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Jack Thorne on Adolescence, The Beatles movies and Lord of the Flies

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-dl4vi2/lord-of-the-flies/"><em>Add <strong>Lord of the Flies</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>Welcome back to The Radio Times Writers' Room!</p><p>This time around we're welcoming Jack Thorne, the writer known for his work on films such as <em>Enola Holmes</em>, series including <em>This Is England</em> and <em>His Dark Materials</em>, and stage productions like <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child</em>. Oh, and he wrote <em>Adolescence</em>, which only won 8 Primetime Emmys, including Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.</p><p>Having at one time thought he would go into politics, acting or directing, Thorne developed a love for writing plays at university, and started his screenwriting career writing episodes of Channel 4 shows <em>Skins</em> and <em>Shameless</em>.</p><p>After co-creating the mockumentary series <em>Cast Offs</em>, he teamed up with Shane Meadows to follow up the latter's acclaimed film <em>This Is England</em> with three miniseries, set in 1986, 1988 and 1990 respectively.</p><p>Since then, he has created series including <em>The Fades</em>, <em>National Treasure</em>, <em>Best Interests</em>, <em>Toxic Town</em> and <em>The Hack</em>, while also adapting Philip Pullman's <em>His Dark Materials</em> for the BBC - and that's just scratching the surface of his TV work.</p><p>On stage he has been behind a host of productions, including <em>Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

In the transcendent

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-qod9i0/transcendental-wild-oats/"><em><strong>Transcendental Wild Oats</strong> is on Saturday at 3pm on Radio 4. Add it to your collection</em></a></p><p>Among Louisa Harland’s many talents, albeit not showcased in Channel 4’s <em>Derry Girls</em> or in BBC1’s upcoming adaptation of Marian Keyes’s <em>The Walsh Sisters</em>, is that she can think and breathe in cockney. “I’ve been doing accents since I was a child and a role with an accent is a dream role for me,” she says, explaining that the modulation and indeed subsuming of her own Dublin tones is just part of perfecting an accent. “How you breathe or laugh as a character with an accent is maybe not the same as how I would myself.</p><p>“When I did <em>Renegade Nell</em> [Sally Wainwright’s period romp about a highwaywoman], I had to do old-school cockney, so I would try and think in the accent as opposed to just sending out the right sounds, because then I feel that it’s more in my body.” </p><p>Harland says she loves the transformative nature of doing an accent and admits that she’d love to take on an American one in a long-running US series. “Playing anything far away from myself is my dream. I love doing animation voiceovers, too, and I’d love to do more. A <em>Bojack Horseman</em> or something like it would be ideal.”</p><p>We’re discussing accents on account of Harland’s polished American in Radio 4’s new drama <em>Transcendental Wild Oats</em>, in which she plays

View from My Sofa: Ben Shephard

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-evipq6/the-summit/"><em>Add <strong>The Summit</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p><strong>What’s the view from your sofa?</strong></p><p>We have a pretty average-sized TV – I had to leave my massive 75in telly behind when we moved house as we didn’t have space for it. That was one of the most heartbreaking things I’ve ever had to do.</p><p><strong>What have you enjoyed watching recently?</strong></p><p><em>Landman</em> is incredible. Normally I’ve got four or five episodes waiting so I can watch a few at a time, but I just couldn’t stop myself. I’ve absolutely fallen in love with the work of Taylor Sheridan. From <em>Landman</em> to <em>Yellowstone</em> to <em>Mayor of Kingstown</em>, there is nothing he’s doing that isn’t extraordinary. </p><p><strong>Who controls the remote at home?</strong></p><p>I like to have it close at hand at all times. My boys [20-year-old Sam and 19-year-old Jack] tend to watch their iPads, as does my wife [Annie]. She likes cosy crime shows like <em>Poirot</em>, but I need the big cinematic experience.</p><p><strong>What was your first job on TV?</strong></p><p>Andi Peters gave me my first job in telly on T4, but I also screen-tested alongside Fearne Cotton for GMTV’s kids’ weekend show, <em>Diggit</em>. She was only 16 and I was 21. I didn’t get it, but we became mates and still talk about how hilarious that was.</p><p><strong>Which TV presenters do you admire?</strong></p><p>I loved Terry

