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From the Editors
THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM
AND THE WINNER IS…
GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…
TEN QUESTIONS WITH ESME AND PATRICK • The Great British Sewing Bee judges Esme Young and Patrick Grant on being inspired by David Bowie
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CAN TRUTH SURVIVE WAR? • Ukraine’s spring offensive will test news reporters’ skill, says Jeremy Bowen
THE RADIO TIMES AT 100 • Continuing our countdown to the centenary of Radio Times in September, with a weekly look back at some of the magazine’s landmark issues…
WHY GO PUBLIC? • Does tell-all TV make us sympathise more with wayward celebrities? I’m not so sure
WE WERE NEVER BEING BORING • Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe on the secret of the Pet Shop Boys’ 40-year success story, why they say no to royals, being backstage with Sinatra and the day their lives changed for ever
MAKING FRIENDS • Pet Shop Boys – masters of the starry hook-up
Sister act • Suranne Jones and Eve Best play estranged sisters who stumble on a dark family secret. But how do you create on-screen chemistry when you’ve never met before?
Wild at heart • Forget manicured perfection – let weeds run riot in your garden, says Rachel de Thame
MAKING WHOOPI • She’s controversial, outspoken and groundbreaking. But her tough early life in New York made Whoopi Goldberg the woman she is today, John Wilson discovers
BREAKING THE SILENCE • The documentary team that laid bare the pain and suffering of the Iraq war turns its lens on the Troubles in Northern Ireland
ALL THE FUN OF THE FLAIR • Will rugby union survive? Only if it’s played like this, says Simon Barnes
PICK OF THE WEEK’S SPORT ON TV
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HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV & FILM
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MY PET HATES • Paul Merton is bringing Room 101 backtoradio—and says what you loathe reveals more about you than what you adore
SHINING ON • Deborah James’s podcast brought hope to millions
Streams of Consciousness • JK Rowling podcast proves the medium has come of age
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