The Hawk to Little House on the Prairie: 10 of the best TV shows to watch this July ^9.9%

BBC Culture - By Caryn James - 6/23/2026, 10:30 AM

Halo Effect 33.4% - Framing Effect 4.4% - Appeal to Authority 3.9%

From a Will Ferrell golfing comedy to a Legally Blonde prequel and a new adaptation of the famous novels about 19th-Century frontier life – these are the best series to watch and stream. 1. Elle Twenty-five years after she made Elle Woods an indelible pop-culture figure in Legally Blonde, Reese Witherspoon is a producer of this prequel.... more

'He was not a hero': How the dark, violent medieval origins of Robin Hood were erased ^30%

BBC - By Caryn James - 6/17/2026, 9:49 AM

Hasty Generalization 14.5% - Negativity Bias 13.4% - Anecdotal 9.5%

Robin Hood began as an oral tradition in the 12th Century before morphing into a heroic, family-friendly stereotype – here's how new takes are restoring his dark side. When writer and director Michael Sarnoski began shooting his new film, he showed the cast and crew one he has always loved. It was Disney's 1973 animated Robin Hood, its... more

Close Encounters, UFOs and cover-ups: Why Spielberg's 1977 conspiracy theory classic is so relevant in 2026 ^29.8%

BBC - By Caryn James - 6/3/2026, 11:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 35.3% - Negativity Bias 20.3% - Appeal to Authority 18.8%

Steven Spielberg's 1977 classic tapped into anxieties about the US government hiding UFO information from the public. It holds the key to the director's highly anticipated new film, Disclosure Day. When trailers for Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day confirmed that it deals with extraterrestrials, the internet exploded with speculation... more

1950s novel Lord of The Flies is the ultimate study of hate and division. It has never been more relevant ^26.5%

BBC - By Caryn James - 5/8/2026, 10:02 AM

Negativity Bias 19.7% - Hasty Generalization 17.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 10.9%

William Golding's story of boys descending into violence is a 20th-Century classic. Now Adolescence writer Jack Thorne is behind a new TV version speaking to a rancorous world. William Golding's Lord of the Flies, his classic novel about boys who turn to savage violence after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island, has had a... more

Dutton Ranch to Lord of the Flies: 11 of the best TV shows to watch this May ^64.5%

BBC - By Caryn James - 4/30/2026, 10:21 AM

Halo Effect 17.4% - Appeal to Authority 12.1% - Availability Heuristic 8.2%

From the latest Yellowstone spin-off to a new take on William Golding's classic novel about violent schoolboys, and a supernatural series produced by the Stranger Things creators – these are the best series to watch and stream. (Credit: Netflix) 1. Lord of the Flies more

Half Man review: Baby Reindeer creator's violent new series is brutal and 'unbearably intense' ★★★★☆ ^46.6%

BBC - By Caryn James - 4/23/2026, 11:00 AM

Biased Writer Voice 48.9% - Negativity Bias 30.7% - Framing Effect 20.9%

Two years ago, Richard Gadd had a surprise TV hit with his autobiographical Netflix drama about being stalked. This follow-up about two step-brothers is equally shocking. In Richard Gadd's follow up to his galvanising Netflix hit Baby Reindeer, the character he plays roars on to the screen, a glaring, fearsome hulk of a man ready to... more

Euphoria Season 3 review: 'The show has lost its zeitgeisty edge' ★★☆☆☆ ^59.5%

BBC - By Caryn James - 4/8/2026, 3:57 PM

Negativity Bias 26.6% - Biased Writer Voice 12.9% - Pessimism Bias 11.8%

Four years on, the provocative HBO drama is back, with Zendaya, Jacob Elordi and Sydney Sweeney all returning. Unfortunately, though, "it has become a series with very little to say". Of all the twists you might have anticipated for Euphoria's third and (rumoured) final season, turning Rue's (Zendaya) story into a neo-Western – driving... more

10 of the best TV shows of 2026 so far ^82.3%

BBC - By Caryn James, Hugh Montgomery - 4/7/2026, 9:50 AM

Biased Writer Voice 79.8% - Halo Effect 47.2% - Negativity Bias 27.1%

From a Ryan Murphy body horror to an ingenious James Bond-themed comedy-drama and the latest Game of Thrones prequel, we pick the year's greatest programmes to stream right now. 1. Industry This BBC/HBO drama has been on quite a journey since it kicked off 2020: where it began as a tight, claustrophobic drama about London graduates... more

Euphoria to Half Man: 12 of the best TV shows to watch this April ^40.1%

BBC - By Caryn James - 3/27/2026, 11:00 AM

Halo Effect 28.5% - Biased Writer Voice 22.7% - Appeal to Authority 20.8%

From the return of Sydney Sweeney and Zendaya in HBO's provocative drama to the latest show from Baby Reindeer's creator and the comeback of sitcom classic Malcolm in the Middle – these are the best series to watch and stream. 1. Your Friends and Neighbors Jon Hamm is once again a charming mess in the second season of this engaging... more

Scarpetta to Rooster: 12 of the best TV shows to watch this March ^58.5%

BBC - By Caryn James - 2/24/2026, 10:58 AM

From Nicole Kidman's latest crime thriller to a new sitcom from Ted Lasso creator Bill Lawrence, starring Steve Carell, and the return of The Comeback. 1. DTF: St Louis Sex and murder drive the narrative of this show, but the tone leans toward deadpan comedy as much as drama. Jason Bateman is Clark, a television weatherman in St Louis,... more