The King's quest

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-k5vxlq/finding-harmony-a-kings-vision/"><em>Add <strong>Finding Harmony: a King's Vision</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>One of the few consolations of lockdown was that many of us suddenly rediscovered nature and the great outdoors. Like anything restricted from human grasp, it became a tantalising, precious commodity, seized upon by Instagrammers like a shiny new thing, along with salutes to the sun and mashed avocado on sourdough. However, there’s one public figure who can’t be accused of being a Johnny-come-lately to this particular cause – the King. </p><p>Over half a century ago, as an earnest young prince, Charles was espousing the value of embracing our environment, of eschewing architectural carbuncles and restoring endangered species to protect biodiversity. His 1970 speech about chemically polluted rivers pre-dated Feargal Sharkey’s efforts by decades. Many of the nature-based alternative remedies he once advocated so “eccentrically” are now accepted complementary therapies. And what did he get for his pains? Headlines in the press about the “loon” prince chatting with his plants, and general head-scratching from everyone else. </p>
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<p>Today, the now King Charles is beating the same drum to a far more receptive audience. This week finds him the focus of <em>Findi

The pundits

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<h3 id="alan-quinlan-on-ireland-9a91c585">Alan Quinlan on Ireland</h3><h3 id="ireland-flanker-27-caps-1999-2008-343c985c">Ireland flanker – 27 caps, 1999-2008</h3>
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<p>Ireland have been contenders for years. That’s probably not the case this year. There is a bit of a negative feeling around the team. There are several familiar faces in the squad, a lot of players on the wrong side of 30, but it’s also still a very good core group.</p><p>It is a unique situation when you lose your coach for much of the year with the British and Irish Lions, but Andy Farrell is very well respected and an inspirational figure, so the hope is that Ireland can find a bit of spark again.</p><p>Andy has decided to keep a lot of the tried-and-trusted players in there with a belief that he’s going to get them performing at a high level again.</p><p>Jamison Gibson-Park is the cog that connects forwards and backs — and when he plays really well, he can unlock defences, pick passes out.</p><p>As they won’t go in with the favourites tag, there’s a bit of pressure off Ireland. A minimum target is to finish third and win their home games. Anything less would be really disappointing.</p><h3 id="key-match-france-v-ireland-d54ec95d">Key match: <em></em><em>France v Ireland</em></h3><p><

Three's company

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<p>It’s hardly enough for a line-out, and certainly not a scrum. But two big men joined by one smaller man is just the right amount for a very successful podcast. First broadcast in 2020, <em>The Good, the Bad & the Rugby</em> features former England rugby union internationals Mike Tindall and James Haskell, and journalist Alex Payne. Tindall, 47, a centre, was part of the 2003 World Cup-winning team. Haskell, 40, a flanker, famously played with a back injury in England’s 2016 Six Nations grand slam victory against France. Payne, 45, the smaller one, adeptly holds things together. </p><p>It’s one of the world’s biggest rugby podcasts – the trio now sell out live tours and received the royal seal of approval when they recorded an episode with Princess Anne and the Prince and Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle; something Tindall, who is married to the Princess Royal’s daughter Zara Phillips, called upon family connections to get. “That was special,” he says, when we talk. “Everything I hoped it would be.”</p>
<p>Counterintuitively, the show’s success might be down to its comparative lack of rugby minutiae. “We’re not really interested in ruck laws and scrum laws,” says Tindall, “We’re interested in the people. This is a very masculine sport. You have to be a warrior on the field, but you can’t ever show your pain. What we’re trying to do is show that people do have emotions, to peel back a few layers.”</p>
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The joy of six

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<h3 id="dewi-lake-wales-captain-ef19e939"><strong>Dewi Lake, </strong><strong></strong><strong>Wales captain</strong><strong></strong></h3><p><strong>How have you dealt with Welsh Rugby Union’s off-field issues amid talk of a player strike?</strong></p><p>It’s been tough. The Six Nations is something for us to focus on.</p><p><strong>What impact has new head coach Steve Tandy had?</strong></p><p>Steve has brought a freshness that has really resonated with the group.</p><p><strong>What does success look like for Wales?</strong></p><p>For us, it’s winning our games at home.</p><hr /><h3 id="sione-tuipulotu-scotland-captain-5052bf65"><strong>Sione Tuipulotu, </strong><strong></strong><strong>Scotland captain</strong><strong></strong></h3><p><strong>How does it feel to be returning after last year’s injury? </strong></p><p>It’s super-exciting and a little bit nerve-racking. The ghosts of the past start talking to you.</p><p><strong>What does success look like for you?</strong></p><p>Our only goal is to touch the trophy.</p><p><strong>Scotland cause big upsets yet falter in other games. Why?</strong></p><p>It’s such a mentally taxing tournament. Every game counts.</p><hr /><h3 id="jamie-george-england-vice-captain-aa2b75fc"><strong>Jamie George, </strong><strong></strong><strong>England vice-captain</strong><strong></strong></h3><p><strong>What’s the mood like in the squad?</strong></p><p>There’s genuine excitement. The group is as tight as it’s ever been.</p><p><strong>How excite

