Death Unexplained, BBC One, review

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:20:00 GMT

Lucy Jones reviews Death Unexplained, a new three-part series following a London coroner and her team.

Gok's Teens: the Naked Truth, Channel 4, review

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:05:10 GMT

Lucy Jones reviews the first episode in Gok Wan's new series, Gok's Teens: the Naked Truth.

Charles Dickens: Prince Charles leads tributes

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:19:09 GMT

Prince Charles pays tribute to 'one of the great writers of English language'

Celebrity sightings

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:02:56 GMT

Our regularly-updated review of celebrity photos and paparazzi snaps.

Charles Dickens: Prince Charles to lead celebrations

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:30:02 GMT

Prince of Wales to lay wreath to mark 200th anniversary of Dickens's birth.

Smash, NBC, US TV review

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:24:36 GMT

The Spielberg treatment of Broadway fails to hit the high notes, says Rachel Ray.

Why Ed Miliband is bound to like his cracking caricature

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:30:44 GMT

Comparing the Labour leader to Wallace continues a satirical tradition, says Spitting Image co-creator Peter Fluck.

BBC newsreader Jane Hill calls for dress allowance

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:22:56 GMT

BBC news presenter Jane Hill has claimed the broadcaster should give its newsreaders a dress allowance to cover the cost of their extensive wardrobes.

Radio review: Broadcasting House, Radio 4, and last week's highlights

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:52 GMT

Gillian Reynolds on her newfound love for Radio 3, and other radio highlights from the past week.

Death Unexplained, BBC One: a coroner's verdict

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:13 GMT

Coroner is a profession shrouded in mystery. Alison Thompson, the subject of a BBC One documentary, says it's no run-of-the-mill job.

Death Unexplained, BBC Two: a coroner's verdict

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:13 GMT

Coroner is a profession shrouded in mystery. Alison Thompson, the subject of a BBC Two documentary, says it's no run-of-the-mill job.

Scrooge: My favourite Charles Dickens character

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:30:39 GMT

Scrooge, from A Christmas Carol, is one of the best known of all literary creations and is the seventh in the Telegraph pick of the best Charles Dickens characters.

Iran 'arrests journalists over links to the BBC'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:31:57 GMT

Iran has arrested several people over alleged links to the BBC's Farsi-language service, according to Iranian state media.

The Diamond Queen, BBC One, review

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:54 GMT

Serena Davies reviews the opening of a three-part series devoted to our monarch.

The Diamond Queen, BBC 1, review

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:00:54 GMT

Serena Davies reviews the opening part of The Diamond Queen, a BBC One documentary which celebrates the 60 year anniversary of the Queen's accession to the throne

In Treatment: season three, DVD review

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:30:09 GMT

Terry Ramsey reviews the third series of the Emmy award-winning HBO drama.

BBC's 'Call the Midwife' brings back memories

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:17:45 GMT

Blood, tears and fainting husbands - the BBC hit series 'Call the Midwife' has evoked so many memories for Monica Fitten.

British rapper's Super Bowl gaffe prompts apology from US TV bosses

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:20:49 GMT

American TV bosses had to apologise for British rapper MIA after she gestured and swore at the crowd.

Charles Dickens: Prince Charles leads celebrations

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:56:26 GMT

The Prince of Wales will hear reading from Great Expectations to mark 200th anniversary of Dickens.

Simon Cowell wants Cheryl Cole to return to X Factor

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:39:23 GMT

X Factor supremo Simon Cowell has said he'd welcome Cheryl Cole back to the series with open arms.

D'oh! Iran bans The Simpsons dolls

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:54:20 GMT

Iran has added dolls of The Simpsons cartoon characters to the list of banned toys in the country.

Lucian Freud: 'He just had one idea in life - to paint'

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:13:58 GMT

As an artist, and a man, Lucian Freud pulled no punches. On the eve of a definitive exhibition of his unsparing portraits, the painter's cousin tells Mark Hudson how Freud lived by his own rules - and why she can never forgive him

Call the Midwife: TV gives birth to a new fad - but where are the dads?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:30:11 GMT

This is the year of the small-screen baby, says Harry Wallop. But isn't it about time fathers got a look in?

Dawn French: now that I've lost my blubber it's too cold to swim in the sea

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:51 GMT

Dawn French has revealed that she can no longer swim in the sea after shedding seven and a half-stone because she feels the cold too much.

The prince and the showman pose at Eton

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:42 GMT

When these teenage members of the Eton Society posed for a group photograph 12 years ago, they knew that one boy in their midst was destined for a life in the spotlight.