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Radio Times

15-21st August 2026
Magazine

Radio Times magazine is the UK's number one quality entertainment guide, helping readers to find the best TV, radio, streaming content, podcasts, and films, each week. With unparalleled access to the biggest names in entertainment, combined with journalism from the best writers in broadcasting, incisive criticism, exclusive features, and original photo shoots, the magazine makes headlines every week. The comprehensive, easy-to-use listings cover over 100 channels. And the daily recommendations written by Radio Times’ TV experts help uncover the best things to watch and listen to on the small screen, including streaming services such as; BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All4, Apple +, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ , Britbox, Acorn and many more. If you enjoy radio, you will also find full national radio listings including Scotland, Wales, N Ireland and local English radio plus podcasts. Plus, a puzzles section, the unique letters pages, latest books reviews, travel guides and money advice. It not only makes Radio Times an indispensable weekly read but the absolute must guide to home entertainment.

FROM THE EDITOR

Opening Shot • Love Island's Iain Stirling swaps the pool for the coast as he hosts a new TV contest for building sand sculptures

10 QUESTIONS WITH GILLIAN ANDERSON & HANNAH EINBINDER • The X-Files and Hacks stars on TV fame, slasher films, female sexuality and dealing with controversy

WHAT IT'S LIKE TO... BE A DRIVER FOR WILDLIFE FILMS

FROSTBITE • Tennis ace Novak Djokovic may never be as beloved as his centre court rivals, but I will always be cheering him on

IS MODERN LIFE CAUSING ADHD? • Look beyond medication, says DR MAX PEMBERTON – and ask why our children are struggling

DEAR DIARY... • There's been a murder!

GIORGIO ON MY MIND • When GRACE DENT set a chemistry test for a new MasterChef judge, there was only one winner – GIORGIO LOCATELLI

UNDER PRESSURE • Cameras reveal the expertise and workload of an emergency department in Bristol, but how do its dedicated staff deal with the stress?

WHAT'S WORTH WATCHING • THE 10 BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, STREAM & LISTEN TO

STREAMING

SPORT • Ben Stokes's dramatic retirement has left the England cricket team on a sticky wicket, says Simon Barnes

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY • From Erin Brockovich to Netflix series Toxic Town, stories of chemical poisoning and community fightbacks have long been a fertile source of drama. Sometimes, though, the plain facts speak loudly enough, although the presence of a Hollywood star doesn't hurt, and Michael Sheen takes this two-part assignment as seriously as his day job.

TUESDAY • THE HEAT IS ON Judges Grace Dent and Giorgio Locatelli

WEDNESDAY • GLOVES OFF? Zoë Wanamaker and Juliet Stevenson keep their eyes on Ben Miller

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

THE SOUND OF CHANGE • Classical music opens a window to the past and offers hope in an uncertain future, says an optimistic SIR SIMON SCHAMA

PODCASTS • People's passions are picked out in an offering to be celebrated

'IT WAS A WORLD I HAD GROWN UP IN' • His late father's values as a subpostmaster and the Post Office scandal become entwined in the debut novel of AMMAN BRAR

HELLO, NORMA JEANE • The different sides of screen legend MARYLIN MONROE are reflected in a revealing exhibition

ANOTHER SIDE OF PARADISE • The Caribbean's rich but troubled colonial past is all around you in Jamaica – if you dig a little deeper

THINK BEFORE YOU OPT OUT • Choosing to forgo your workplace pension could cost you far more by the time you retire, says PAUL LEWIS

FEEDBACK

CUTTING EDGE • Silent Witness has topped the ratings for 30 years – former producer PATRICK SPENCE reveals the...

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Languages

  • English