Everyone's a winner

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<p>The England men’s rugby union team may not have won the Five Nations (as it was then) back in 1988, but they did bring home the Calcutta Cup – and that was a big deal because back then they hardly ever won anything. </p><p>There are all kinds of prizes on offer in Europe’s great rugby competition and you have to be really unlucky to go home empty-handed. Take Ireland, for example. They finished third overall in last year’s tournament, but won the Triple Crown, awarded if one of England, Ireland, Scotland or Wales defeat the other three countries in a single edition of the Six Nations. They lost, they failed, but they also triumphed.</p><p>The Calcutta Cup is another of the many competitions-within-a-competition and is awarded to the winner of the England–Scotland match. England’s 9–6 victory over Scotland in 1988 wasn’t the greatest of games, but both teams took part in the post-match feasting, the Calcutta Cup fizzing with champagne and passed from hand to hand. After midnight the trophy became the ball in an impromptu game of rugby played on Princes Street. Made in 1878 by Indian craftsmen from 270 melted-down silver rupees, it was passed and it was kicked and it was dropped.</p>
<p>The players were a little more sober when they got back to their hotels. John Jeffrey of Scotland remembered thinking, “Hmm, we could be in a spot of bother here.” He received a six-month ban, while England’s Dean Richards, a police officer, got a one-match ban. </p><p>The competition’s riva

John Bishop explains why Bradley Cooper's film about life is "like watching a memory"

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-pxa0w1/is-this-thing-on/"><em><strong>Is This Thing On?</strong> is in cinemas on Friday 30 January.</em></a></p><p>With his first two films as director, Bradley Cooper took on some pretty major projects.</p><p>For his debut behind the camera, he helmed <em>A Star Is Born</em> – the latest remake of one of Hollywood's most beloved musical stories, starring alongside pop superstar Lady Gaga in a film that would go on to build a legion of devoted fans and receive a glut of awards nominations.</p><p>His follow-up was no less ambitious, this time a biopic exploring the life – and marriage – of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, with Cooper again taking on the lead role and the Oscars again rewarding it with a number of major nods.</p><p>But for his third film as director, <em>Is This Thing On?</em>, Cooper went in a slightly different, perhaps more low-key, direction. This time around, the inspiration was none other than popular UK comedian and one-time <em>Doctor Who</em> star John Bishop, with Will Arnett playing a man who goes through loosely the same experiences as the Scouse comic.</p><p>The film – which is set in New York rather than Liverpool – follows Arnett's character after he stumbles into a comedy career while his marriage is collapsing, only for his newfound interest to rejuvenate his life and help put a spark back into his marriage.</p><p>" It's been a bit of a surreal experience seeing it," Bishop says of watc

Susie Dent: In the age of AI, I believe being a geek may never have been so important

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-sss7sa/secret-genius/"><em>Add <strong>Secret Genius</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>As someone who has spent decades charting language, I’ve learnt to push aside any personal bugbears when it comes to the evolution of our words. English has always been a democracy, going its own merry way without government from above. But one recent development has found its way under my skin, for very personal reasons.</p><p>It is the appearance of the word “neek”, a blend of “nerd” and “geek” that describes someone with a strong – and, by extension, “uncool” – interest in a particular subject. It takes me back to my childhood, when I discovered that a love of learning was something to hide rather than celebrate, for fear of being labelled a swot.</p><p>For a long time, I hid it away as something shameful, despite the pleasure it gave me and the encouragement of my teachers. Decades later, while filming our new series <em>Secret Genius</em>, Alan Carr and I discovered that not a lot has changed when it comes to the desire to fit in.</p><p>The aim of our show was simple: to illustrate how genius can be found in any walk of life. Mensa estimates that there are over a million secret geniuses walking among us, which means most of us will know one of them: the friend who gets to the punchline of a joke way before the rest of us; the colleague who can make complicated calculations at the drop of a hat; or the partner who spots a patter

