Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #televisionradio, aggregated by home.social.
Seth Meyers on Trump: ‘Speaks in mangled, incoherent half-sentences that no one can understand’
By Guardian staff
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s delusions of power, Iran and the US president’s plan for his Florida golf course
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/08/seth-meyers-jimmy-kimmel-trump-iran-camp-david
#LatenightTVroundup #JimmyKimmel #SethMeyers #TVcomedy #Comedy #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff
Below review – a killer snot-berg causes chaos for Josh Hartnett https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/08/below-review-netflix-josh-hartnett-sea-monsters-thriller #Television #TelevisionRadio #Culture
BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/bbc-axes-radio-4-shows-you-and-yours-podcasts #Radio4 #ConsumerAffairs #RadioIndustry #Money #Media #Bbc #Podcasting #Podcasts #DigitalMedia #Internet #TelevisionRadio #Technology #Culture #UkNews
BBC axes long-running Radio 4 show You and Yours in push towards podcasts
By Michael Savage Media editor
Thinking Allowed, The Artificial Human and Free Thinking among other programmes hit by £500m cuts
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/08/bbc-axes-radio-4-shows-you-and-yours-podcasts
#Radio4 #Consumeraffairs #Radioindustry #Money #Media #BBC #Podcasting #Podcasts #Digitalmedia #Internet #Televisionradio #Technology #Culture #UKnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
Severed hands, crushed bones and a ‘monstrous mermaid with sharp teeth’: Reece Shearsmith on his dark obsessions
By Fiona Sturges
The League of Gentlemen and Inside No 9 co-creator has always displayed a sense of gothic unease, and his new book combines myth, memoir – and his own disquieting drawings
#ReeceShearsmith #Artanddesign #Books #Horrorbooks #Culture #InsideNo9 #TheLeagueofGentlemen #Television #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #FionaSturges
Below review – a killer snot-berg causes chaos for Josh Hartnett
By Sarah Dempster
Don your best plaid shirts for this supernatural thriller about a gang of beefy fishermen who tackle sea monsters. It is totally ridiculous – but you will have loads of daft fun
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #TheGuardian #SarahDempster
TV tonight: has Richard E Grant blown it in The Celebrity Traitors?
By Hollie Richardson, Phil Harrison and Jack Seale
The game is in full swing, as we find out the first famous face to be banished. Plus: The Paper finale gets emosh. Here’s what to watch this evening
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #RichardEGrant #LeeMack #Taskmaster #TheGuardian #HollieRichardson #PhilHarrison #JackSeale
‘He punched a polar bear on the nose!’ Ninety glorious years of Brian Blessed – by Emma Thompson, Adrian Lester and more
By Interviews by Mark Fisher
Peeing in the sink he shared with Derek Jacobi, making a badger video with Brian May, climbing Everest with Alan Hinkes … as the great actor blasts into his 90s, stars celebrate his ‘loudness and madness’
#BrianBlessed #Theatre #Film #Television #DerekJacobi #EmmaThompson #AdrianLester #FlashGordon #Culture #Stage #Televisionradio #BrianMay #Acting #Celebrity #TheGuardian #InterviewsbyMarkFisher
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s joke about Iran bombing LA: ‘Our own president wishing death to America’ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/07/jimmy-kimmel-trump-joke-iran-la-bombing #LatenightTvRoundup #JimmyKimmel #SethMeyers #TvComedy #Comedy #Culture #Television #TelevisionRadio
Cruel torment, depraved violence, evil turns: where did TV’s real baddies go? https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/07/cruel-torment-depraved-violence-evil-turns-where-did-tvs-real-baddies-go #Television #Culture #TelevisionRadio
Jimmy Kimmel on Trump’s joke about Iran bombing LA: ‘Our own president wishing death to America’
By Guardian staff
Late-night hosts discuss Trump’s rally line that Iran should bomb LA or San Diego as he continues to defend costly war
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/07/jimmy-kimmel-trump-joke-iran-la-bombing
#LatenightTVroundup #JimmyKimmel #SethMeyers #TVcomedy #Comedy #Culture #Television #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff
Cruel torment, depraved violence, evil turns: where did TV’s real baddies go?
