21 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews I Fought The Law on ITV1: Sheridan Smith excels as a mother taking on the British justice system

When Sheridan Smith is on form, there's no one to touch her for raw emotional power. She can project grief and anger so intense, it cracks the screen. And she's at her heart-wrenching best here.

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3 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Frenetic, forgettable fun but this thriller could've been so much more

Atomic is an action-packed chase adventure, starring Alfie Allen and Shazad Latif as two unlikely friends on the run from a drugs cartel, a special forces unit, Islamist extremists and the secret services.

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4 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Don't call aliens 'little green men', they might get offended too

STEVENS: This psychotic telescope was the closest we came to seeing any space invaders in the one-off documentary What Are UFOs ?

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5 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: These jurors leap to conclusions before the kettle's even boiled...

The abiding rule of British justice has always been that the accused is innocent till proven guilty - but not anymore.

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6 d. ago With a disaster this devastating, there was no need for hyperbole, writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

The first hour of this three-part documentary recounted the details almost in real time, from the first warnings of gas leaks on the North Sea oil rig, to the explosions that destroyed it, in July 1988.

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7 d. ago Feuding royal rivals William and Harry go to war. Sound familiar? CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews BBC's King & Conqueror

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: James Norton plays Harold II and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau his old friend turned bitterest enemy, William Duke of Normandy, in King And Conqueror.

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1 week ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Hostage: Affairs, asylum seekers, 'Allo 'Allo accents... Netflix's drama is nuts!

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Head for the bunkers - nuclear grade hokum incoming! The heart of British democracy is under attack.

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1 week ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Mudtown: Let off a pet killer? This soft

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Are you an easy touch, a bleeding-heart liberal? Take this simple quiz to find out, based on a courtroom scene in the South Wales crime drama Mudtown.

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1 week ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Tommy: The Good, The Bad, The Fury... and asks why we need five hours of this spectacularly dense reality star

This 10-part documentary follows Tommy around his soulless Cheshire mansion, goes motoring with him in his flash cars, and hangs around at the gym while he trains for his next fight.

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1 week ago The genius man haunted by the patients he couldn't save... CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Confessions Of A Brain Surgeon

Henry is a retired neurosurgeon who spends much of his free time in Ukraine, a country he loves, helping out in the operating theatre at Lviv hospital.

Science

2 w. ago Jodie Whittaker proves there is life after her Doctor Who train wreck... writes CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

Jodie Whittaker 's career was dramatically derailed when she became the first female Doctor Who.

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2 w. ago Alien: Earth review: This surreal Disney+ reboot is a true genre

Panto season will never be the same again. Disney have invented a new kind of movie sequel crossover, updating Sigourney Weaver 's horror classic Alien by blending it with Peter Pan.

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews In Flight on Ch4: Spare a thought for the Bulgarian tourist board after this dark thriller

The opening three minutes of In Flight were crammed with so much backstory, I had to check this rush of events wasn't a recap of an earlier series.

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2 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Celebs Go Dating on E4: Television hits the most wretched abyss with this atrocity of a series

Nadir: that's the word. It's the lowest point possible, the utter depths, the most wretched abyss... the very definition of Celebs Go Dating.

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3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Antiques Roadshow: VJ Day Special on BBC1: Poignant keepsakes of the Forgotten Army brought a lump to the throat...

The words are inscribed on war memorials across the country: 'When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, we gave our today.'

Culture

3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Fortune Hotel: 'A witless game show set in paradise, but as boring as hell'

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Whoever invented this game show format must be blessed with a very high boredom threshold, because it is stultifyingly dull.

Sport

3 w. ago With TWO disgraced presenters, BBC decision to air MasterChef is an insult to all of us and a slap in the face to everyone who has been belittled and abused on the show, says CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

The return of the long-running culinary contest, after the sacking of its disgraced presenters Gregg Wallace and John Torode , is an insult.

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3 w. ago Depression, suicides, overdoses: broad impacts of US wildfires revealed in study

Fallout goes beyond deaths and injuries, including lung damage and deaths caused by healthcare disruptionsNew research looking at the aftermath of some of the deadliest wildfires to have struck the US in recent years has shed light on the devastating effects the disasters have on human health, with impacts that extend far beyond the official death toll and injury counts.Three studies published this week examine the long-term fallout from the Maui and Los Angeles wildfires, including depression, suicide and overdose deaths, lung damage, and deaths caused by healthcare disruptions. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Wednesday review: Netflix's grisly answer to Hogwarts is packed full of gore, gags and superstar cameos, says CHRISTOPHER STEVENS

Serial killers and stalkers are not an adolescent girl's worst nightmare. Wednesday Addams positively relishes hers.

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3 w. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Do You Have ADHD?: 'Do you fidget and get distracted by noise? Maybe you've got ADHD too'

These days, the most talked about diagnosis is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder [ADHD].

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