piper and Lucy Prebble - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarLovecraft Country review – are people scarier than monsters?
Thrilling action-adventure is the first priority of this new HP Lovecraft-inspired drama, but its prescient message about racism is never far from the surface - Ellen E Jones
starstarstarstarstarEverything: The Real Thing Story review – the searing saga of Britain's soul pioneers
Liverpudlian quartet the Real Thing, who tackled prejudice and challenged the pop status quo in the 70s, are the subject of Simon Sheridan’s fond and vital documentary - Stuart Jeffries
starstarstarstarstarAnthony review – reimagining a life cut short by hate
Jimmy McGovern’s drama about Anthony Walker is a beautiful, harrowing look at the life the teenager might have led had he not been murdered in a racist attack - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarOnce Upon a Time in Iraq review – a gripping, harrowing masterpiece
The people who were involved in the 2003 invasion – Iraqi and American – tell their stories and unravel the argument that anything good came out of it - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarWelcome to Chechnya review – harrowing tales of the 'gay purge'
David France’s tremendously bleak film about the persecution of LGBT people in Chechnya, is both a testament to human kindness and a grim portrait of suffering - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarHomecoming season two review – the mystery box that just keeps giving
Singer and actor Janelle Monáe takes up the baton from Julia Roberts in the second season of Amazon’s brilliantly Lynchian, mystery-laden drama - Ellen E Jones
starstarstarstarstarNormal People review – Sally Rooney's love story is a small-screen triumph
This BBC/Hulu adaptation of the hit novel about the on-again, off-again relationship between two Irish teenagers captures the beauty and brutality of first love perfectly - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarPutin: A Russian Spy Story review – 'schoolyard thug' who became an unstoppable leader
From unremarkable KGB recruit to master of kompromat, this absorbing documentary shows how Russia’s leader wormed his way into Moscow’s halls of power and made them his own - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarFeel Good – Mae Martin's immaculate romcom will have you head over heels
Though it deals in heavy themes including addiction and toxic families, the Canadian comic’s semi-autobiographical comedy is at its core a beautiful, truly funny love story - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarMcDonald and Dodds review – mismatched cops are the perfect partners in crime
One’s young and plucky, the other hasn’t been to a crime scene for over a decade. Yet ITV’s new detectives are the perfect pairing, as they investigate a very middle class murder - Stuart Jeffries
starstarstarstarstarThis Country review – farewell to TV's favourite bumpkins
Like The Office at its best, Daisy May and Charlie Cooper’s Cotswolds-set mockumentary remains hilarious, potent and exquisite right to the end - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarBelsen: Our Story review – the Nazi horrors that must never be forgotten
As the Holocaust ebbs from living memory, survivors of the notorious concentration camp underscore the importance of remembrance in this remarkable documentary - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarCrackerjack! review – superbly silly revival brings magic back to kids’ TV
There’s no sign of Take a Letter Or Take a Chance yet, but this is a proper teatime treat that perfectly recreates the spirit of the original. And is there gunge? Of course there is! - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarSex Education season two review – fast, funny and still not for the faint-hearted
The teenagers’ sexual escapades continue apace, bringing constant laughs in this rare, magnificent comedy that is good for both the heart and the soul - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Deuce final season review – the porn epic everyone should be watching
David Simon’s seductive drama about the peep shows, pimps and porn stars of Times Square bows out in brilliant and bittersweet fashion. Tune in while you still can - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarDracula review – a blood-sucking delight that leaves you thirsty for more
Fun, smart, scary and with just the right whiff of ham … Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss have served up a diabolic luxury - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarWorzel Gummidge review – he's back, he's hilarious and he's wearing a cravat!
What happened to the creepy scarecrow from the 70s we knew and hated? He’s been give the Mackenzie Crook treatment – and the result is a joyful, joke-filled eco-romp for our times - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarA Christmas Carol review – twee-free torment-fest is a tonic for our times
Children, go to your rooms! This is adults-only Dickens – a foul, funny and thrilling carve-up of festive flimflam that will leave you wondering if Scrooge is more seer than skinflint - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Case of Sally Challen review – inside the trial that changed everything for women
In this chilling, moving film about a woman who killed her abusive husband, Challen and her family bravely discuss their nine-year battle for justice - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarElizabeth Is Missing review – Glenda Jackson shines in this heartrending whodunnit
The actor is on magnificent form in a poignant murder mystery that doubles as a study of the sorrows of dementia - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Family Secret review – an extraordinary account of child abuse
Unsensationally made, with no narration, this documentary is a harrowing, unflinching examination of one woman regaining control - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarBritain’s Child Drug Runners review – devastating tales of 'modern slavery'
This chilling documentary looks at the rise of gangs grooming children as young as 11 to be drug mules, revealing a world of debt, deprivation and death - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarGreen Eggs and Ham review – I'm a huge fan, I am I am!
