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Eurovision 2023: Sweden makes history whilst the UK repeats it
14th May 2023

Eurovision 2023: Sweden makes history whilst the UK repeats it

Eurovision 2023 saw Sweden make history on multiple fronts whilst the UK, the host country, found itself back at the bottom
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from the grand final
13th May 2023

Eurovision 2023: What to expect from the grand final

Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of the grand final – here’s what to expect!
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 2
11th May 2023

Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 2

Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of semi-final 2 – here’s what to expect!
Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 1
9th May 2023

Eurovision 2023: What to expect from semi-final 1

Eurovision is back in the UK after 25 years, and we got to attend an exclusive press preview of semi-final 1 – here’s what to expect!
Daisy Jones and The Six: Drugs and desire
5th May 2023

Daisy Jones and The Six: Drugs and desire

‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ both romanticises and tears down the 70s lust for the ‘Rock & Roll’ scene. Straying from the original plot of the book, is the show’s portrayal of destruction empowering or disheartening?
Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers
3rd May 2023

Katie McGlynn on Corrie, conspiracies, and cold-blooded killers

The Mancunion sits down with Katie McGlynn ahead of her joining the UK tour of Peter James’ Wish You Were Dead
School Spirits review: Paramount’s paranormal murder mystery is to die for
1st May 2023

School Spirits review: Paramount’s paranormal murder mystery is to die for

School Spirits is a teen show that has its finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist
Look no further, Beef is your new favourite show
29th April 2023

Look no further, Beef is your new favourite show

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers
Outer Banks Season 3: Treasure or tragic?
19th April 2023

Outer Banks Season 3: Treasure or tragic?

Outer Banks is back for its third season of treasure-digging, jungle-frenzied, teenage romance debut. Despite its highly anticipated return, can the show continue its legacy of success?
Bend It Like Bollywood: BBC Three documentary shines a light on queer South Asians
15th March 2023

Bend It Like Bollywood: BBC Three documentary shines a light on queer South Asians

Bend It Like Bollywood, a film from the mind of our Theatre Editor, Jay Darcy, comes to the BBC

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How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective
8th March 2023

How I actually enjoyed the ending: A How I Met Your Mother retrospective

As far as bad endings go, How I Met Your Mother’s was doomed since its inception. But why? And what could have saved the show?
Manchester on the Screen
6th March 2023

Manchester on the Screen

“…this is set in Manchester!”
So Help Me Todd review: Perky procedural shows promise
5th March 2023

So Help Me Todd review: Perky procedural shows promise

New TV series So Help Me Todd skilfully blends situational comedy with procedural drama
Maternal review: A moving exploration of medicine, motherhood, and misogyny
1st March 2023

Maternal review: A moving exploration of medicine, motherhood, and misogyny

Maternal examines what it’s like to be a working mother in today’s NHS
Satirically stylish: A Gossip Girl retrospective
28th February 2023

Satirically stylish: A Gossip Girl retrospective

Through satire that mocks the rich alongside sinister characterisations that parallel reality, Gossip Girl accurately paints a disturbingly honest picture of deeply embedded classism and misogyny
Extraordinary review: superpowers and quarter-life crises
10th February 2023

Extraordinary review: superpowers and quarter-life crises

Extraordinary shows us a world where everyone has a superpower, except our protagonist Jen.
Sashay away to the sofa: The best TV shows to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History month
9th February 2023

Sashay away to the sofa: The best TV shows to celebrate LGBTQIA+ History month

The Mancunion has five of the best LGBTQIA+ television shows that you can binge this LGBTQIA+ History Month!
Andor review: The best, and most leftist, Star Wars show yet
29th November 2022

Andor review: The best, and most leftist, Star Wars show yet

Andor is a superb exploration of empire and rebellion, making it the best, and most leftist, Star Wars show to date
Happy 100th Birthday BBC!
28th November 2022

Happy 100th Birthday BBC!

The BBC celebrated its centenary with a week of specially-dedicated programmes
I’m a Celebrity 2022
23rd November 2022

I’m a Celebrity 2022

Creepy crawlies, starving campmates, and Matt Hancock in the Australian jungle – what could possibly go wrong?