Apple TV's Shrinking might be the last 'sadcom' – here's why TV comedy is going through major changes

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The Traitors season 4 final sees two worthy winners – and proves once again why it's unmissable TV

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-28cgj6/the-traitors-season-4/"><em>The following contains spoilers for the finale of season four of <strong>The Traitors. </strong>Add it to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>The ravens have departed the castle, it’s all over and we have a winner. After 12 episodes, 22 contestants and 75 increasingly tense last minutes, Traitors Rachel and Stephen emerged as victors.</p><p>The final started dramatically enough, with Traitor Rachel saved by chance from banishment. Despite Jack’s tears at James’s exit, this was a blessing for producers, as it paved the way for some serious traitor-on-traitor betrayal, after Stephen and Rachel both decided to ditch all those turret pledges of mutual loyalty.</p><p>This made for an immensely satisfying final Round Table, as Stephen once again sat without an arrow going near him, and Rachel once again brushed off all comers like a lion swatting off impalas and played Faraaz like a violin. Result: Jade gone. And then there were four, and it was time for Endgame. 15 minutes later and it was all over as, with Faraaz gone, Rachel and Stephen somehow got over their differences and reunited to banish Jack and share the £97,750 pot. – a mere £47,875 each.</p><p>They’re both worthy winners: Stephen with his ability to make allies and withstand the Library Five and Caged Three accusations, and Rachel with her formidable skill in thinking on her feet and fending off the attacks of fellow Traitor Fiona and foren

'I love being in nature'

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-enjf3n/under-salt-marsh/"><em>Add <strong>Under Salt Marsh</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>When Kelly Reilly was in her 20s, she embarked on what might well be a rite of passage for every young British actor with ambition: she went out to Los Angeles to take meetings, perhaps to audition, to see and be seen. Or, as she puts it, “to hustle”.</p><p>“I remember going and there being so much sun! And I love the rain. I love rain and being out in nature. It’s one of my favourite things about my jobs, and location is something I definitely take into consideration,” she says. “I don’t think I’d be very good on a procedural, on a set every day. I’ve got to feel like my soul’s on fire a bit.”</p><p>And so, last winter — October through to February, in fact — Reilly found herself in the cold and the rain in the wilds of north Wales, playing the lead in the superlative thriller <em>Under Salt Marsh</em>. “You’re immersed in the place, in the land, and it can’t help but have an effect on you. You feel the energy of it.”</p>
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<p>For a significant amount of time, Reilly was also immersed in freezing cold, chest-high water for a scene in which her character Jackie, a police officer turned primary school teacher, d

View from My Sofa: Jessica Hynes

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-p5faa0/patience/"><em>Add <strong>Patience</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p><strong>What’s the view from your sofa? </strong></p><p>Just a TV on a table in the corner of our pretty standard front room. My husband [sculptor Adam Hynes] and I watch together – our tastes are similar –<br />and our dog often comes in for a snuggle.</p><p><strong>What have you enjoyed watching lately?</strong><strong></strong></p><p><em>Down Cemetery Road</em>, <em>Hacks</em> and <em>Pluribus</em>. I’ll give anything a chance – I love the TV medium and every genre. But if I get bored, I’ll just turn off and read a book instead.</p><p><strong>Do you like the fact that all those shows are released weekly, or do you crave a binge?</strong></p><p>With <em>Pluribus</em>, we’ve been having a lot of conversations about where [writer] Vince Gilligan is taking us. Every time we watch a new episode, we’re like,<br />“Oh, is it about this now?” To be watching a series from someone who’s made arguably some of the best TV ever, episodically, every week, is a treat.</p><p><strong>They’re all scripted shows — as a writer as well as an actor, do you find yourself assessing the script as you watch it?</strong></p><p>That’s part of the fun! Even as a child, I was interested in how a story was constructed, then I’d deconstruct it in my head and put it back together again. It’s how <em>Spaced</em> came about – that urge to understand how it’s all put togethe

'The Queen is terrified of what the outcome will be for their friendship'

