Tv & radio
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Late-night hosts discussed Donald Trump’s hypocrisy over his daughter’s security breach and his refusal to criticise Mohammed bin Salman over the death of Jamal Khashoggi
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A new specialist has been hired by HBO to ensure that actors on their shows can shoot sex scenes without fears of misconduct -
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have fine-tuned their satire – and the show is questioning its own place in society more than ever -
4 out of 5 stars.
This authentic take on the first Neapolitan novel is the most honest and vivid portrait of the lives of young girls ever brought to TV -
On Last Week Tonight, the comic warned about the rise of authoritarian leaders and how people must remain vigilant
What to watch
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4 out of 5 stars.
Narcos: Mexico – Netflix's druglord saga sticks to its winning formula
4 out of 5 stars.Amid the hilarious quadruple-crossings and countless drugs busts, we meet the Dumb & Dumber of the narcotics trade -
2 out of 5 stars.
Westside – Netflix's own Fame, minus the legwarmers or the charm
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2 out of 5 stars.
House of Cards: season six – we still need to talk about Kevin
2 out of 5 stars.
Episode recaps
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Bonds are broken as David Simon’s porn and cops drama ends with a resolution of sorts for Darlene and Larry, while Vincent struggles to adapt -
Fox News host Laura Ingraham (Kate McKinnon) slings conspiracy theories and bald-capped Carell plays Jeff Bezos -
On Last Week Tonight, the comic warned about the rise of authoritarian leaders and how people must remain vigilant
Videos
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Oprah Winfrey has lent her star power to Stacey Abrams, the Georgia Democrat aiming to become America's first black female governor in the midterm elections next week.
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Life imitates art … sort of. Meghan Markle has made her final appearance in the legal drama Suits, one month before her wedding to Prince Harry
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The actor debuts his take on Trump's former chief strategist in an interview alongside Fred Armisen as the Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff
Talking points
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It’s MasterChef, but the contestants have Michelin stars and hard-won culinary empires of their own. Why are they debasing themselves like this? -
In its final season, the musical comedy series continues to skewer expectations and provide progressive thinking for women often patronized by the small screen -
After 55 years, it was about time the series faced up to its fairly un-PC record – much to the outrage of Jeremy Clarkson
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Flatlining after eight seasons of medical japes, the sitcom was rebooted for a med-school spin-off that should have been left for dead -
Whether it’s cult films or the mockumentary style perfected by The Office, why do we seek discomfort from our comedies?
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The usually unrepentant show said sorry for mocking Gore over climate change but managed not to compromise. The Simpsons might well take note
You may have missed
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The television adaptation Elena Ferrante’s My Brilliant Friend is a reminder of Italy’s strong tradition in the coming-of-age genre, from Life Is Beautiful to Cinema Paradiso -
The broadcaster on forgetting people’s names, being thin-skinned and missing Jeremy Beadle -
Netflix’s latest instalment focuses on the pragmatic Mexican who became the godfather of modern narcotrafficking – and whose demise triggered a drug war
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Her grandfather was a bigamist and a spy. Now Ruth Wilson tells what it’s like to play her own grandmother in Mrs Wilson, a BBC series based on their extraordinary marriage -
CEO Bob Iger also announces that Tom Hiddleston will star in a Marvel-related programme for Disney’s forthcoming streaming service -
The group claims the show’s statue of Baphomet resembles its own and that its use ‘dilutes and denigrates’ satanism
The Final Table review – big, bombastic and barely watchable
2 out of 5 stars.