Race Across the World BBC: Why It’s Quietly Become the UK’s Smartest Reality Show in 2026
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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Thursday, July 30, 2026
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Television
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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Fallen ITVX Review: Why Lauren Kate’s Cursed Romance Lands in the UK at Last
ITVX has finally given Lauren Kate’s cursed-angel saga the long-form adaptation it deserved. The eight-episode International Emmy-winning series lands as a UK box-set drop on Sunday 3 May 2026 – here is whether it is worth the binge.
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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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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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Wuthering Heights Margot Robbie: What UK Viewers Should Know Before It Lands on HBO Max
Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights, with Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, hits HBO Max in the UK on 1 May. A UK viewer’s guide to the divisive Bronte adaptation, what’s changed, why critics split, and whether to press play.
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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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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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UK Eurovision 2026 Entry: Look Mum No Computer and the German-Language Gamble
Look Mum No Computer heads to Vienna on 16 May with ‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’ – the first UK Eurovision entry in 68 years not sung entirely in English. Can a synth-builder from Ramsgate break the UK’s losing streak?
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Why British TV Drama Keeps Getting Shorter: The Six-Episode Standard and What It Costs
The six-episode drama is now the British television default – the length of Happy Valley, Line of Duty, Slow Horses. Here’s why it took over, what it does well and what it quietly loses.
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