Best British Cosy Crime 2026: The Shows Defining the Genre’s Breakout Year
Just under ten million Britons watched pensioners solve a murder. Cosy crime 2026 is the most reliable thing on British TV – here is why, and what to watch.
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Monday, July 27, 2026
Latest:
- Creatine Gummies in 2026: Lab Tests Found Four in Six Had Almost No Creatine – And Who Should Skip Them
- The Death of the Big Light: Why Living Room Lighting Went Lamp-Only in 2026
- Ice Bath Benefits in 2026: Who Actually Gains From the Cold – and Who’s Paying £5,000 to Shiver
- Tramlines Festival 2026: How a Sheffield Park Sold Out the Summer That Closed 20 Festivals
- Hand Luggage Rules 2026: What Ryanair, easyJet and Jet2 Actually Allow – And the £48 Mistake at the Gate
Author: Marcus Webb
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: Why The Festival’s Most Political Programme In Years Reflects Britain’s Anxious Summer
The Edinburgh Fringe has always functioned as a stress test for the national mood. This year’s programme – 3,649 shows
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Alice and Steve Review: Nicola Walker Hands Disney+ The Sharpest British Comedy Launch Of 2026
A magazine-quality Alice and Steve review of Sophie Goodhart’s Disney+ wrong-com starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement – the sharpest British comedy launch of 2026.
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BBC Proms 2026: Why The American-Themed Season Is The Boldest Bet Radio 3 Has Made In Years
Every summer, a curious thing happens to British classical music. For eight weeks at the Royal Albert Hall, an art
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Love Island 2026: Why The Thirteenth Series Has More To Prove Than Any Before It
Love Island 2026 returns on Monday night with the curious distinction of being the most-watched show on British television that
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Why British Folk Horror Is The Most Interesting Thing Happening To UK Drama In 2026
British folk horror in 2026 has stopped being a niche. Marcus Webb on why a sixty-year-old genre has become British drama’s most stubbornly interesting strand.
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Two Weeks in August Review: Why Jessica Raine’s Greek Island Drama Is The Closest BBC One Has Come To Its Own White Lotus
There is a moment, about halfway through the first episode of Two Weeks in August, where Jessica Raine’s character watches
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Why Glastonbury’s 2026 Fallow Year Is Reshaping British Festival Summer
The Glastonbury 2026 fallow year leaves a Worthy Farm-shaped hole in British summer. Here’s how Reading, Leeds and the smaller festivals are stepping in – and what the absence does to the music conversation.
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UK Eurovision 2026 Result: Why Britain Came Last Again And What The BBC Has To Change
The UK Eurovision 2026 result is in – 25th place, one point. Inside Britain’s third Eurovision nul-class finish in five years and what the BBC has to change before 2027.
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Why BBC Sounds Audio Drama Is the UK’s Best Kept Entertainment Secret in 2026
The most consistent, well-acted, properly written half-hour of fiction in the UK in 2026 is sitting on a free app most people only open for the Today programme. A case for taking BBC Sounds audio drama seriously.
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