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-5ohhp8/bridgerton/"><em>Add <strong>Bridgerton</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><h3 id="ruth-gemmell-plays-lady-violet-bridgerton-498e485f">Ruth Gemmell plays Lady Violet Bridgerton</h3>
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<p>In its own impeccable way, <em>Bridgerton</em> has always pushed TV boundaries. The surprise for series four is that it’s Ruth Gemmell’s character, matriarch Lady Violet, doing some of the pushing.</p><p>“Mostly she does more of the same this year,” says Gemmell, “trying to force her children into marriage. She’s rather irritated with Benedict at the beginning because he’s not really playing ball. But she also spends a lot more time with Marcus Anderson (Daniel Francis).”</p><p>“Spending a lot more time” is Gemmell’s euphemism for what becomes quite the steamy romance with Anderson.</p><p>“I was a little bit scared when I read the scripts, if I’m honest. Just because I’m pushing 60 and the idea of having the same kind of storyline as the children was not massively appealing. But it was a laugh. Daniel’s lovely and it was a bit of a chance to do something different.”</p><p>Violet’s relationship with Marcus is indeed something different. In fact, his character doesn’t actually feature in Julia Quinn’s novel

His own Eden

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-1qhsj5/death-in-paradise/"><em>Add <strong>Death in Paradise</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>Having starred in 14 seasons of the BBC One peak-time drama<em> Death in Paradise</em>, Don Warrington is often recognised in streets or shops by fans of his character, Commissioner Selwyn Patterson. But since March last year – when the latest series ended with Patterson moving to London for “family reasons” – viewers have had one question: had Warrington left the series?</p><p>“What I’d say to them was, ‘Wait and see’,” says Warrington, who is 74. “That was all I was allowed to say because ‘Has he?/Hasn’t he?’ was part of the story.”</p><p>Having waited, viewers were rewarded with Patterson making cameos in last month’s Christmas specials of both <em>Death in Paradise</em> and its spin-off <em>Beyond Paradise</em>. And now, any concerns are laid to rest with the opening episode of the 15th series starting with Selwyn flying into the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie to resume his duties.</p><p>Was that story arc always planned or does it reflect frantic background negotiations between actor and producers? Had Warrington ever at any point actually left the series? “No, I hadn’t,” he insists. “They came to me and told me the plan for the character and it seemed to me a good way to expand the series. Because Commissioner Patterson comes back with a different energy. But I love speculation. It’s such fun. Rumour is wond

Shut out the noise and chaos

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<p><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-2ljarm/ben-fogle-new-lives-in-the-wild/"><em>Add <strong>Ben Fogle: New Lives in the Wild</strong> to your watchlist</em></a></p><p>I used to strive for perfection. It was, partly, my own drive for personal achievement, but also an ever-increasing societal pressure – borne through social media – to be faster, better and to have more. </p><p>In 2023, overwhelmed by noise and chaos and the negativity of social media, I had a wobble, a small breakdown, experiencing anxiety and paranoia for the very first time.</p><p>There’s a mental health epidemic and its tentacles reach us all. Unfortunately, there remains a stigma that, if you admit to having ever struggled with your mental health, you’re somehow weak and fragile; a precious fruit that must be handled with great delicacy.</p><p>But, just like a broken bone, our brains can heal with time and patience. Our experiences form a part of who we are and that does not make us weak or vulnerable. We’re moulded and shaped by our past, both good and bad.</p>
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<p>My own mental health challenges have made me stronger and more resilient. Those challenges have also given me compassion, a heightened awareness of our fragility and a shared experience with th

The geek shall inherit

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<p><em>Add <a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-i568pn/guy-martin-proper-jobs/"><strong>Guy Martin: Proper Jobs</strong></a> and <strong><a href="https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-g969rc/mission-to-space-with-francis-bourgeois/">Mission to Space with Francis Bourgeois</a></strong> to your watchlist</em></p><p>My friend and I used to be fans of a big documentary festival until about a decade ago. After yet more films about a boy wearing mascara, or a girl holding a Kalashnikov, we walked out after a screening and she said, “It’s all about being. When did people stop <em>doing</em> stuff?”</p><p>To be fair, documentaries remain a crucial platform for investigative journalism, but when it comes to our TV screens, my friend was right. We aren’t short of what TV commissioners call “factual entertainment”, but it feels like a million variations on a single premise: two celebrities in a car swapping their “stories”, between stops where they buy a house and a surprisingly valuable bit of art. Or, if it’s Channel 4, an intentionally provocative session with some kind of sex practitioner. If an expert is called upon, it’s to answer the questions of yet another celebrity. Where are the people doing stuff?</p><p>It wasn’t always this way. I g

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