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From the editors

Watch, listen, stream… • THE 10 BEST SHOWS THIS WEEK 16—22 JULY 2022

WHAT I’M WATCHING… • This week’s contributors reveal all

Women’s health matters • TV should help to spread the good news about HRT

FROM THE RT ARCHIVE… • 20–26 JULY 1991

DEATH BECOMES HER • What is the secret to writing a bestselling crime novel and turning it into a primetime TV hit? ML Longworth says it all starts with the perfect murder…

RETURNING TO HER PRIME? • Bringing her novels to TV took its toll on Lynda La Plante Ð but could she be tempted back?

WE’VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU… • Good news! Your favourite dramas are returning soon

DIAL T FOR THRILLER • Tension, cliffhangers and misdirection are key to creating a gripping drama, says Bafta-winning writer Nick Leather – and so is a happy ending…

SHE SAW TOO MUCH…

‘Putting “Yorkshire” in the title gets good viewing figures’ • When Ben Frow took charge at Channel 5, he had a very clear vision: British shows for British viewers. So he dumped foreign series and poached BBC presenters to win the battle for ratings

YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS • Ben Frow answers RT readers’ questions…

TICS AND TIKTOK • Lockdown saw a global increase in Tourette syndrome among teenagers – was it caused by social media?

BIG OIL’S DIRTY SECRET • Did the oil industry try to cover up the truth about climate change? Jane McMullen, director of BBC2’s Big Oil vs the World, is in little doubt…

Higher and higher • Pole vaulter Armand Duplantis will be aiming to reach new heights in Oregon

Film Reviews

THE PRIDE OF GLASGOW • Author Denise Mina on why crime fiction needs humour – and how her home city continues to inspire her

BEYOND BELIEF • The spy story that’s stranger than fiction

HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV

The new Spooks • As a GCHQ insider, I’d say The Undeclared War is a winner

SATURDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

STREAMING NOW

BEST OF THE REST

SUNDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

MONDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

TUESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

WEDNESDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

THURSDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

FRIDAY Choices • The pick of today’s TV

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BEST OF THE REST

Steadman rocks on • Like her fellow Liverpudlian Paul McCartney, Alison Steadman isn’t ready to quit quite yet

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Archers this week…

Facing up to reality • A new podcast reveals the tragic price paid by contestants in the battle for TV ratings

‘I was quite nervous…’ • …but I wanted to understand online...