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From the Editor
THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM
TO BOLDLY GO… IN SEARCH OF A LAUGH
GRAPEVINE • Drama Special – what’s in production…
TEN QUESTIONS WITH ELLA PURNELL • The Londoner who’s big in LA on her “coming-of-rage” drama, wanting to teach — and killer squirrels
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ME TARZAN? YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT • Why are female explorers so rarely seen in today’s TV jungle, asks Lucy Shepherd
‘I NEVER EXPECTED THIS’ • How did a self-published comic turn into one of the hottest hits on Netflix? Writer Alice Oseman reveals all…
‘I see a lot of myself in Charlie’ • From school plays to an open casting call – and now fame… Joe Locke on playing Charlie in Heartstopper
‘My life started with Heartstopper’ • Kit Connor began acting as a child – now he’s holding his own on set, if not the rugby pitch…
A LAW UNTO HIMSELF • Adeel Akhtar turned his back on a legal career to try his hand at acting and made TV history. Now he’s starring in BBC1’s new thriller… as a lawyer
RETURNING DRAMAS COMING SOON
TAKING BACK THE NIGHT • In their new dystopian drama, all men must stay home from 7pm to 7am, so women can feel safe on the streets. But would Sarah Parish, Alexandra Burke and Mandip Gill ever walk home alone?
BRAND-NEW DRAMAS DUE THIS YEAR
‘I’D LOVE TO GO TO THE MOON’ • Space tourism will take off in our lifetime, says Professor Brian Cox – but why wouldn’t he pack his bags and blast off to Mars with Elon Musk?
TIME TO ANOINT A NEW HERO • England’s tie with Greece has history, says Simon Barnes — so who will be the next Becks?
PICK OF THE WEEK’S SPORT ON TV
MONEY-MAKING MONSTERS • Why does the relentless pursuit of wealth make for such compelling drama?
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MUSICAL YOUTH • Former finalist Jess Gillam on the joys of the BBC Young Musician competition
A HERO TO THE LAST • A poignant, posthumous second series of interviews from the big-hearted rugby star
Streams of Conscıousness • The wisdom of the...