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Warriors and the brutal reality of Bosnia: ‘Nato held an exercise so we could make our show’
The 1999 Damian Lewis drama showed British peacekeepers forced to stand by as neighbour butchered neighbour. But how authentic was it?
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Every Doctor Who episode missing from the BBC’s Whoniverse – and why
iPlayer now boasts a vast archive of over 800 Doctor Who episodes – with some glaring omissions. Where did they go?
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‘Don’t tell him, Pike’: inside the funniest Dad’s Army episode ever made
Broadcast 50 years ago, The Deadly Attachment showcased the sitcom at its ridiculous, class-obsessed best – and contained its greatest gag
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Killer robots, Donald Trump and a crisis of faith: the freaky story behind Five Nights at Freddy’s
Scott Cawthon’s horror has inspired novels, fan theories and now a horror film. Why has his video game become such a cultural lightning rod?
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How Dazed and Confused made the hell of being a teenager look fun
Richard Linklater’s 1970s-set ‘anti-nostalgia movie’ was full of first kisses, first beers, and first fights – both on screen and off
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‘Nobody expected it go as feral as it did’: how reality TV debacle Eden descended into madness
Before Alone, Channel 4 exiled 23 strangers to the remote highlands for a year with ruinous results. The survivors reveal what happened next
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‘My film made $180 million at the box office – but I’m not making a dollar’
Sound of Freedom director Alejandro Monteverde talks conspiracies, Trump’s support – and how much he’s made from his film’s shocking success
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When Parky petrified the nation: the terrifying, totally true story of Ghostwatch
Thirty years ago, Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene and a poltergeist called Pipes pulled one of TV's greatest pranks – and spooked the BBC
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The Blind Side backlash: how Sandra Bullock’s ‘white saviour’ yarn unraveled
Bullock' won an Oscar for playing a mother who saved a troubled teen's life with ‘football and Christian charity’. But is that the truth?
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How Ali G made fools of us all – and got away with it
As Sacha Baron Cohen plots the return of the 'rapper-stroke-idiot' from Staines, his collaborators reveal how he duped the establishment
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Fact-checking Private Ryan: how accurate is Spielberg’s D-Day landing?
Twenty-five years ago, Tom Hanks starred in a film hailed as the most realistic depiction of war ever seen on screen. But was it?
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The sad truth about Oppenheimer and his women
Christopher Nolan’s film shows the father of the atom bomb as a complusive womaniser. But was he really?
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Fact-checking Idris Elba’s Hijack: from guns on planes to blackmailed pilots
Aviation experts and kidnap negotiators weigh in on Idris Elba’s thrilling show about a hijacked plane from Dubai to London. Is it accurate?
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‘Incomprehensible!’: why the original Mission: Impossible was almost dead on arrival
In 1996. Tom Cruise and Brian De Palma’s reboot of an antiquated spy series was a risk in every sense. How did they pull it off?
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Tom Clancy’s state secrets: why The Hunt For Red October had the US Navy running scared
Reagan was a fan but the Jack Ryan thriller’s in-depth warfare knowledge left the intelligence world bewildered. Was its author an insider?
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Tom Cruise’s improbable missions – the 10 most thrilling M:I stunts
The 61-year-old star says he plans to be doing his own stunts into his 80s – a bold ambition if they are anything like these...
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