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Death in Paradise & Brian and Maggie stars are on this week's Radio Times

The biggest TV crime drama returns as Don Warrington and new recruit Don Gilet talk sun, sea and success in the Caribbean, plus Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter recreate Margaret Thatcher's 1989 TV interview in a new Channel 4 drama.

Don Gilet as DI Mervin Wilson and Don Warrington as Selwyn Patterson in Death in Paradise, looking at a file together

BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Philippe Virapin

Shem Law

Published: Tuesday, 21 January 2025 at 12:01 am

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This week there are two cover-worthy programmes on TV. The first is the new Channel 4 drama Brian and Maggie, in which Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter recreate the 1989 TV interview between Brian Walden and Margaret Thatcher that took place at the end of the Prime Minister's long period in office.

We sent Emily Maitlis, who knows a thing or two about interviewing, to talk to Coogan about why he took on this project, while our own Caroline Frost met up with Walter to ask how she got into the character of the Iron Lady.

The second is the BBC's Death in Paradise, which was the second highest-rated show at Christmas. You might think there wouldn't be much to say about a drama that's embarking on its 14th series, but there is...

The brilliant Don Gilet is the latest expat police inspector to take up residence at Saint Marie police headquarters. Read about how he's settling in and his relationship with the other Don on the show, the equally brilliant Don Warrington.

We'll leave you to decide which show you prefer. We couldn't decide, so we have put them both on the cover!

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Radio Times cover featuring Don Warrington and Don Gillet in costume for Death in Paradise, with a tropical beach in the background.

BBC / Red Planet Pictures / Lou Denim / Getty

Radio Times cover featuring Steve Coogan and Harriet Walter in costume for Brian and Maggie, with an interview chair set-up behind them.

Jonathan Ford / Channel 4

Also in this week's Radio Times:

We chat to Felicity Jones, whose new role in The Brutalist has earned her a BAFTA Film nomination.
Two stories of impossible suffering during the Holocaust, show the human spirit can survive in the bleakest places.
Actor Brooke Shields is redefining how we perceive older women.

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Radio Times editor Shem Law wears a shirt, tie and grey jumper. He is sitting at a wooden desk behind a sign saying "Editor" clasping his hands. There are other items on the desk, including a dial telephone and typewriter.

Shem Law

Shem Law is the brand editor of Radio Times, and the 20th person to hold that esteemed position in over 100 years. He wasn't allowed a television growing up, but over the years he has rather overcompensated for that fact.

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