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TV Times at 70 On a hot day in August, our birthday stars, Sally Lindsay and Neil Dudgeon, joined us in a special shoot to celebrate our 70th anniversary. With balloons galore, a sequinned evening dress, a smart velvet suit, a special cake and lots of laughter, a magical time was had by all. Deputy Editor Sarah Selwood interviewed Sally and Neil and got the inside scoop. See page 8 for Sarah’s slice of TV heaven. This week we celebrate 70 years of TV Times. Our very first issue began on 22 September 1955, published to provide listings information for the brand new channel, ITV. Our inaugural cover stars were Patricia Dainton for Sixpenny Corner and I Love Lucy’s Lucille Ball. We’ve gone on to feature many of the UK’s…

HOUSE OF GUINNESS NEW FROM THURSDAY 25 SEPTEMBER, NETFLIX DRAMA Sporting an impressive moustache, a fine top hat and a large black bow tie, Anthony Boyle looks every inch the 19th-century gentleman as he takes a seat in a disused tobacco factory in Liverpool’s Stanley Dock. The vast Victorian warehouse has been transformed into the Guinness Brewery of St James’s Gate in Dublin – a business founded in 1759 and which by 1868 was at the centre of an empire that spanned the globe. It’s also the beating heart of Netflix’s House of Guinness, a much-anticipated new drama from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight that is inspired by the enduring dynasty behind the famous stout company. The eight-parter begins immediately after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible…

Being back in Albert Square hasn’t been easy for Zoe with all those demons to contend with. But if she thought she’d had a rough reception so far, wait until she comes face to face with another blast from the past: Sharon Watts! Yes, our Shaz returns from Australia this week, and those pouting lips are pursed when she claps eyes on Zo again. There’s still bad blood between the pair after Zoe was involved in the murder of Sharon’s adoptive father, Dirty Den, two decades ago, along with Sam Mitchell and Chrissie Watts, the woman who actually committed the chilling crime. And, of course, before that, Zoe tried to steal Den’s son Dennis Rickman from his true love Sharon by pretending that she was carrying his baby. However, Sharon…

The image of April as a cute, cheeky kid is a dim and distant memory. Marlon’s girl had to grow up fast after the heartbreak of experiencing a stillbirth while living on the streets, and now she’s involved in the dangerous world of drug dealing. There’s no glimmer of hope for her this week either, with shady Ray still hanging around and pulling her and Dylan’s strings to keep them as part of his county-lines operation. Having tried to stand up to Ray, anxious April is out of her depth, but doesn’t know how to untangle herself and Dylan from the kingpin’s grasp. Ross can tell April is worried and tries to get her to open up – will she admit what she’s embroiled in? Dylan is trying to keep…

THIS WEEK’S PICKS NEW Music Uncovered, David Bowie: Changeling BBC Sounds (Sunday, Radio 6 Music, 12m’t Kate Moss presents this eight-part podcast, which features rare and unheard archive interviews with Bowie, telling the story of how the musician reinvented himself more than once during the first half of the 1970s. NEW Drama: Life Lines  Tuesday, BBC Radio 4, 2.15pm Series eight of the award-winning drama set in a busy ambulance control room. Pregnant call handler Carrie (Sarah Ridgeway) must maintain a calm facade when she has to work with a new AI system that doesn’t always understand her. Concludes tomorrow. THIS WEEK ON… THE ARCHERS After a disastrous effort last week, it’s take two for The Flower and Produce Show – but with fewer competitors, some angry locals and a…

1 WATERLOO ROAD BBC1 DRAMA Grab your textbooks as the gates open on Series 16 of the school-set saga. This term, head teacher Stella (Lindsey Coulson) and counsellor Jack (Jason Merrells) should keep an eye on new teacher Darius Donovan (Jon Richardson). See page 17 2 ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL 5 DRAMA  Anna Madeley, Samuel West, Nicholas Ralph, Rachel Shenton and Callum Woodhouse return for a sixth run of the hit vet drama – and changes are afoot for their characters as life in Darrowby has moved on nearly four years. See page 6 3 SISTER BONIFACE MYSTERIES U&DRAMA DRAMA  Kapow! Our favourite sleuthing nun, Sister Boniface (played by Lorna Watson), is back in a fourth series of the period whodunnit, and her first case revolves around a fictional superhero…

