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By Alison Rowat Senior politics and features writer Noel Clarke starred in the five-part thriller, Viewpoint ARE you ready for the Line of Duty finale? It has been six often confusing weeks, but here we are, the last sprint to the finish and … well, what? Can we expect to see the fourth man, “H”, unmasked? Will Ted’s ever expanding cast of biblical characters, now standing at “Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the...

Royal Wedding: A Day to Remember (BBC1, 7.30pm)

TV tonight: More on-air tirades and faux pas from Alan Partridge Felicity Montagu, Susannah Fielding, Tim Key, Lolly Adefope, and Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge. Photograph: Gary Moyes/BBC/Baby Cow/Matt Burlem Felicity Montagu, Susannah Fielding, Tim Key, Lolly Adefope, and Steve Coogan in This Time with Alan Partridge. Photograph: Gary Moyes/BBC/Baby Cow/Matt Burlem Steve Coogan’s masterly spoof of the chatshow, This Time With Alan Partridge, returns for a second series. Plus:...

Just a Minute is at a loss without Nicholas Parsons in the chair As the first season without Parsons draws to a close, have any of the stand-ins made a strong case for permanency? Paul Merton and Nicholas Parsons Credit: Karen Robinson How can anyone permanently chair Just a Minute (Radio 4, Monday), and follow in the footsteps of Nicholas Parsons after his death last year? After 10 weeks of guest hosts valiantly giving it their best shot, it’s looking as if nobody can. There’s no obvious c...

Channel 4s Trip Hazard heads to a seaside spot popular with Teessiders The premise is to show you can visit UK tourist hotspots on a small budget Updated Latest Teesside headlines straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy...

09 04 2021 Comedian Rosie Jones tells us about Trip Hazard: My Great British Adventure, coming to Channel 4 tonight at 8.30pm and All 4 Tell us about Trip Hazard and what viewers can expect. It’s about me, who loves travelling, but at the moment I can’t really travel because of the pesky pandemic. So, always an optimist, I reckoned I could have as much of an adventure right here in Britain. So it’s going to places that aren’t necessarily holiday locations - like Norwich - and just findi...

Rating: Great minds being what they are, Lights Up: Sitting (BBC4) is the second programme this year to explore the personalities behind portraits. Last month, comedian Jenny Eclair presented Drawers Off on Channel 4, where amateur artists took it in turns to disrobe and sit for a life class competition. As they sketched, painted or posed, the contestants chatted away. Much more than skin was revealed. Actress Katherine Parkinson, of Humans and The IT Crowd, tackled the same theme in her first...

Kazuo Ishiguro (Jonathan Brady/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Sandi Toksvig, David Nicholls, Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse will be among the high-profile figures marking World Book Night. The event will celebrate its tenth anniversary on April 23 with a number of online activities under the theme Books To Make You...

Isle of Wight Radio 10:00am - 3:00pm Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight World Book Night: Sandi Toksvig to host live stream with Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse for events 10th anniversary Sandi Toksvig will be among the big names supporting World Book Night later this month. The comedian and presenter will be joined by the likes of Kazuo Ishiguro and Kate Mosse on a live stream as the event celebrates its 10th anniversary on 23 April. The online event will ...

A music and arts venue is looking forward to welcoming back visitors after a ‘difficult’ past year.