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A hypnotic story of life on the International Space Station

Orbital, a slim, soulful and haunting novella by Samantha Harvey, drifts through a single day in the life of six ISS astronauts

Impressionists on Paper, Royal Academy: full of delicious little surprises

Almost all of the movement’s protagonists are represented in this neat, clear argument for reconsidering what we deem a ‘finished’ work

‘One man waited 18 years for a harpsichord’: inside the rarefied world of period instrument-making

You might think building a theorbo or a rebec is a dying art. Yet there is a demand for these weird and wonderful objects

‘I never thought a ten-month job would end up being my pension’: what it’s like to be a Doctor Who companion

As the sci-fi show turns 60, four actresses reveal the highs and lows of being the Time Lord's sidekick

I’m a Celebrity, day 2 review: Nigel Farage becomes the ‘anus event’

After Farage snacked on crocodile bum, camel teat and sheep, as well as goat and chicken feet, it's hard to imagine things could get worse

Evil Genius with Russell Kane, Sky History review: was Churchill really a publicity-hungry alcoholic?

The comedian's popular podcast about divisive historical figures has been transported to TV, kicking off with a debate on Churchill's legacy

The fatsuit from hell: what it’s like to play the Snowman

From sweating buckets to tunnel vision and breathing difficulties, the actor who plays the Snowman reveals the role’s gruelling reality

Vinnie Jones in the Country, review: like Clarkson's Farm, but much swearier and far more poignant

This Discovery+ series follows the former footballer as he copes with the loss of his wife by immersing himself in a new country life

David Arnold: the Bond maestro proves he’s also a vocal star

The leading film and TV composer, who has scored five 007 films, entertained with a tremendously fun debut solo concert at the Lafayette

The best history books of 2023: from Churchill to Henry III

A slate of superb 20th-century histories were matched by a couple of magnificent, long-anticipated conclusions to medieval series

The Archers, review: evil Rob's abuse story is flawed, but has impact far beyond the airwaves

Radio 4 has delivered a domestic-abuse storyline with relevance, as villain Rob Titchener met his demise

Squid Game: The Challenge, Netflix, review: reality remake loses none of the tension or intrigue

Spun-off from the lockdown mega-hit, this game show – with a prize of $4.56m – embraces the capitalism that was satirised by the original

Slow Horses, season 3, review: so brilliant you'd be silly not to get an Apple TV+ subscription

It's clever, it's fun, it features a marvellously greasy Gary Oldman swearing at his MI5 colleagues – and it deserves a much bigger audience

Hell’s Kitchen: Alicia Keys’ songs and story make for a real beauty of a jukebox musical

Just opened Off Broadway, and inspired by the pop superstar's own coming of age, this new show mines her back catalogue to powerful effect

I'm a Celebrity: Nigel Farage finds an audience – even in the middle of nowhere

ITV's star attraction delivered extra publicity before even the first kangaroo scrotum had been swallowed

Ronnie O'Sullivan: The Edge of Everything, Prime Video, review: a painful portrait of a tormented talent

The snooker champion comes across as a deeply troubled sportsman. The sanitised Beckham documentary, this isn't

Boat Story, BBC One, review: the Williams brothers bring Tarantino-esque gore to Yorkshire

The pair behind The Tourist return with a furiously fast-paced thriller anchored by excellent turns from Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph

Strictly Come Dancing 2023, Blackpool week 9 results – Angela Rippon is eliminated

The presenter lost out in the dance-off to Bobby Brazier

The inside story of Angela Rippon’s Morecambe & Wise Christmas Special

In 1976, the BBC's first regular female newsreader high-kicked in a dress on television – she explains how this iconic moment came about

How a pioneering pilot’s exceptional life story offers clues to a second JFK shooter

When filmmaker Mary Haverstick researched pilot Jerrie Cobb, she had no idea she was about to be investigating the Kennedy assassination...

You can never truly complete a great work of art – this forgotten Renaissance master shows why

As a new National Gallery exhibition shows, a work of art left in limbo when its creator dies isn’t always a failure

Cocaine, Ibiza, lunch with Diana – welcome to the real aristocracy

The Duke of Beaufort’s memoir relates nights with Jerry Hall, parties with Hugh Grant and poker games with Michael Gove. What’s not to like?

‘He paid the ultimate price’: the grisly fate of the missionary who met the last ‘uncontacted’ tribe

American John Chau was convinced it was his destiny to convert the North Sentinelese. A new documentary reveals how misjudged his plan was

Ed Sheeran, Royal Albert Hall, review: Britain’s reigning global superstar is genuinely astonishing

The world’s favourite busker reminds sceptics that he has the songcraft and charisma to bring any audience with him

The Crown, season 6, review: the show reaches a creative dead end with Diana's ghostly return

Peter Morgan's final series shows flashes of the drama it used to be, but these first four episodes are intrusive and clumsy

The Crown, season 6 episode 1, Persona Non Grata, review: the tragedy begins with cat-and-mouse games

Diana's holiday with Dodi leaves Charles furious that he and Camilla are losing the PR war – leading to some very silly dialogue

The Crown, season 6 episode 2, Two Photographs, review: doesn't let the facts get in the way

In order to tell one of the most famous royal stories ever, Peter Morgan resorts to fiction – and sometimes it's surprisingly effective

The Crown, season 6 episode 4, Aftermath, review: all done in staggeringly bad taste

Showing us the dramatic days following Diana's death, Peter Morgan makes some dreadfully poor creative decisions

The Crown, season 6 episode 3, Dis-Moi Oui, review: a grim intrusion into Diana's final hours

The third episode pores over the events in unbearable detail, putting us at the heart of that chaotic final day in Paris

Did Dodi really propose? Did Al-Fayed really hire paparazzi? The Crown season 6 fact-checked

The drama has always blended fact and fiction, but which bits are true and which are fabrications? We sift through it, episode by episode