Postwar

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David Runciman tells the story of the 1945 general election and the dawn of a new age

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rolenamePresenterDavid RuncimanProducerMartin Williams

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Why ‘hellraisers’ like Richard Burton, Oliver Reed and Peter O’Toole will always bewitch us

Why did some great postwar actors become better known for their hellraising than their performances?
Why can’t we get enough of TV's crime-solving vicars in the likes of Grantchester and Father Brown?

A cosy whodunnit on the surface, Grantchester — like Father Brown — uses village murders as a gateway to bigger questions of faith, morality and human frailty, proving TV’s clerical sleuths are about far more than solving crimes.

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Godzilla Minus Zero review: Awe-inspiring spectacle in a blockbuster of the highest order ★★★★☆

An old nemesis rears its heads again to do battle with the nuclear lizard in this textured and visceral sequel.
The Handmaid’s Tale was a fiction that talked to a reality - and our documentary Stolen Babies shows just that

Producer Lorraine McKechnie on the shocking scandal of postwar mother and baby homes.
Stanley Tucci on grief, cancer and why he refuses to stop laughing: "Life is incredibly short"

Going from Hollywood films to culinary travelogues meant dropping the act.
Remembering Len Deighton: The Ipcress File author on writing a best-seller imagining a Nazi victory in WWII

In this piece from the RT Archives, novelist Len Deighton opens up about writing SS-GB.
The Proms’ Prog Rock 2026: Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends

The much maligned musical movement is finally getting its moment at the Proms, says Stuart Maconie.

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Love James Bond? Meet France's answer to 007 that you've probably never heard of but have to watch

The 1960s Fantômas series has everything: gadgets, stunts and a great sense of camp.
All Creatures Great and Small star reveals Helen’s journey in season 6 - and how she captures the spirit of real-life figure

Oscar winner Rachel Shenton is used to the limelight – but her character Helen in All Creatures Great and Small is now looking for some excitement of her own...

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