By Rebecca Nicholson
From Carrie’s bullies to Cathy Ames, sympathetic backstories have made villains boring. It’s time to bring back truly awful villains – in all their deliciously sinful glory
#Television #Culture #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #RebeccaNicholson
The Uprising review – Paul Greengrass turns revolutionary rage into a Robin Hood origin myth
By Peter Bradshaw
Andrew Garfield’s fictional ploughman joins the historical heroes of the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt in a dirt-caked, docudrama-style film with disconcertingly silly moments
#Film #Periodandhistoricalfilms #PaulGreengrass #AndrewGarfield #CosmoJarvis #JamieBell #TomHollander #Culture #Televisionradio #Dramafilms #TheGuardian #PeterBradshaw
‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and Niles https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/07/frasier-jane-leeves-david-hyde-pierce-interview-daphne-niles-love-story #TelevisionRadio #Frasier #Culture #Television #TvComedy #UsTelevision
Carrie review – the teenage hell-raiser’s glorious return couldn’t come at a better time https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/07/carrie-review-summer-h-howel-prime-video-horror #TelevisionRadio #Culture #Television
‘He was devastatingly sexy’: Frasier’s Jane Leeves and David Hyde Pierce on the love between Daphne and Niles
By Hollie Richardson
From a breathless tango to a kiss that sent fans wild, the pair crafted a sensational seven-year TV crush. The real-life best friends talk first impressions, Casablanca moments – and having hot husbands
#Televisionradio #Frasier #Culture #Television #TVcomedy #UStelevision #TheGuardian #HollieRichardson
Post your questions for Celia Imrie
By Rich Pelley
From Miss Babs in Acorn Antiques to Calendar Girls, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and her infamous appearance on The Celebrity Traitors, it’s hard to know where to begin
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/07/post-your-questions-for-celia-imrie
#CeliaImrie #Culture #Film #Television #Televisionradio #TheTraitors #TheBestExoticMarigoldHotel #BridgetJonesDiary #MammaMiaHereWeGoAgain #Christmas #TheGuardian #RichPelley
Carrie review – the teenage hellraiser’s glorious return couldn’t come at a better time
By Lucy Mangan
This witty, smart remake takes teenage bullying and telekinetic violence to new extremes. Even the shower scene is more excruciating than the original
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/07/carrie-review-summer-h-howel-prime-video-horror
#Televisionradio #Culture #Television #TheGuardian #LucyMangan
A moment that changed me: I was heading for disaster on the Greek version of Strictly. Then instinct kicked in
By Victoria Hislop
I was gripped by fear, aching all over – and still recovering from cancer treatment. But Dancing With the Stars was a joyous celebration of survival
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/oct/07/a-moment-that-changed-me-greek-version-strictly
#Dance #StrictlyComeDancing #Greece #Lifeandstyle #Television #Televisionradio #Culture #EntertainmentTV #RealityTV #TheGuardian #VictoriaHislop
TV tonight: Vanessa Williams sits for this wonderful portrait competition
By Hollie Richardson, Jack Seale, Phil Harrison and Priya Elan
She joins Lennie James and Sheridan Smith on Sky’s Portrait Artist of the Year. Plus: reaching the bottom of Britain’s deepest cave. Here’s what to watch this evening
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #TheGuardian #HollieRichardson #JackSeale #PhilHarrison #PriyaElan
Bel review – a tearful, heartbreaking tribute to a spellbinding singer
By Chitra Ramaswamy
Beldina Odenyo was on the verge of stardom when she took her own life in 2021. In this beautiful documentary, her grief-stricken sister Leah attempts to finish her album – and her journey will make you cry again and again
#Televisionradio #Culture #Television #TheGuardian #ChitraRamaswamy
Medical dramas on television and in real life | Letter
By Guardian Staff
John Fisher recalls meeting a Casualty actor offering medical assistance to a passenger on a plane
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/06/medical-dramas-on-television-and-in-real-life
#Medicaldrama #Television #Acting #Culture #Drama #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
