Radio 4’s Royal Court week starts on Saturday, BBC Sounds just served 831 million plays in a quarter, and the award winners came out of Glasgow with no famous names. The case for taking BBC Sounds audio drama seriously, updated for autumn 2026.
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From Sadie Sink’s Juliet and Sam Ryder’s Jesus to Cynthia Erivo’s Dracula, our editor’s read on West End Summer 2026 – what to book, what to skip, and how to find seats under £40.
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James Graham’s four-part Dear England BBC adaptation, starring Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate, lands on BBC One and iPlayer on Sunday 24 May 2026. Here’s what to expect from the most ambitious BBC drama of the spring.
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Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco all took home BAFTAs as Adolescence collected four wins from seven nominations on Sunday night – the most decorated single-night haul any British project has managed at the ceremony. Here’s what the sweep actually tells us about UK drama in 2026.
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Series five of Race Across the World on BBC iPlayer is back, and quietly leading the UK reality TV pack. Marcus Webb on why it works.
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From Taskmaster to The 1% Club, UK game shows in 2026 have quietly become the most-watched hour of the night – here’s the story behind the resurgence.
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With six BAFTA TV Awards nominations and Lola Petticrew at the centre, Channel 4’s Trespasses is the quiet threat to Adolescence in the Limited Drama race – here is why UK voters could go for the upset on Sunday 10 May.
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British stand-up on Netflix UK has gone from a side row to a weekly fixture in 2026. Why it’s working, who’s leading, and what the BBC should do next.
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Every few years the obituaries are written for UK soap operas. They keep getting better. Inside the quiet reinvention of EastEnders, Corrie and Emmerdale in 2026.
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Why British sitcoms 2026 are quietly beating American comedy: short runs, regional voice, and streaming economics that finally favour the UK.
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