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From the Editors

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

WHAT WOULD YOU DO?

GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…

JAMIE DORNAN • Series one of The Tourist leaves iPlayer at the end of the month. But its star isn’t going anywhere…

to be a cinematographer • How The Tourist’s Ben Wheeler brought Jamie Dornan’s Aus-dyssey to life

THE ART OF PEELING POTATOES • Spuds can make Christmas special, says Marco Pierre White — if you handle them with care

THIS WEEK IN RT… 11—17 DEC 1965

SO GOOD THEY NAMED IT THRICE • Why is Location, Location, Location still my des res?

ALL ABOUT AVATAR • Hollywood box-office king James Cameron says the sequel to his $2.9-billion-grossing sci-fi hit Avatar is a risk worth taking. But why’s it been so long in the making?

DEEP BLUE SCENE • The inside story of how Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver learnt to act underwater – and hold their breath for minutes at a time

PARENTS OF PANDORA • Zoe Saldaña and Sam Worthington on returning as Avatar’s star couple

MORE NEW FILMS • Detectives, divas and dark puppet stories – there’s plenty to choose from in cinemas and on streaming

FESTIVE SPIRITS

PRIVATE EYES? • Holliday Grainger and Tom Burke are back in Strike. It’s their characters’ first cold case, but is their relationship hotting up…

‘I LOOKED UP AT THE SKY’ • Star of 70s Confessions films Robin Askwith is back in demand on television. Does he know why?

WHO KILLED ALEXANDER LITVINENKO? • Mark Bonnar on playing the one-time London bobby who was determined to catch the former Russian agent’s killers

‘A STORY THAT HAD TO BE TOLD’ • David Tennant says the drama had to begin with the iconic hospital photo

Festive feasts without the stress • Who needs turkey and Christmas pudding? Jamie Oliver, Michel Roux and Tom Kerridge offer up some easy and tasty alternatives

CHRISTMAS FOOD TREATS ON TV

FOOTBALL WITHOUT GUILT • The women’s game offers a light, bright contrast to the shadows over Qatar

SIMON’S THREE TO WATCH

Streaming

HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV & FILM

Saturday

ALSO ON TODAY

LIVE SPORT

FILM OF THE DAY

Sunday

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FILM OF THE DAY

Monday

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FILM OF THE DAY

Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

ALSO ON TODAY

LIVE SPORT

FILM OF THE DAY

HEAVENS ABOVE! • Stephen Mangan takes holy orders as radio’s confessor to the stars. But how does he persuade them to confess all on air?

PICK OF THE WEEK

The Archers this week…

PURPLE PROSE • Gyles Brandreth and...