9 July 2023
This epic TV series kicks off with Inferno, the story of our planet’s biggest mass extinction. Host Chris Packham probes how Earth lost up to 90 per cent of its species in an event which began 252 million years ago
5 July 2023
Marnie is like any 13-year-old – except she has a severe form of muscular dystrophy. Best Interests is an empathetic drama about terrible choices, says Bethan Ackerley
7 June 2023
An alarming documentary about the court case of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard shows how a powerful, untamed social media has the potential to undermine our justice systems
14 May 2023
The second series of this show about Earth 66 million years ago is a joy to watch - but it inspires more than it informs. A little more science would have been nice
10 May 2023
Dystopias are everywhere on TV, but for every gem there is one to forget. A new offering, Silo, starts from a great premise about a society forced to live underground, but does it really deliver, asks Bethan Ackerley
3 May 2023
Giving musical voice to the deep ocean and to the complex shapes of geometry is a serious ask. But composers Cosmo Sheldrake and Emily Howard manage this tough brief with aplomb
19 April 2023
Remaking a cult psychological thriller like Dead Ringers is a seriously tough ask. Amazingly, a six-parter starring Rachel Weisz as twin gynaecologists is a standalone triumph, says Bethan Ackerley
18 January 2023
From Hannibal to Whitechapel and now this fine adaptation of a bestselling video game, why do fungi so often steal the show in TV thrillers, wonders Bethan Ackerley
30 November 2022
Down Under, season two of Zac Efron's Down to Earth series, pulls off the trick he was after in the first season - making the pursuit of a greener, fairer world more desirable, finds Bethan Ackerley
20 October 2022
In 2032, tech savvy Flynne Fisher helps her brother with a virtual reality game and ends up in a disturbing London 60 years later. William Gibson’s 2014 sci-fi thriller The Peripheral is so stuffed with ideas it will need seasons to unpack