Jon Stewart on Trump and AI tech bros: ‘Stop lying to us’ https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/06/jon-stewart-trump-ai-tech-bros #LatenightTvRoundup #UsTelevision #TvComedy #Comedy #Culture #JonStewart #SethMeyers #JimmyKimmel #Television #TelevisionRadio
Jon Stewart on Trump and AI tech bros: ‘Stop lying to us’
By Guardian staff
Late-night hosts discussed the frightening rise of AI and how Trump is choosing to target voters for the midterms
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/06/jon-stewart-trump-ai-tech-bros
#LatenightTVroundup #UStelevision #TVcomedy #Comedy #Culture #JonStewart #SethMeyers #JimmyKimmel #Television #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff
Paramount completes $111bn acquisition of Warner Bros to form new media empire Skydance
By Gaya Gupta
David Ellison and ex-Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz to oversee both film studios, HBO Max, CNN and CBS News as co-executives
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/06/paramount-warner-bros-skydance-merger
#Business #Mediabusiness #Paramount #WarnerBros #Film #Culture #Media #UStelevision #UStelevisionindustry #Televisionindustry #Television #Mergersandacquisitions #Filmindustry #ParamountPictures #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #GayaGupta
‘We got that bad guy and took him down!’ Jaclyn Smith on the fun, friendship and frustration of Charlie’s Angels https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/06/jaclyn-smith-charlies-angels-interview #Television #Film #Culture #UsTelevision #TelevisionRadio
George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76
By Ben Beaumont-Thomas
Fenton’s successes include scores for Gandhi, Groundhog Day and 18 Ken Loach films, plus BBC TV news themes, Blue Planet and more
#Music #Classicalmusic #Film #Culture #Television #Televisionradio #RichardAttenborough #DavidAttenborough #KenLoach #NeilJordan #StephenFrears #NoraEphron #UKnews #TheGuardian #BenBeaumontThomas
George Fenton, Oscar-nominated British composer for more than 100 films, dies aged 76 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/06/george-fenton-oscar-nominated-british-composer-dies-aged-76-gandhi-groundhog-day-ken-loach #Music #ClassicalMusic #Film #Culture #Television #TelevisionRadio #RichardAttenborough #DavidAttenborough #KenLoach #NeilJordan #StephenFrears #NoraEphron #UkNews
‘We got that bad guy and took him down!’ Jaclyn Smith on the fun, friendship and frustration of Charlie’s Angels
By Emine Saner
It’s 50 years since Smith joined TV’s bikini-clad crime fighters alongside Farrah Fawcett and Kate Jackson. She talks about the love she found on set, the harassment she endured off it and the drug-taking she did her best to ignore
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/oct/06/jaclyn-smith-charlies-angels-interview
#Television #Film #Culture #UStelevision #Televisionradio #TheGuardian #EmineSaner
TV tonight: a striking film about the late musician Beldina Odenyo
By Ali Catterall, Hannah J Davies and Hollie Richardson
Her half-sister pieces together her demos for an album in this moving documentary. Plus: Bake Off lets the fans set the tasks in the tent. Here’s what to watch this evening
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #TheGreatBritishBakeOff #FoodTV #Drama #StaceyDooley #TheGuardian #AliCatterall #HannahJDavies #HollieRichardson
Damilola: The Untold Story review – John Boyega’s trauma after losing his childhood friend is haunting
By Hannah J Davies
The actor and his sister were with the 10-year-old on the night he was murdered. For the first time, along with the caretaker who found him bleeding, they share their terror – and celebrate their friend
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #DamilolaTaylor #Documentary #Peckham #London #FactualTV #TheGuardian #HannahJDavies
Pierre review – David Harewood’s twisty noir is an instant crime classic
By Ellen E Jones
Harewood has always had star power to burn – and he well and truly ignites this bold, sharp show about working in the police as a person of colour. What a brilliant milestone for Black British cop drama
#Television #Televisionradio #Culture #DavidHarewood #TVcrimedrama #BlackBritishculture #Drama #Police #TheGuardian #EllenEJones