Contents From the Editors


THIS WEEK • THE TEN BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, LISTEN TO & STREAM


HOW TO MAKE A BAFTA MASK


GRAPEVINE • The TV stories that are getting us talking…


SHANIA TWAIN • The country music legend on saving her voice — and joining ITV’s Starstruck


to find the next big thing • Casting director Lucy Pardee reveals the secrets of spotting new talent in the street


MY MOST DIFFICULT WAR • Reporters can’t be neutral in the face of injustice, says Quentin Sommerville


THE RADIO TIMES AT 100 • Continuing our countdown to the centenary of Radio Times in September, with a weekly look back at some of the magazine’s memorable issues…


I DEFY YOU NOT TO JUDGE HER • Who knows what to do with Shamima Begum? The documentary didn’t help


‘I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FANBOY’ • Richard E Grant’s love of movies helped him survive childhood trauma, led him to Hollywood and now he’s hosting the Baftas – so why does he still feel like an outsider?


‘I WILL GRAFT TO DO WELL’ • From Big Brother to interviewing A-list stars, it’s been quite a journey for Alison Hammond


PITCH PERFECT • Bafta queen Cate Blanchett on playing a musical maestro, cancel culture and why #MeToo still matters


HOW TO WATCH THE FAVOURITES • Want to pick your own Bafta winners? Many of the hotly tipped movies are available to watch from home, so why not catch up on the biggest films of last year, then cast your own personal vote…


SHEILA ATIM • She plays a warrior in The Woman King, but will she triumph on Bafta night?


DARYL McCORMACK • The double nominee on sharing a bed with Emma Thompson


THE FRONT RUNNER • Scotland’s Lesley Paterson was a world champion triathlete – now she’s hot favourite for a Bafta!


LOCKDOWN AFTERSHOCK • Covid changed cinema, says critic James King, but film will survive


Return to paradise • Why would you swap a Caribbean island for your mother-in-law’s back bedroom in Devon? Death in Paradise star Kris Marshall and on-screen wife Sally Bretton reveal all


SPIN-OFFS TO SAVOUR • Our favourite comedy and drama sequels


‘I’ve been there… I’m not going there again’ • After Chris Packham revealed he was suffering from eco-anxiety, Liz Bonnin says therapy saved her from the same fate


‘I told him, be careful…’ • Rob Knox had just made it as an actor when his life was brutally cut short


A CRICKET CONUNDRUM • It’s the Women’s T20 World Cup — and my allegiance is split…