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David Brown

David Brown is Deputy Previews Editor at Radio Times, with a particular interest in crime drama and fantasy TV. He has appeared as a contributor on BBC News, Sky News and Radio 4’s Front Row and has had work published in the Guardian, the Sunday Times and the i newspaper. He has also worked as a writer and editorial consultant on the National Television Awards, as well as several documentaries profiling the likes of Lenny Henry, Billy Connolly and Take That.

Luke Evans as Martin Gilmour in The Party, wearing a suit with a feather boa around his neck, looking down pensively.

The Party ending explained: Did Martin shoot Ben? And did Ben live or die?

Sarah Solemani, Luke Evans, Tom Cullen and Lydia Leonard in The Party, standing against a glittering backdrop.

David BrownThe Party review: politics, privilege and class collide in this seductive drama ★★★★☆

A woman in a blue striped shirt and cream sweater vest sits at a desk, covering her mouth and looking thoughtfully toward a computer monitor. A water bottle and cups are in the foreground.

The Blame ending explained: Who killed Sophie Madsen?

Richard Armitage as Ethan Winter in Winter, wearing a white apron and stood over a cadaver, looking at the camera.

David BrownWinter review: Richard Armitage leads an unoriginal ITV drama ★★☆☆☆

4 police officers in uniform pressed up alongside a brick wall all looking around the corner.

David BrownBlue Lights season 4 review: Another explosive run of this BBC drama ★★★☆☆

Michelle Keegan as DI Emma Crane and Douglas Booth as DI Tom Radley standing in an office looking at the camera.

David BrownThe Blame review: A timely drama about the crisis of confidence in policing ★★★★☆

The cast of Star Trek: The Original Series

The 60 Greatest Star Trek moments of all time - from The Original Series to Starfleet Academy

Jack Lowden and Sir Gary Oldman as River Cartwright and Jackson Lamb in Slow Horses, standing next to each other and looking directly into the camera.

David BrownSlow Horses season 6 review: Another high-wire act of laughs and thrills - despite the occasional misstep ★★★★☆

Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Claudia in Sky Original Posession

David BrownPossession review: Gugu Mbatha-Raw leads this thought-provoking gothic horror ★★★☆☆

A person wearing a dark purple waterproof jacket walks through a misty, grassy hillside landscape bordered by blue-and-white police tape. Rolling hills and dense pine trees fade into low cloud in the background, creating a bleak, overcast atmosphere. Another figure in a white forensic suit is partially visible behind them, suggesting an active crime scene investigation.

David BrownThe Dark review: An ITV thriller that won't reinvent crime drama ★★★☆☆

The family in Netflix's Little House on the Prairie. They sit in a cicle in front of their wagon, filled with their belongings.

David BrownLittle House on the Prairie review: Netflix remake is a nuanced adaptation ★★★★☆

Leonard Nimoy as Commander Spock (Mr. Spock) and William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk on the bridge of the USS Enterprise on the Star Trek: The Original Series episode Space Seed.

Think you know Star Trek? These 13 secrets and Easter eggs surprise even die-hard fans. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jeremy Allen White as Carmy in The Bear, wearing a white t-shirt and blue apron, stood on a street with tall buildings in the background.

What's Worth WatchingDon’t care about the summer of sport? These 20 TV shows can help you escape from football fever or wall-to-wall Wimbledon

David Thewlis and Jason Watkins in Dirty Business, stood outside an looking down at something, concerned.

5 of the best dramas of 2026 that you probably haven't seen yet - from new Brenda Blethyn favourite to Prime Video thriller. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Jeremy Allen White as Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto and Ayo Edebiri as Sydney Adamu in The Bear

These 20 TV shows will save you from a summer of sport. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Javier Bardem in Cape Fear, wearing a white jacket and smiling, holding a microphone.

David BrownCape Fear review: Javier Bardem brings a controlled intensity to his very modern-day villain ★★★★☆

David Suchet in costume for in the LWT series 'Hercule Poirot's Casebook' and holding a cane.

David BrownForget rebooting Poirot – there's an entirely different direction the BBC should pursue with Agatha Christie's detective

Images of Joseph Fiennes in Dear England, Jessica Raine in Two Weeks in August and Louis Theroux in Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere put side by side. They are all looking at the camera.

What's worth watchingThe 30 best TV shows of 2026 so far. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Laura Bayston as Kate McCann in Under Suspicion: Kate McCann surrounded by police officers and lawyers as she sits in a police interview room.

David BrownUnder Suspicion: Kate McCann review – A drama that doesn't reveal the bigger picture ★★☆☆☆

Barbara Flynn, David Troughton, Graham Crowden and Peter Davison – cast of A Very Peculiar Practice

From the archivePeter Davison and A Very Peculiar Practice creator reflect on one of British TV's most surreal hidden gems

DCI Janie Mallowan and John Chapel stood outside a historic building, surrounded by light green bins, looking up into the distance

David BrownDeath Valley season 2 review: Timothy Spall elevates this cosy crime drama ★★★☆☆

Martin Clunes and Osian Morgan in Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, standing in a corridor, with Clunes's Edwards wearing a suit with a serious expression on his face.

Power: The Downfall of Huw EdwardsIs Martin Clunes's new Huw Edwards drama really 'too soon'?

Martin Clunes and Osian Morgan in Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, standing in a corridor, with Clunes's Edwards wearing a suit with a serious expression on his face.

David BrownIs new drama Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards really 'too soon'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

“Two women from the series Scarpetta: one with long brown hair speaking seriously, and another with blonde hair and glasses wearing a lab coat and looking down thoughtfully.”

David BrownFrom Benson to Scarpetta: How women are rewriting the rules of US TV crime drama

Anson Mount as Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; he is wearing a yellow uniform and is leaning on a surface on the captain's deck

Star TrekDespite a 60th anniversary, Star Trek is struggling to find its moment – and it might need to face up to a hard truth

Billie Piper stares wide-eyed in shock as golden energy flares around her face, hair lifting in a glowing burst of light, in a scene from Doctor Who.

Doctor WhoSpoilers, sweetie! Why Doctor Who fans need to learn the joy of waiting

Billie Piper stares wide-eyed in shock as golden energy flares around her face, hair lifting in a glowing burst of light, in a scene from Doctor Who.

David BrownSpoilers, sweetie! Why Doctor Who fans need to learn the joy of waiting

Anson Mount as Pike in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds; he is wearing a yellow uniform and is leaning on a surface on the captain's deck

David BrownStar Trek is struggling to find its moment – and it might need to face up to a hard truth

Steve Carell as Michael Scott in The Office.

The OfficeDavid Brown: Why I'm still watching reruns of The Office while the world is on fire

Steve Carell as Michael Scott in The Office.

David BrownYes, I'm still watching reruns of The Office while the world is on fire - and this is why

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