Jonathan Wright is a writer on science fiction and television
July 2025
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‘The army were on the streets – and we were bored’: Stiff Little Fingers on making Alternative Ulster
‘There wasn’t time to sit down and discuss politics and the future of the world, or your aims and aspirations. You just did stuff’
January 2019
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Friday’s best TV: The Crimson Rivers; On Drums – Stewart Copeland!
There’s a gripping new French thriller that’s loaded with sexual tension, a look at the art of drumming by the ex-Police man and a new living history series about the Arts and Crafts movement
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Tuesday’s best TV: Charmed; My Million Pound Menu; Icons
Clunky witchy goings on in the rebooted occult drama and tomorrow’s restaurant brands in the financial frying pan. Plus: who was greatest 20th-century icon?
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Saturday's best TV: The Voice UK; The Greatest Dancer; Black Lake
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Friday’s best TV: The Big Fat Quiz of Everything; Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland
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Wednesday’s best TV: Storyville: Waco – Madman Or Messiah; Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start
December 2018
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Monday’s best TV: Raymond Briggs – Snowmen, Bogeymen & Milkmen; Dinner for One
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Friday’s best TV: Billy Connolly: Made in Scotland; Delicious
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Boxing Day’s best TV: The ABC Murders; The Midnight Gang
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Saturday's best TV: Watership Down; Goodness Gracious Me: 20 Years Innit!
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Friday’s best TV: Victoria & Albert: The Royal Wedding; Celebrity Help the Animals at Christmas
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Thursday’s best TV: Bear’s Mission with Gareth Southgate; Blue Peter
Sunday's best TV: The Apprentice; Sports Personality of the Year
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Thursday’s best TV: This is My Song; Billy Connolly’s Ultimate World Tour
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Sunday's best TV: Dynasties; I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Final
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Thursday’s best TV: New Girl; A Hotel for the Super Rich & Famous
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Sunday's best TV: The Little Drummer Girl; Doctor Who; Dynasties
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Saturday's best TV: The X Factor Final; Strictly Come Dancing
November 2018
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Thursday’s best TV: A Hotel for the Super Rich & Famous; Kidding
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Sunday's best TV: A Great British Injustice – The Maguire Story; The Little Drummer Girl