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<p>When it comes to the creative industries, AI is not a force for good</p>

State of the Arts

Ten commandments for a superior arts experience in 2026

From banning bad music biopics to making TV shows we can actually see without squinting, Fiona Sturges has devised a new set of rules for the year ahead

<p>Josh Finan: ‘There’s a certain amount of pressure that builds up in your body over the days’</p>

Rising Stars

Josh Finan on his searing prison drama Waiting for the Out

<p>Lena Dunham, Cynthia Erivo and David Hockney all have exciting new projects planned for the next 12 months</p>

The biggest books, art, plays, TV and films to look forward to in 2026

<p>David Attenborough standing in front of the House of Commons, where peregrine falcons roost</p>

in focus

‘Even David Attenborough was surprised’: The making of Wild London

Reviews

Features

<p>Ricky Gervais laughs onstage during his latest Netflix comedy special 'Mortality'</p>

Comment

Ricky Gervais doesn’t care about his legacy in crass Netflix special

<p>‘Stranger Things’ will conclude on New Year’s Day</p>

Comment

The online revolt over Stranger Things is proof of a modern TV dilemma

<p>Idris Elba in the second season of ‘Hijack’, ‘Pride & Prejudice’, starring Emma Corrin, Freya Mavor and Olivia Colman, and Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate in ‘Dear England’</p>

Culture Guide 2026

20 TV shows everyone will be talking about in 2026

<p>Partridge and his ‘Christmas crackers’ in ‘Knowing Me, Knowing Yule’</p>

Flashbacks

Alan Partridge at 30: ‘You can trace a lot back to Noel Edmonds’

Interviews

<p>‘Life is beautiful, man’: Diego Calva stars in the BBC’s flagship drama ‘The Night Manager’</p>

Interview

Babylon’s Diego Calva on playing a villain in The Night Manager

<p>Jim Howick: ‘I read the scripts with a sense of dread’</p>

Interview

Here We Go’s Jim Howick: ‘I’m a walking indignity’

<p>Compston has starred in ‘Line of Duty’ since 2012</p>

Interview

Martin Compston on Line of Duty, Revenge Club and life in Las Vegas

<p>Russell Tovey is starring in ‘The War Between the Land and the Sea’</p>

Interview

Russell Tovey: ‘We all have a responsibility to choose empathy’

News

<p>Chevy Chase has been criticized for telling the director of a new documentary about him that she is 'not bright enough' to understand him</p>

Chevy Chase slammed for telling director she’s ‘not bright’ in new doc

<p>Savannah Guthrie recently underwent surgery</p>

When will Savannah Guthrie return to work after undergoing surgery?

The Simpsons drops popular character after 30 years

Tomb Raider series adds Hollywood veterans to cast of new TV show

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