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Reclaiming Amy review: The agony of seeing addiction close up
Ten years since she died, Amy Winehouse’s family discuss how they remember the prodigious talent
What a turn on! TV’s hot summer is here
From masked matchmaking to the full-frontal filth-fest of Sex/Life, dating is back — on the telly at least. As Sexy Beasts hits Netflix, Abha Shah wonders why we just can’t get enough of seriously OTT shows
What to watch this week, from Reclaiming Amy to Uprising
Streaming recommendations from the Standard’s arts team
Sexy Beasts review: A dating horror story that’s bizarre and boring
This unnerving dating experiment doesn’t capitalise on its comic potential
Uprising review: Urgent, unmissable viewing from Steve McQueen
This nuanced three-part documentary, co-directed by McQueen and James Rogan, focuses on the New Cross Fire and its aftermath
‘That story’s never been told’: revisiting the Brixton riots
Steve McQueen’s new series Uprising is an overdue exploration of race relations in the 1980s. George Rhoden, one of few black police officers on the scene at the Brixton riots, tells us why he shared his story
It Was What It Was: Will Love Island’s Lucinda pick Danny or Aaron?
Each week, Love Island scholars Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson discuss all the drama and dumpings
Welcome to Clarkson’s Farm, a very big crowd in the country
A new show has turned the broadcaster’s farmshop into a fan mecca — but what’s at the end of the three-hour queue? A dubious David Ellis gets in line
Wunmi Mosaku: I loved playing someone who doesn’t try to be palatable
The British actress on joining the MCU, reuniting with her drama school peers and the unexpected joys of virtual awards season
It Was What It Was: Brad or Chuggs? And where’s the chemistry?
Each week, Love Island scholars Katie Rosseinsky and Jessie Thompson discuss all the drama and dumpings
A Murder In West Cork: the story of the Sophie Toscan du Plantier case
A new Netflix documentary unpicks one of Ireland’s most notorious murder cases
PRIDE review: A heartbreaking, invigorating history of LGBTQ+ struggle
Telling stories from across six decades of activism, this series homes in on the human love and pain that drives it all
Tom Hayes: ‘That I survived prison is a continual bewilderment to me’
The first banker to be imprisoned for the Libor scandal, Tom Hayes on how the BBC’s new gruelling drama captures the everyday horrors of life behind bars
Together: Lockdown two-hander feels better suited to stage than TV
James McAvoy and Sharon Horgan play a couple navigating life locked down in a film written by Dennis Kelly
Time: An unflinching look at life in British prisons
This gripping drama starring Sean Bean and Stephen Graham raises tough questions about justice - and prison workers have praised its realism
The Return: Life After Isis is an unforgettable documentary
This measured look at the plight of the so-called Isis brides is empathetic without pulling any punches
Summer 2021 TV guide: Unmissable shows from Loki to Love Island
The TV shows everyone will be talking about this summer
Lupin Part 2 review: Compelling, pacy and enjoyably silly
Omar Sy’s gentleman thief is back for round two - and this series is as much fun as ever
Loki: Everything you need to know about Marvel’s new Disney+ TV show
So he was killed, but now he’s alive, and he’s fronting his own TV series? What’s going on?
Time review: Gruelling portrait of prison life is essential viewing
Sean Bean and Stephen Graham lead a brilliant cast in a three-part series from Jimmy McGovern
The best new TV shows and films landing on Netflix in June
Your June streaming schedule starts here...
Jodie Turner-Smith shines as Anne Boleyn in revisionist period piece
Turner-Smith makes a compelling queen in Channel 5’s lavish period piece meets psychological thriller
Friends is back! What have they been up to—and which one are you?
They were the biggest stars of the 90s and noughties - getting paid $1 million per episode. But what happened to Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe after the show? As the Friends reunion episode airs, Suzannah Ramsdale charts the winners and losers
Who killed Erin in Mare of Easttown? These are the prime suspects
Our favourite vape-chugging detective is on the verge of a breakthrough - these are the Easttown residents under suspicion...
Anne Boleyn’s Mark Stanley: how I managed to empathise with Henry VIII
Stanley tried to make the Tudor king “as three dimensional as possible” in this new spin on Anne Boleyn’s final months
The Beast Must Die: An unexpectedly gripping revenge thriller
Don’t write this off as another interminable prestige thriller - Cush Jumbo and her castmates make this worth watching
Will the Friends reunion be shown in the UK? And how do I watch it?
The One Where They Get Back Together is streaming on Thursday
The best moments from Friends - and the ones we’d rather forget
From Joey’s pioneering layering technique to, erm, Ross making a move on his close relation, we chart the highs and the lows of the classic sitcom
Friends Reunion: The one where they look back (and make lots of money)
It was self-congratulatory and skirted any controversy but it was heartwarming to see how much the show meant to so many
African Apocalypse: my journey into today’s beating heart of darkness
A trip to Niger on the trail of colonial crimes was an eye-opener for the young British-Nigerian poet Femi Nylander
Everything you need to know about Eurovision ahead of Saturday’s final
Ah, hello Europe’s craziest musical tradition, how we missed you...
Ann Skelly: Meet the breakout star of period sci-fi The Nevers
The show nearly got derailed by showrunner Joss Whedon’s departure, but, says the actress, it’s back on track and a chance to ‘reclaim’ the past
We Are Lady Parts: Riotous musical comedy fizzing with anarchic energy
Writer-director Nida Manzoor’s comedy is plenty of fun, filled with instantly memorable characters
Who is the sexy French duke in The Pursuit of Love?
Sunday nights are steaming up thanks to the Duc de Sauveterre
Six questions we have about Mare of Easttown
Will she end up with the hot writer and why did she delete the old couples’ CCTV? We have questions...