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‘We’re shocked’: female screenwriters write to BBC over plan for male writer to create Sarah Everard drama
A letter signed by 400 female writers in 24 hours has criticised the corporation for what it calls the ‘silencing of women’s voices’ in women’s stories. Here it is in full
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‘WWE wrestling formed the blueprint!’ Munya Chawawa on Trump’s journey from Wrestlemania to the White House
The comedian answers the Nerve Q&A - on his new documentary tracing the links between Maga and the world of TV wrestling, the joy of Lime-bikes and the inspiration behind his Black Boys Theatre Club. Interview by Jude Rogers
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The Recommender: Rosie Jones
The comedian, author and star of Pushers shares her current cultural favourites
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Richard Gadd’s new show Half Man is hard to watch. But does it have anything to say?
The acclaimed new drama from the creator of Baby Reindeer doesn’t ‘expose’ toxic masculinity so much as simply make a spectacle of it, writes Julia Raeside
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SNL UK proved everyone wrong: it’s a big, British, Saturday riot
The US sketch-show behemoth didn’t seem like a natural export, but it has pulled together the biggest collection of homegrown talent in years, writes comedian Max Olesker
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Author & teacher Andy West: ‘In jail, philosophy comes from the ground up, not the top down’
Born into a family involved in crime, the writer’s memoir of a chaotic childhood is now an acclaimed BBC drama Waiting for the Out. He talks to Ursula Kenny about shame, survivor’s guilt and teaching Kafka in prisons
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Skate secrets: how I fell in love with hit drama Heated Rivalry before I ever saw it on TV
The steamy gay ice hockey drama has become a global sensation – in part because chronically online people like me have been watching edits and memes about it for months, writes Michaela Makusha
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Celebrity Traitors is era-defining telly - because it knows that fame is the ultimate deceit
Will anyone ever trust Jonathan Ross again? Will Tom Daley come out in the edit as the ultimate villain? The genius of the new A-list version of The Traitors, argues Julia Raeside, is that it turns the celebrity power dynamic on its head
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