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A televised revolution

18 January 2018

With peace reached in Colombia after 53 years of conflict, demobilised guerilla insurgents are directing their attention to a less violent activity: agitating political debate in the nation.

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9 September 2014

Amazon flexes its on-demand muscle and we take time out with artist Jonathan Ellery

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Though television shows are played out on the small screen, in recent years they have become huge business across the globe. Discover the series coming out of Brazil, Nigeria and the Middle East that you should be switching…

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The Monocle Arts Review - Television: Jonathan Dekel

10 June 2015

Jonathan Dekel, arts and entertainment writer for the ‘National Post’, talks us through some of North America’s television highlights: the much-anticipated second series of dark crime saga 'True Detective', the new season…

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Pawn in the USA?

17 January 2008

This month we begin a new series looking at the US presidential election through the eyes of foreign correspondents. First is Venezuelan Roselena Ramírez, who heads the Washington DC bureau of TeleSUR, a Venezuelan-contr…

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18 August 2015

US TV's new season and Turkish sports writing

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Culture

17 August 2017

Small-screen round-up from the US and a little artistic inspiration.

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Quality controller

19 September 2019

Goodbye summer; goodbye blockbusters and beach reads. Autumn is the time for more contemplative films, series and novels, and we’ve found the best of the season. And when it’s time to give the screen a rest, we’ve got you…

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Culture

18 October 2018

Socially engaged art in Chicago, a televised Polish parallel universe and perusing the shelves of London’s poetry bookshop.

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Theatre of the absurd

22 June 2017

From Christian radio to the first televised breasts, VPRO has navigated an obscure path to become a broadcaster with a clear vision of adventure, surrealism and optimism in its programming.

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Culture

18 August 2016

Books, music and a Turkish TV tyrant.

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Backstage pass

18 May 2017

We go behind the scenes at a stadium-sized operation where creating sets for some of the most famous live TV shows in the US – and the world – has become a family affair.

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The Globalist - Macron on Europe, the US and Ukraine

6 March 2025

As Emmanuel Macron makes a televised speech to address concerns over support for Ukraine and European relations with the US, Simon Bouvier joins Emma Nelson to discuss the French president’s priorities. Then: is the anne…

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Come on down

18 January 2018

What’s the secret to game shows’ enduring popularity? Is it the triumph of ‘the everyman’ – the idea that anyone, of any race, age, gender or background, could win a fortune? Or is it that people just need some silly fun…

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The Ten

17 May 2019

Whether you’ve got your eye on a painting at Art Basel, want to watch a thrilling piece of cinema or prefer to spend your summer days relaxing with a good novel, our guide to the best films, series, art, books and exhibi…

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Media

18 August 2014

Chinese TV's original programming, children's books from Gestalten and a Brazilian phrasebook.