TV
Love is staying up late to watch Channel 4's Alex without the kids
![Channel 4's Alex](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/alexswedish-Channel-4-hero.jpg?w=768)
Love is staying up late to watch Channel 4's Alex without the kids
Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
![Matt Baker has returned to his roots. Photo: BBC Studios/Pete Dadds](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Matt-Baker.png?w=768)
Matt Baker: 'When you grow up on a farm, you know all about hard work'
The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound
![Domhnall and Brian Gleeson say their bizarre new comedy Frank of Ireland has hidden depths Image credit: Channel 4](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/frank-of-ireland.png?w=768)
The Gleeson brothers Frank of Ireland is both puerile and profound
Drawers Off: Not top draw but that makes it good lockdown fun
![Drawers Off](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DrawersOff-hero-1455-TV-review.jpg?w=768)
Drawers Off: Not top draw but that makes it good lockdown fun
Netflix, the Obamas, and the new cultural elite streaming your way
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Netflix, the Obamas, and the new cultural elite streaming your way
Massimo Bottura: 'Kids are always open to trying things. But adults? No.'
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Massimo Bottura: 'Kids are always open to trying things. But adults? No.'
Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: 'Representation is important'
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Thaddea Graham, star of The Irregulars: 'Representation is important'
Deutschland 83: Reminding us what a thrill the past really was
![P30911 Original Film Title: DEUTSCHLAND 83. English Title: DEUTSCHLAND 83. Film Director: EDWARD BERGER. Year: 2015. Stars: JONAS NAY. Credit: RTL/UFA FICTION / Album](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1453_Broadcast_hero.jpg?w=768)
Deutschland 83: Reminding us what a thrill the past really was
Creation Stories: As with Oasis, you might find you prefer the early stuff
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Creation Stories: As with Oasis, you might find you prefer the early stuff
Sylvester McCoy: 'Wisdom? Me? What wisdom have I got?'
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Sylvester McCoy: 'Wisdom? Me? What wisdom have I got?'
Line of Duty's Martin Compston and Vicky McClure interrogate... each other
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Line of Duty's Martin Compston and Vicky McClure interrogate... each other
Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio reveals if this is the last season
![Jed Mercurio, Line of Duty's creator.](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/mercurio.png?w=768)
Line of Duty writer Jed Mercurio reveals if this is the last season
Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'
![Jay Blades on The Repair Shop. Image credit: Steve Peskett / Ricochet Ltd](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1452_LTYMS_JayBlades.jpg?w=768)
Jay Blades: 'The Repair Shop fixes families and communities'
Drag Race UK's The Vivienne: 'The more we're honest with life, the better'
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Drag Race UK's The Vivienne: 'The more we're honest with life, the better'
Grand Designs’ Naomi Cleaver: ‘I know what it's like to have no home’
![Naomi Cleaver](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Naomi-Cleaver.jpg?w=768)
Grand Designs’ Naomi Cleaver: ‘I know what it's like to have no home’
Jay Blades lived on 'one tomato a day' as a struggling teen
![Jay Blades on The Repair Shop. Image credit: Steve Peskett / Ricochet Ltd](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/1452_LTYMS_JayBlades.jpg?w=768)
Jay Blades lived on 'one tomato a day' as a struggling teen
Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It review: Ridiculously ambitious
![Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It is enabling viewers to think big. Image credit: Channel 4](https://www.bigissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/kirsty.png?w=768)