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF TUESDAY, 8PM, C4 COOKERY Grab your satchels as C4’s Bake Off whisks us to the classroom for the first Back to School-themed week in the show’s 15-year history. While hosts Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding keep an eye on proceedings, judges Dame Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood are looking for textbook examples in three nostalgic challenges: flapjacks for the Signature, school cake with handmade sprinkles for the Technical, and a school-fete stall display for the Showstopper. ‘The flapjacks were delicious,’ shares Paul. ‘But the sprinkles were tricky. And with the school fete, some people made ducks to pick up and even a coconut shy!’ Here, the fab four give TV Times an exclusive report on their own school days… PRUE LEITH ‘I used to love…

THE HACK NEW WEDNESDAY, 9PM, ITV1 DRAMA (BOX SET, ITVX) In the summer of 2011, 168-year-old newspaper the News of the World closed following allegations of illegal phone tapping. Celebs, MPs, royals and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler had all been targeted by the publication, and the revelations caused shockwaves across the country. Now, ITV1 revisits the scandal in seven-parter The Hack, penned by Jack Thorne (Adolescence) and produced by the team behind 2024 drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office. Set between 2002 and 2012, the series intertwines two real-life storylines, beginning with that of investigative journalist Nick Davies (Rivals’ David Tennant), who receives an anonymous tipoff about the News of the World intercepting private voicemails. As Nick tenaciously gathers evidence of how the paper was using illicit methods to…

It isn’t unusual to have a wobble when there’s an important choice to be made, but Abi has made indecisiveness an art form since her head was turned by buff brother-in-law Carl. Does she want to stick with reliable hubby Kevin, or drive off into the sunset, probably in a dodgy motor, with his sexy sibling? Well, Abs finally makes her pick this week and opts to call it quits with Kev… Tracy has been taking full advantage of knowing about Abi and Carl’s indiscretion by blackmailing them for hush money. So when Carl tells his lover that their tormentor won’t be bothering them again, Abi decides to thank the fiery florist for her change of heart in keeping quiet. However, she’s stunned when Trace says Carl got a thug…

They may be engaged but it’s unlikely anyone has shelled out to buy a new hat for Lauren and Peter’s wedding, considering how rocky their relationship is. And this week, the upcoming nuptials are threatened when the groom-to-be gets close to another woman… When he takes son Jimmy to a sensory class, Pete meets fellow parent Demi, who’s also there with her little one, and sparks soon fly between them. Flattered, Peter laps up the attention and later – against dad Ian’s advice – decides to go for a sneaky drink with smitten Demi after convincing himself there’s no harm in just hanging out with a new mate. When Penny spots her future cousin-in-law looking very cosy with a mystery lady, she reckons he’s doing the dirty on Lauren and…

CROSSWORD YOU CAN SOLVE THE CLUES AND REARRANGE THE LETTERS IN THE YELLOW SQUARES TO SPELL OUT THE NAME OF AN AMERICAN ACTOR (4,4) WIN £100! ACROSS 1 & 4 Across Imam is well after treatment by presenter of The Voice UK (4,6) 4 See 1 Across 10 Hard Sun actor Ms Deyn hits snag? Yes (7)  11 Copper, oxygen and cobalt for The Big Bang Theory’s Kaley (5) 12 Little deer provides nickname of Scrubs’ JD (5) 13 Lays on spread for How I Met Your Mother’s Ms Hannigan (6) 15 Type of music for Oscars host Chris (4) 17 & 8 Down Lambada term confused American Idol runner-up who has sung with Queen (4,7)  19 See 9 Down 22 & 25 Across Traffic light colour’s perceived by ear by…

ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL NEW THURSDAY 9PM, 5 DRAMA World War Two has brought triumphs and turmoil to the fictional Yorkshire Dales town of Darrowby in All Creatures Great and Small. Now, as the sixth outing of 5’s nostalgic vet drama begins, the action moves forward to May 1945 – nearly four years on from the events of the last series – and the conflict in Europe is coming to a close. However, the intervening period has resulted in fresh developments for the dedicated residents of Skeldale House. James Herriot (played by Nicholas Ralph) and loyal wife Helen (Rachel Shenton) are parents of two as young son Jimmy has a sister, Rosie. Elsewhere, Tristan Farnon (Callum Woodhouse) arrives home from serving in Italy with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps,…

STRICTLY COME DANCING NEW SATURDAY, 6.40PM, BBC1  ENTERTAINMENT Get ready to rumba as the 23rd outing of BBC1’s sequinned spectacular Strictly Come Dancing gets underway this week with its annual launch show! The special will see returning hosts Claudia Winkleman and Tess Daly pair up the new collection of famous faces with their professional partners, before the 15 celebs make their dance-floor debuts in a group routine. Along the way, fans should look out for two new pros: Australian dancer Julian Caillon, who has competed on the Oz version of Dancing with the Stars, and American Alexis Warr, winner of So You Think You Can Dance. Plus, last year’s winners, comedian Chris McCausland and popular pro Dianne Buswell, will reunite for a special performance. Meanwhile, there will be a key…

SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS NEW WEDNESDAY, 8PM, U&ALIBI DRAMA (BOX SET, SKY BOX SETS, VIRGIN TV & NOW) On an unexpectedly sunny January morning, TV Times arrives at a Warwickshire farm that is currently doubling as a filming location for crime drama Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators. As we wait to chat with stars Jo Joyner and Mark Benton, a woman with long, curly auburn hair greets us cheerfully – and it takes us a minute to realise it’s actually Jo sporting a huge hairpiece! ‘I’m a big wig person, I love them!’ she chuckles. ‘When my character is undercover, I plough my way through being a redhead, dark hair, blonde hair, a bob… I’ve had them all this season!’ The show, which centres on Mark and Jo’s Stratford-upon-Avon…

Our hearts have been breaking for Asha since her awful experience with a patient who racially abused her. The trainee paramedic has kept the incident to herself, but her loved ones know something is up and start to seriously worry this week – though when stepmother Bernie sticks her beak in, she makes things worse. Dev’s distress for his daughter grows as Asha continues to lock herself away in her bedroom. She’s been there almost as long as Tracy was back in the 80s! Asha is missing twin brother Aadi, who left Weatherfield recently to start a new life in India, but perceptive Bernie reckons there’s more to it. Determined to shake Asha out of her slump, Bernie persuades her to help Ryan run a careers fair at the Chariot…

Needing to spend a penny more often than usual has already proved problematic for Liam Cavanagh, who’s desperately trying to pretend there’s nothing wrong with his waterworks. But if he thought being caught having a wee in the allotments by Claudette was embarrassing, his mortification is through the roof this week when Manpreet finds her colleague relieving himself in the surgery consulting room. Sounds like it’s time to get your prostate checked out, Doc… Since witnessing him watering the vegetable patch, Claudette has been on Liam’s case to speak to his GP about his worsening symptoms. He finally books an appointment, only to then cancel it at the last minute, much to Claudette’s concern. Being a medic himself, Liam knows the importance of nipping things in the bud – so…

STRICTLY COME DANCING BBC1  Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke dust off their score paddles as this year’s live shows begin… PERFECT PUB WALKS MORE4  Alexander Armstrong takes the helm of the second run of the countryside showcase NINE BODIES IN A MEXICAN MORGUE BBC1  What to expect from a six-part mystery thriller penned by Magpie Murders creator Anthony Horowitz TV TIMES AWARDS 2025 Have your say as we reveal the nominees in our annual celebration WILL & RALF SHOULD KNOW BETTER U&DAVE More quirky challenges await mates Will Mellor and Ralf Little as their popular show returns…