Woohoo! It’s the Dr Seuss crew, full of derring-do, tunnels of goo, with Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton too. Netflix, thank you! - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe End of the F***ing World review – coal-black comedy makes a killer return
Two years on from its first sleeper-hit series, the dark, Thelma and Louise-style tale returns with a bleak, brilliant new chapter - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarHis Dark Materials review – a riveting realisation of Philip Pullman's magic
Religion, mortality and talking animals combine to gift us a series that captures Pullman’s magnum opus in all its glory - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Morning Show review – Jennifer Aniston returns in a masterwork for the #MeToo era
Reese Witherspoon and Steve Carrell match the Friends star stride for stride in this funny, fearless drama from Apple TV+ - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarHow Europe Stole My Mum review – nothing short of a Brexit miracle
Kieran Hodgson and Liza Tarbuck offer up a rare treat indeed – the only thing that has managed to make me laugh about Brexit - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarSeven Worlds, One Planet review – breathtaking, moving, harrowing
David Attenborough and the BBC play us like pianos – and at this point in the evolution of natural history TV, they are maestros. Prepare to weep - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarI Love You, Now Die review – twisting truth behind a true-crime shocker
This two-parter about a teenager who sent thousands of texts to her boyfriend suggesting ways he could take his life starts out simple and horrific. Then the surprises start coming - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarLiving Undocumented review – the families ripped apart by zero-tolerance Trump
The tears, the separation, the kid clutching a toy dinosaur as a puffed-up official decides his fate … this heartbreaking six-parter captures the agony caused by US immigration policy - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarTransparent: Musicale Finale review – gloriously close to the bone
This game-changing, risk-taking series bows out with jazzhands, hilarious show tunes and a jaw-dropping final send-off for the Pfefferman family - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarThe Politician review – Ryan Murphy's student politics show is a born winner
Murphy’s dazzling Netflix series plays gloriously with the inauthenticity that has become standard in the corridors of power - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarCrime and Punishment review – a damning look at our desperate prison system
Two years in the making, this heavyweight new series starts by meeting prisoners with deeply controversial indeterminate sentences – and the damage done is crystal clear - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarState of the Union review: a brutal, tender and perfectly curated portrayal of marriage
In a pub before marital therapy sessions, a couple unravel 15 years of familiarity, love and betrayal. The temptation to binge is terrible - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarUntouchable: the Rise and Fall of Harvey Weinstein review – films like this change the world
What’s it like to be cajoled, threatened and blackmailed by a sexual predator who has power, history and society on his side? - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarMortimer and Whitehouse: Gone Fishing review – they've caught a real beauty
Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse make a splash with this effortlessly funny, profoundly life-affirming meditation on friendship, leisure and mortality - Jack Seale
starstarstarstarstarSuccession season 2 review – chilling, despicable and horribly addictive
The hit black comedy about a monstrous media dynasty is back – and it’s as ruthless and flawless as ever - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarThis Way Up review – the worse things get, the better the jokes become
Co-starring Sharon Horgan, Aisling Bea’s drama brilliantly captures the humour and despair of a nervous breakdown - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarI Am Nicola review – rare, stunning TV about an awful phenomenon
Forget Line of Duty ... here, Vicky McClure gets to flex her talents to the full as a woman slowly realising she’s trapped in a toxic relationship - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarWar in the Blood review – love, hope and the search for a cancer cure
The feature-length film about a revolutionary treatment for leukaemia did justice to the extraordinary science and the moving stories of the patients involved - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarBruce Lee and the Outlaw review – brutal, beautiful portrait of a Romanian street kid
Following Nicu as he goes from a 12-year-old boy to a man, this documentary is as beautiful in form as its content is ugly - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files review – who could feel proud of Britain after this?
