UK Game Shows 2026: Why Taskmaster and The 1% Club Are Beating Streaming Drama
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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Saturday, November 7, 2026
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Author: Marcus Webb
Trespasses BAFTA 2026: Why Channel 4’s Northern Irish Drama Could Upset Adolescence in the UK
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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Why British Stand-Up on Netflix UK Is Winning: The Comedy Boom Streaming Built
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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Why UK Soap Operas Refuse to Die: The Quiet Reinvention of EastEnders, Corrie and Emmerdale
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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British Sitcoms 2026: Why the UK Is Quietly Outclassing American Comedy
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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Criminal Record Season 2 Review: Capaldi vs Jumbo, Round Two, on Apple TV
Two episodes in, our Criminal Record season 2 review checks whether Capaldi and Jumbo’s Apple TV thriller still earns its place in a packed British drama field.
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Met Gala 2026: A UK Viewer’s Guide to Fashion Is Art and the Year’s Biggest Red Carpet
Met Gala 2026 lands on Monday 4 May with a Fashion Is Art dress code, a new permanent fashion wing and a grown-up co-chair line-up. Here is what UK viewers need to know.
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Half Man BBC Review: Richard Gadd’s Bruising Glasgow Drama Justifies the Hype
Richard Gadd’s six-part Glasgow drama Half Man arrived on BBC iPlayer this Friday, and it is bleaker, slower and braver than Baby Reindeer. Three episodes in, here is what works, what does not, and why Jamie Bell is on career-best form.
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Cannes Film Festival 2026 Lineup: The UK Viewer’s Guide to the 79th Edition
From Almodóvar and Kore-eda to Park Chan-wook’s jury, here’s what UK viewers need to know about the Cannes Film Festival 2026 lineup.
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BAFTA TV Awards 2026 Predictions: Adolescence, A Thousand Blows and the Races Still Open
BAFTA TV Awards 2026 predictions, category by category: where Adolescence and A Thousand Blows actually win, and the three races still open before 10 May.
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