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THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM
ON THE BEAT IN BELFAST • Hard-hitting police drama Blue Lights is back and RT was given exclusive access to the set and its stars
GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…
10 QUESTIONS WITH BRETT GOLDSTEIN & IMOGEN POOTS • Their new film All of You mixes sci-fi and romance. But how do they feel about a romcom grand gesture?
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WHO ARE THE SHADOW SCHOLARS? • Sociologist Prof Patricia Kingori reveals the secret workforce writing essays for British students
Meet Strictly’s class of 2025 • From overcoming grief to chasing lifelong dreams – here’s why this year’s Strictly stars have embraced the sequins
‘IT’S THE ANTIDOTE TO COSY CRIME’ • For his latest thriller, Anthony Horowitz has created a murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie but with a dark, modern edge
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS • Mawaan Rizwan squeezes humour from his messy moments
‘IT’S SPORT FOR NERDS’ • As House of Games returns for a new series, Richard Osman reveals why we all love a quiz!
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER • Not every newspaper will be recommending this drama, but The Hack is a story that affects all of us
MOUNTING PRESSURE • Africa is holding its first World Road Cycling Championships as the sport’s elite race high in Rwanda, says Simon Barnes
Sport editor Michael Potts on the best of the week’s action on TV and radio
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‘THE SMELL, SOUND AND HEAT WOULD HAVE SEEMED A MIRACLE 200 YEARS AGO’ • Train enthusiast Petroc Trelawny can’t wait for Radio 3’s day-long celebration of locomotion — but, he warns Michael Hodges, don’t play music in his quiet carriage
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