Theresa May’s hostile environment was a full 70 years in the making, argues this damning, devastating documentary - Amelia Gentleman
starstarstarstarstarThe Virtues finale review – a drama so emotional it left you gasping for air
Difficult truths were delivered in the conclusion of Shane Meadows’s tale of repressed trauma, with a final 20 minutes that will stand as one of the most intense passages in TV history - Jack Seale
starstarstarstarstarChernobyl finale review – when the dust settles, it will be considered a classic
The acclaimed Soviet drama signed off with a haunting episode that somehow found a speck of hope amongst the tragedy and decay - Tom Seymour
starstarstarstarstarThe Other Two review – a fabulous, scabrous sendup of Bieber-a-likes
How would you react if your baby brother became an overnight pop sensation? This comedy has heart, charm – and a staggering belly-laugh gag rate - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarMum review – magnificent TV that will put sunshine in your heart
Guaranteed to make you cry four times every episode, the final series of the Lesley Manville sitcom miraculously turns tiny gestures into epic romance - Jack Seale
starstarstarstarstarThe Virtues review – a harrowing triumph by Shane Meadows
Stephen Graham stars as a man who loses his son then unravels completely in Meadows’ bruising and brilliant new drama, his first since dealing with his own sexual abuse - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarYears and Years review – a glorious near-future drama from Russell T Davies
Trump gets a second term, robots perform sexual favours and humans can upload their minds to the cloud in Davies’ thrilling new show, which follows one family from 2019 to 2034 - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Curry House Kid review – Akram Khan’s memories of serving drunk white racists
This touching, bruising documentary delved into the dance icon’s traumatic past – and how it drove him to turn his rage into extraordinary art - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarBack to Life review – this darkly comic gem is an ideal Fleabag replacement
Daisy Haggard plays a thirtysomething ex-con moving back in with her parents in a show that, without a false note, moves deftly between grief and laughter - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarClimate Change: The Facts review – our greatest threat, laid bare
David Attenborough’s rousing, horrifying call to arms should do for climate change denial what Blue Planet did for plastic - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarChimerica review – a thrillingly real drama about fake news
A disgraced photographer tries to salvage his career by finding the Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’ in Lucy Kirkwood’s series, a strikingly intelligent balance of the personal and the political - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarLine of Duty series five review – Jed Mercurio's masterpiece rolls on
AC-12 are back after a fevered two-year wait – and, as ever, not a scene, line or beat is wasted - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarPose review – a show to fall head-over-heels in love with
Ryan Murphy’s era-defining drama about voguing and the world of underground ballroom, in late 80s New York, is a classic tale for these times - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarDerry Girls series two review – still magic, still a total ride
Lisa McGee’s comedy is that rare thing – a hysterical and moving show about life as an adolescent girl. And with a bus-load of Protestant lads pitching up, it shows no sign of fading - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarFleabag series two review – she's back ... and she's taking aim at God
Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s audacious comedy returns with a family dinner from hell, a brawl and a hot, smoking priest. We should have known - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarSafe at Last: Inside a Women's Refuge review – there are wolves at every door
Brutal and essential, this documentary goes behind closed doors at one of the few safe spaces in the UK that exists to save women’s lives – and that are increasingly being shut down - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThis Time With Alan Partridge review – an excruciating white-knuckle ride
The monkey tennis-pitcher is back – and now he’s taking on do-badder hacktivists. After half an hour in his appalling company, you’ll be limp from laughter, loathing, panic and despair - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstar100 Vaginas review – an extraordinary and empowering spread of the legs
It’s not until you see a full set of female genitals filling your TV screen that you realise how little they feature in our culture. Bravo, Laura Dodsworth - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Last Survivors review – an extraordinary memorial to children of the Holocaust
The makers of this devastating, dignified documentary spent a year recording the testimonies of survivors of Nazi persecution to ensure their stories are never forgotten - Stuart Jeffries
starstarstarstarstarBilly Connolly: Made in Scotland review – pure gallus from a folk comedy hero
Connolly recounts his thrilling escape from the shipyards in a vivid portrait of 1960s Glasgow - Jack Seale
starstarstarstarstarTorvill and Dean review – another perfect 6.0 for Britain's favourite skating duo
To succeed, the good-bad biopic must seem lifted from pages of a Ladybird book version of a historic event, and this one delivered in spades - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Marvelous Mrs Maisel review – standup sitcom it's a pleasure to sit down for
Wannabe comedian Midge is back on coruscating form in this superb 50s-set comedy - Jack Seale
starstarstarstarstarEscape From Dubai: The Mystery of the Missing Princess review – a shocking tale of complicity and betrayal
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum vanished in February, apparently attempting to escape the UAE. This is the story of the tape she left behind - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarPeople Just Do Nothing review – Kurupt FM's original pirate material
