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A promo shot of the exploding Queen Vic as the cast of EastEnders stand in front

EastEnders' boss says soap 'belongs to the audience' ahead of 40th anniversary

Michelle Collins wearing a black dress with one arm in the air and the other on her hip.

EastEnders' Michelle Collins defends Cindy: 'There’s a lot of vulnerability there'

David Tennant smiles on stage at the BAFTA Film Awards 2024.

David Tennant on returning as BAFTAs host: "I'm not interested in picking fights"

A black and white image of Balvinder Sopal resting against a wall, smiling ahead.

EastEnders' Balvinder Sopal on keeping Suki true to her roots and why soaps need strong women

Kellie Bright wearing an off the shoulder dress, smiling as she is posed to one side.

EastEnders' Kellie Bright threw her scripts in the bin after first audition after 'zero chemistry'

Wk 8 Sofaview

Mel B on girl power: 'Things are changing, but I doubt it'll change enough in my lifetime'

Archival photo from the Vietnam War featured in Vietnam: The War That Changed America

Vietnam: The War That Changed America puts "a different lens" on the conflict

Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen in Miss Austen standing in a grey dress holding papers

Keeley Hawes on Miss Austen: 'I wanted a change from police dramas and stories of murdered women'

Ekow Quartey, Rochenda Sandall, Siobhan McSweeney, Lucy Punch, Philippa Dunne and Samuel Anderson in Amandaland superimposed into one image

Amanda was "the obvious candidate" for a Motherland spin-off, says writer

Staz Nair as Harry Virdee in Virdee, walking down a street with lights going by him

Virdee is a love story wrapped around a crime thriller, says author Amit Dhand

Katherine Ryan and her family all sat on a sofa, smiling.

Katherine Ryan: 'I’m a terrible actress, so my reality show is totally honest'

Unforgotten's Sunny Khan and Jess James both holding up their police identification to camera on the street, with a house and cars behind them.

Sinéad Keenan on Unforgotten future: 'Another season? Bring it on'

Leo Woodall in Prime Target, holding a pint of beer in a pub

Leo Woodall on Prime Target, Bridget Jones, and playing the heartthrob

Sir Stephen Hough wearing a blue suit, smiling ahead, and holding up a medal.

Sir Stephen Hough: 'Radio 3 remains an incredibly important platform for music'

ELHAM EHSAS as Asif Syed,MYANNA BURING as Melinda Ricci,SANJEEV BHASKAR as DI Sunny Khan, SINEAD KEENAN as DCI Jess James,MAXIMILLIAN FAIRLEY as Martin ÔMartyÕ Baines and VICTORIA HAMILTON as Juliet Cooper in Unforgotten season 6 standing by a field

A strong premise lets a crime drama like Unforgotten not just survive but thrive on casting changes

A scene from Father Brown featuring the priest (Mark Williams) in black robes reading a vintage Radio Times magazine aloud, with two women seated nearby in a warmly lit, traditional room.

Father Brown's latest mystery involves Radio Times: "It's vital"

Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Hard Truths, speaking on the phone

Marianne Jean-Baptiste on Hard Truths: "Usually, women behaving badly aren't tolerated"

Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen stars in Celebrity Bear Hunt

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen came "face-to-face with mortality" on Celebrity Bear Hunt

Lenny Rush as Ollie in Am I Being Unreasonable?, against a yellow background and on his mobility segway

Lenny Rush on Am I Being Unreasonable? return: 'Ollie is like a more psychopathic version of me'

Michael Grade in a suit against a purple background

Lord Michael Grade says no modern company matches Lew Grade's ITC: "Everybody's so risk-averse"

Simon Mayo in a grey shirt smiling

Simon Mayo on new novel Black Tag and pitching to Hollywood directors: "I have done so occasionally"

Philippa Dunne, Lucy Punch and Joanna Lumley sat on a sofa smiling into camera

The signs are good that Amandaland could join the ranks of the great comedy spin-offs

Shirley Ballas in Celebrity Bear Hunt in a black outfit smiling

Shirley Ballas on being hunted by Bear Grylls: "I had a scorpion in my trousers!"

Wk 5 Radio Lead

Radio 2 is a religion, says DJ Trevor Nelson

Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson and Don Warrington as Selwyn Patterson in Death in Paradise, looking at a file together

Death in Paradise returns: 'To see a Black lead in the BBC's most popular show is a wonderful thing'

Felicity Jones as Erzsébet Tóth in The Brutalist, wearing a cream blouse with a colourful shirt underneath and dark sunglasses.

Felicity Jones: "There's a real punk quality to The Brutalist"

Pictured: Sandi, Debbie and Pete the Pond stood in a field smiling

Sandi Toksvig on threat to UK's ancient woods: 'Once it's gone, we will never get it back'

Scott Mills wearing a black t-shirt and brown. jacket.

Scott Mills on replacing Zoe Ball on BBC Radio 2: "I'm not finding it daunting at all"

Steve Coogan as Brian Walden and Harriet Walter as Margaret Thatcher in Brian and Maggie sitting during an interview

Steve Coogan on Thatcher portrayal in new drama: 'We cut something in the edit that was too kind'

Dani Harmer and the cast of The Dumping Ground, stood in front of a car

Dani Harmer: 'Hopefully I'll play Tracy Beaker in my 80s – who wouldn't want Grandma Tracy?'