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Open letter, also signed by Charles Dance and Maxine Peake, accuses government of ‘aiding and abetting’ Israel’s alleged ‘war crimes’

Steve Coogan excels as Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s damage limitation exercise; a reboot of Frasier is slow to find its rhythm; and Brie Larson stars as a scientist turned chef in Apple’s adaptation of a hit novel

‘Loose Women’ star said she could ‘barely watch’ BBC drama ‘The Reckoning’

Announcement that the BBC was working on the series initially triggered fierce criticism, with some calling it ‘disrespectful’ to the survivors

Coogan captures the charm and creepy depravity of the notorious abuser. But this is a horrific tale most of us already know – and the BBC’s depressing drama adds little of value

We know what “From the river / to the sea” means now: an Israel without Jews. The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (PSC), a group of Muslim fundamentalists and affluent socialists, protests across Britain and this is its song. It will be at the Israeli embassy in Kensington tonight because it is…

This week will see the Lancashire actor pivot to a sphere far beyond anything he’s done before when he plays Jimmy Savile in the BBC’s drama The Reckoning

Steve Coogan inhabits the lank silver-haired, cigar chomping, bejewelled Savile, in a show that never manages to rise above the cheap lure of voyeurism

The series shines a light on the predator and necrophiliac who hid in plain sight as a ‘national treasure’. Plus, a sweet sequel to Love, Simon. Here’s what to watch on TV tonight