Idiotic hubris, crushing realisation and denial should be depressing, but in the fifth and final BBC series, these tragicomic characters transform it all into something joyous - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarBlack Earth Rising finale review – slick Rwandan drama signs off in style
Hugo Blick’s sprawling, risk-taking thriller dealing with the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide came to an end that was assembled with precision - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarA Dangerous Dynasty: House of Assad review – the making of a murderous tyrant
The final episode of this fascinating series asked how an awkward, people-pleasing doctor turned into a dictator who went to war against his people - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarBoJack Horseman: season 5 review – pathos and punchlines make this a Netflix showstopper
The razor-sharp writing of Raphael Bob-Waksberg and its all-star cast make this unlikely story of a depressed showbiz horse one of the most compelling around - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarKilling Eve review – comedy, tragedy and thrills, this spy series has it all
Fleabag writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge shakes up the genre, in a show that wears its feminist credentials lightly - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarThe Mighty Redcar review – proper heartwarming film-making
Film-maker Dan Dewsbury embedded himself in the former steel town for a year – and his closeness to the community comes through in every scene - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarThe Great British Bake Off review – triumphant return for TV’s own form of comfort food
Yes, it’s cosy, safe, and mostly middle class, but one of the joys of Bake Off is the competitive spirit – everyone just wants to win. And the Channel 4 team are just getting into their stride - Emine Saner
starstarstarstarstarGrayson Perry: Rites of Passage review – how to create your very own death ritual
In Indonesia, they live with the corpse of their deceased loved one for a year before saying goodbye. So why, wonders the artist, must we be tied to the trauma of traditional funerals? - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarHorizon: Stopping Male Suicide review – thoughtful, sensitive and powerful
Dr Xand van Tulleken speaks to men who have tried to kill themselves, the families of those who did and professionals addressing the problem - Chitra Ramaswamy
starstarstarstarstarSuccession review – brilliant dissection of a dysfunctional dynasty
With machiavellian characters and sharp dialogue, this show from The Thick of It writer Jesse Armstrong has everything you hope to see in a mega-rich family - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarThe UN Sex Abuse Scandal review – careful, dignified and gruelling
This powerful documentary exposed the culture of impunity among UN peacekeepers, who have been accused of 1,700 crimes of sexual violence - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarUnforgotten series three review – TV’s most likable detective duo is back
DCI Stuart and DS Khan return for what promises to be another tight, gripping, but also moving investigation - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarThe Bridge series finale review – goodbye Saga Norén. God we'll miss you
Hans Rosenfeldt’s Nordic crime drama has drawn to a perfect, definitive – even beautiful – conclusion - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarReporting Trump’s First Year: The Fourth Estate – heroism in these dark days
In this revealing documentary, the New York Times opens its doors to cameras as reporters scramble to cover the best story of their lives - Tim Dowling
starstarstarstarstarThe Good Fight review – bold end to a risk-taking, Trump-baiting season
With ever more daring storylines, the absurdity of current US politics gets skewered by this wonderful witty and intelligent legal drama - Rebecca Nicholson
starstarstarstarstarSuffragettes with Lucy Worsley review – thrilling tale of women’s fight for rights
This gripping and historically detailed drama-documentary brilliantly recalled the violence and the valour of the suffrage movement - Julia Raeside
starstarstarstarstarA Very English Scandal finale review – leaves you reeling, seething and laughing
Fabulous performances all round as Jeremy Thorpe finally comes to trial in a sea of hypocrisy, prejudice, ghastly snobbery, injustice and a chorus of tittering from the public gallery - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarThe Handmaid’s Tale series 2 review – as intense as TV gets
The dystopian drama has strayed beyond Margaret Atwood’s novel, but it still manages to find beauty in the darkest trauma - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarA Very English Scandal review: funny and confident – like Jeremy Thorpe
Hugh Grant has the time of his life as the former Liberal leader who faced trial for conspiracy to murder - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarPatrick Melrose review – a brilliant portrayal of addiction
Benedict Cumberbatch had long wanted to play Edward St Aubyn’s character – and David Nicholls’s adaptation shows the actor’s deep understanding of the role - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarThe Split review – Abi Morgan’s shiny lawyers show life in all its wondrous mess
Nicola Walker stars in this gorgeously slick, witty and thoroughly grown-up tale of high-end divorce lawyers by the Bafta-winning writer - Lucy Mangan
starstarstarstarstarWild Wild Country review – Netflix’s take on the cult that threatened American life
Chapman and Maclain Way’s absorbing six-parter covers the rise and fall of the notorious Rajneeshpuram community more extensively than any show before it - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarThe Defiant Ones review – Dr Dre's American dream comes vividly to life
NWA, Snoop Dogg, Beats, yachts, clips from Goodfellas … every other music doc should throw in the towel because this one has got the lot - Sam Wollaston
starstarstarstarstarThis Country review – return of the sublime Cotswolds mockumentary
More comic perfection from real-life brother and sister writers and actors Charlie and Daisy Cooper, revealing the tedium and of country life for young people. Plus, The Seven Year Switch - Lucy Mangan
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