Radio Times

Radio Times magazine is the UK's number one quality entertainment guide, helping readers to find the best TV, radio, streaming content, podcasts, and films, each week. With unparalleled access to the biggest names in entertainment, combined with journalism from the best writers in broadcasting, incisive criticism, exclusive features, and original photo shoots, the magazine makes headlines every week. The comprehensive, easy-to-use listings cover over 100 channels. And the daily recommendations written by Radio Times’ TV experts help uncover the best things to watch and listen to on the small screen, including streaming services such as; BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All4, Apple +, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ , Britbox, Acorn and many more. If you enjoy radio, you will also find full national radio listings including Scotland, Wales, N Ireland and local English radio plus podcasts. Plus, a puzzles section, the unique letters pages, latest books reviews, travel guides and money advice. It not only makes Radio Times an indispensable weekly read but the absolute must guide to home entertainment.

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THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM

DOMESTIC DRAMA FIT FOR THE GODS

GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…

TEN QUESTIONS WITH MIRIAM MARGOLYES • The role model for oldies is cashing in on Cameo and always has an onion in her handbag

to be a prison podcaster

CLEAN SWEEP!

OFF TO READ THE WIZARD… • Classic films like this aren’t the full story, says children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Behind every great Olympian • …are the parents who put their children on the path to gold. Meet the Team GB stars and their tireless mums and dads who know what it takes to raise a champion – starting with gymnast Max Whitlock and his mother, Madeleine

Chantelle Reid • The 26-year-old from Derby won gold at the 2014 Junior European Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2015 Youth World Boxing Championships

Tom Dean • The 24-year-old from Maidenhead won gold in the men’s 200m freestyle and the 4x200m freestyle at Tokyo. He is England’s most decorated Commonwealth athlete

Toby Roberts • The 19-year-old from Elstead, Surrey, is Team GB’s first male Olympic sport climber, and has won World Cup gold in lead climbing and bouldering

Tom and Emily Ford • Rowers Tom (31) and Emily (29) Ford, from Holmes Chapel in Cheshire, have won medals in the men’s and women’s eights at the Tokyo Olympics and 2023 and 2024 European Championships. They are Team GB’s only competing brother and sister duo

Kye Whyte • The 24-year-old Londoner won silver at Tokyo 2020, Team GB’s first ever BMX medal. In 2022, he took home gold at the BMX European Championships and silver at the World Championships

Jake Wightman • Britain’s men’s middle distance medal hope won gold in the 1500m at the 2022 World Championships – when his father commentator dad Geoff, called him over the line

Seonaid McIntosh • The 28-year-old from Edinburgh is Britain’s most successful female air rifle shooter and has seven World Cup gold medals. She is the world number one in 50m rifle 3P (prone, kneeling and standing)

A father’s pride • First Dates star Fred Sirieix jumped off the high board for love of his daughter Andrea – and when she steps up to dive in Paris, he says there will be tears

Love can hurt • If your child has the potential to get to the top in sport, how hard do you push them – and will the experience scar them for ever?

Eccentric BRITISH HEROES • Guy Ritchie’s latest WWII romp is great entertainment. But what’s the darker truth behind the real mission the film is based on, asks historian Damien Lewis

THE DIM BLUE LINE • The team behind Green Wing has...