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Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse
Film

Time ticks all the usual prison drama boxes – but adds in remorse

'Listening to Akala is a reminder of how ugly recent British history was'
Image shows artist Akala with a microphone in hand, wearing a t-shirt with lights shining behind him
Radio

'Listening to Akala is a reminder of how ugly recent British history was'

The feat of the Fast & Furious franchise
Film

The feat of the Fast & Furious franchise

The Father review: Unsettling, insidious and genuinely scary
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Film

The Father review: Unsettling, insidious and genuinely scary

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme might just be a work of radio genius
Radio

John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme might just be a work of radio genius

Keanu Reeves: Saving the world with rock'n'roll... and kindness
Bill & Ted on a Bogus Journey
Film

Keanu Reeves: Saving the world with rock'n'roll... and kindness

Dream Horse review: straightforward, unfussy but full of charm
Film

Dream Horse review: straightforward, unfussy but full of charm

Resonance FM: Alexa, shuffle playlist
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Radio

Resonance FM: Alexa, shuffle playlist

Rare Beasts review: A memorably bracing experience
Film

Rare Beasts review: A memorably bracing experience

Cinema is back with a bang - and they won't let you forget it
Film

Cinema is back with a bang - and they won't let you forget it

The OC proved shows didn’t have to be dumb to have mass appeal
Photo: Allstar Picture Library/Alamy Stock Photo
Radio

The OC proved shows didn’t have to be dumb to have mass appeal

Top 5 podcasts about work
Squiggly Careers is one of our top 5 podcasts about work.
Radio

Top 5 podcasts about work

This is what it's really like being a nomad for 12 years
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Film

This is what it's really like being a nomad for 12 years

Nomadland review: Deeply moving and often hauntingly beautiful
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland review: Deeply moving and often hauntingly beautiful

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire
Frances McDormand stands in front of Nomadland
Film

Nomadland: A life on the road because you're too poor to retire

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May
The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May. Image credit: Allstar Picture Library Ltd. / Alamy Stock Photo
Film

The best films to watch when cinemas reopen in May

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Palm Springs: Andy Samberg does Groundhog Day in the sunshine
Film

Palm Springs: Andy Samberg does Groundhog Day in the sunshine

Songs My Brother Taught Me: A story from the margins of US society
Film

Songs My Brother Taught Me: A story from the margins of US society

Love, pain and lying: The radio show exploring what makes us Deeply Human
Rapper and writer Dessa tells it like it is in Deeply Human
Radio

Love, pain and lying: The radio show exploring what makes us Deeply Human

H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve
H is for happiness
Film

H Is For Happiness: A film with its heart utterly on its sleeve

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