Tv & radio
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2 out of 5 stars.
Picnic at Hanging Rock review – tale of missing schoolgirls haunted by its own retelling
2 out of 5 stars.Even a commanding Natalie Dormer can’t save Foxtel’s lush remake of the classic Australian novel from the contradiction at its core
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Gillian Armstrong, Peter Weir, Rose Byrne and Richard Roxburgh among 215 people who have put names to appeal -
3 out of 5 stars.
Sacha Horler stars as ‘the package deal queen’ in ABC’s newest show – but the second and third episodes don’t have the punch and pluck of the first -
Mitch Fifield asks broadcaster to investigate segment and apologise after comedians mock up election poster of Kevin Bailey -
As streaming giants ride the global upswing in TV storytelling, homegrown drama is conspicuously scant at Australia’s cash-strapped national broadcaster
What to watch
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3 out of 5 stars.
Evil Genius – unsettling bomb plot blows apart smalltown America
3 out of 5 stars.Netflix’s new true-crime documentary about the 2003 Collar Bomb Heist in smalltown Pennsylvania taps into Lynchian suburban recesses -
4 out of 5 stars.
The Fourth Estate – revealing doc tracks an exhausting year of Trump
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3 out of 5 stars.
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The Handmaid's Tale: season two review – a menacing, harrowing return
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Westworld: season two review – the robot rebellion will be televised
4 out of 5 stars.
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Episode recaps
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Saga is in prison, while Henrik has to deal with the grisly ritualistic killing of the head of the Danish immigration board, as the fourth and final series gets underway
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In which we learn about the importance of the cave, the seriousness of Jim’s cough – and that you can pack an awful lot of violence into an episode
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We take a trip to ‘Rajworld’, where the tigers are hunting the guests, Dolores has her own personal Alamo and Maeve meets an old tormenter -
Carrie pays a heavy price for victory, Saul comes to the rescue again and there’s a stunning mic drop from Elizabeth before the final curtain falls -
Dolores has the chance to explore the world outside the park, some loose ends from season one are tied up and Maeve plots her own path -
The Moscow caper is an unbearably tense barnstormer as Carrie’s Hail Mary pass takes the game into overtime and next week’s finale
Reviews
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3 out of 5 stars.
Trans activist Munroe Bergdorf engaged with focus groups and radical feminists, and while many pertinent issues were raised, they weren’t all fully engaged with -
4 out of 5 stars.
The Windsors Royal Wedding Special review – gloriously brazen satire
4 out of 5 stars.Bert Tyler-Moore and George Jeffrie’s ruthless comedy is a reminder that you can get away with a lot as long as you are funny -
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5 out of 5 stars.
Patrick Melrose review – a brilliant portrayal of addiction
5 out of 5 stars.
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Life imitates art … sort of. Meghan Markle has made her final appearance in the legal drama Suits, one month before her wedding to Prince Harry
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The actor debuts his take on Trump's former chief strategist in an interview alongside Fred Armisen as the Fire and Fury author Michael Wolff
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Former US president talks dad dancing on Letterman's new chat show, explaining that the key is 'staying in the pocket'
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Sky1’s new police drama starring Ashley Walters and Noel Clarke has taken its lead from US counterparts such as Lethal Weapon, but does it work and is it better than The Sweeney? -
If you want actual information about the Harry and Meghan’s do that clashes with the FA Cup final in May, look elsewhere -
The actor who played the superhero for television in the 1970s was honoured in a ceremony attended by Wonder Woman movie director Patty Jenkins
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