Michael Palin on the loss of his wife of 57 years: ‘I’d love Helen to still be here, telling me off’
At 80, the comedian, author and presenter is off on his travels again - this time to Nigeria. He discusses grief, comedy and confrontation
Martin Scorsese to host and produce religious docuseries for Fox News
Oscar-winning director teaming up with conservative news channel’s streaming service for new series about saints
A new start after 60: I was a secretary – until I stumbled upon an amazing story I had to film
Frances Harper had never used a video camera before. But at the age of 60, lying in the bath, she heard a story that changed her life
John Pilger obituary
Campaigning journalist, film-maker, author and fervent critic of US and British foreign policy
TV tonight: a very emotional yuletime special with the Hairy Bikers
The motorcycle chefs serve up a seasonal banquet for everyone who helped Dave during cancer treatment. Plus: crunch time for the white chocolate digestive. Here’s what to watch tonight
Daniel Radcliffe produces film about his paralysed Harry Potter stunt double
Documentary tells story of David Holmes who sustained a spinal injury during filming of The Deathly Hallows: Part 1
Frasier reboot, Lessons in Chemistry and a Wiggles documentary: what’s new to streaming in Australia in October
Plus Omar Sy on the run in Lupin, Wolf Like Me makes a hairy season two return and Marc Fennell takes on another art heist
TV tonight: the excellent Nicola Walker stars in a new series of Annika
Emotions come to the fore in the Scottish cop drama. Plus, a sobering documentary about a 1970s yachting tragedy. Here’s what to watch this evening
Documentary producer Jess Search dies at 54
Tributes paid to influential co-founder of Doc Society, who ‘lived a life of purpose on her own terms’
On my radar: Charlie Brooker’s cultural highlights
The award-winning creator of Black Mirror on the most over-the-top film he’s ever seen, a podcast that doesn’t send him to sleep and the bit of the Observer he always reads
The Observer view on Dear England: Cry God for Harry, England and our Gareth
Theatre audiences are gripped by James Graham’s story of Gareth Southgate’s team, and the first Ashes Test was almost unwatchably tense
Disney+ documentary reignites anger over Marvel Comics’ cult of Stan Lee
Families of artists Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, and broadcaster Jonathan Ross, say pair were at forefront of creating Marvel characters
On my radar: Romy’s cultural highlights
The xx singer-songwriter and guitarist on the film that reminds her of holidays with her dad, reliving the Lionesses’ big win and her housework listening
Iain Johnstone obituary
Documentary maker, producer, writer and distinguished film critic for the Sunday Times and the BBC
On my radar: Ari Aster’s cultural highlights
The Hereditary and Midsommar film-maker on the genius of Daniel Clowes’s Eightball, a haunting Iranian drama and the revelatory writing of Édouard Levé