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- December 31
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- Has Benedict Cumberbatch closed the case on Sherlock?
- Smooth operator: Steven Mackintosh describes being at the centre of ITV's five-star drama The Halcyon (VIDEO)
- 10 Years Ago on New Year's Eve in the Soaps
- Honey G's debut single fails to make the top 100
- Comedian Ken Dodd knighted in the New Year Honours List
- Wizards (1977) | Rediscover Ralph Bakshi's epic animated fantasy sci-fi
- December 30
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- Dawn French: 'I quite liked filming sensual lovemaking scenes in Delicious'
- Ex Watchdog presenter Lynn Faulds Woods turns down MBE: 'It's not a fair system'
- George Michael had completed voiceover for Channel 4 documentary, Freedom
- Dog Eat Dog | Film review - Paul Schrader's cockeyed, sloppy and very lurid crime thriller
- Billy is prioritising Shona... and Todd is not happy!
- Emilia Fox: 'I love working on Silent Witness as much as I did 12 years ago'
- EastEnders consulted Samaritans for advice on Lee Carter suicide storyline
- December 29
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- Fred relocates to the south of France for the First Dates Hotel!
- Cindy scraps with Goldie McQueen and Sienna knocks out Joel!
- 'Every day's a struggle and Christmas is tricky' – Nadia Sawalha's husband reveals alcohol battle
- Celebrity Big Brother set to dazzle with eye-popping new interior
- Jonathan Pryce: 'Take away the Brontë name and To Walk Invisible is still exciting and relevant'
- Has arsonist Kerry killed Zak Dingle?!
- Babe puts on a Shakespearean Twelfth Night in The Vic!
- Café Society | Film review - Kristen Stewart shines in Woody Allen’s bittersweet period comedy
- Corrie's Sally Ann Matthews: 'Jenny tells Eva she’ll find Aidan and Alya getting cosy!'
- EastEnders' liver donor advisor urges public to donate organs to help save lives
- 'I want to be with Carrie': Debbie Reynolds dies a day after her daughter
- December 28
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- Woody Allen: Six Films 1979 to 1985 | The early Mia Farrow years... and some technical tours de force
- 'Turning people gay is a kind of superpower of mine': The wit of Carrie Fisher
- Hollyoaks' Anna Passey: 'Sienna clobbers Joel just as he's about to tell Warren everything!'
- David Walliams admits he 'played up' to the public assumption of him being gay
- MasterChef judge John Torode in hospital after 'a lucky escape'
- December 27
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- Star Wars legend Carrie Fisher dies, aged 60
- War Dogs | DVD review - Stoner duo Jonah Hill & Miles Teller make a killing in the arms trade
- 'Giving a script to Liz Smith was like handing a baton to Usain Bolt'
- Finally! 'Kerry realises she's seriously off the rails,' says Emmerdale Laura Norton
- Chas and Paddy's dating attempts end in disaster
- Death in Paradise's Kris Marshall: 'Humphrey turns out to be quite a catch!'
- Corrie villain Pat Phelan turns hero when he rescues Anna Windass!
- 'Goodbye Nana' – Royle Family star Liz Smith dies, aged 95
- December 26
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- The Great British Bake Off ends on BBC1 – and fans are struggling
- Benedict Cumberbatch talks Sherlock The Movie: 'We've had screenings where it's been wild!'
- Aaron feels paranoid about Robert and Rebecca
- The Queen's Speech and Strictly special most watched programmes on Christmas Day
- Toby Jones: 'I absolutely can't watch myself on TV. It's not something I enjoy doing'
- Jenna Russell reveals she was 'very scared' at taking on Michelle Fowler role in EastEnders
- Emmerdale proposal shock! Zoe Henry reveals Rhona says ‘no’ to Pierce
- Brotherhood - Noel Clarke gives new meaning to ‘triple threat’ as he brings his West London ’Hood trilogy to a close
- Melvin Odoom wins Strictly's Christmas trophy, as Len gives his last 10
- December 24
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- Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi: 'I was dying to get back'
- Carrie Fisher stable after suffering major heart attack on trans-Atlantic flight
- Is a recast Michelle Fowler returning to EastEnders?
- What Was Happening at Christmas 10 Years Ago in the Soaps
- Jenny Bradley's meddling backfires in Coronation Street!
- Clean Bandit score Christmas Number One
- 'Absolutely natural' Martin Kemp should return to Birds of a Feather
- Here Comes Mr Jordan (1941) | The Hollywood classic is must-see on Blu-ray this Christmas
- December 23
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- Watch Honey G's debut single!
- Outnumbered's Daniel Roche: 'I’ve calmed down since I was little, but I don’t know if Ben has!'
- Fans get emotional watching Caroline Aherne in The Royle Family
- Donnie Darko | Richard Kelly's mind-bending cult classic gets a 15th anniversary 4K restoration
- Husband of murdered MP Jo Cox will deliver Channel 4's Alternative Christmas Message
- December 22
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- 'Get outta my pub!' Remember the biggest soap stories of 2016
- Mark Gatiss: These are 'hopefully the best three Sherlocks we've done'
- There's a new McQueen – Lauren – arriving in Hollyoaks (VIDEO)
- BBC to launch Pitch Battle, a new Saturday night search for singing group
- Anti-Social | Film review - Flashy low-budget British crime thriller co-starring Meghan Markle
- Ruth Jones praises Stella actress Deddie Davies, who's died aged 78
- December 21
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- Hollyoaks' Anna Passey: 'Something usually stops Sienna from killing... but this time?'
- Bloodhound co-stars were 'awful' on the set of Sherlock, reveals Amanda Abbington
- The Great British Bake Off supplies NINE of 2016's top 10 most-watched programmes
- Rosie Webster reportedly involved in a drugs scandal on return to Corrie
- Ma Ma | Film review - Penélope Cruz throbs with life as a woman on the verge of death
- Viewers rush to praise 'insightful', 'emotional' Emmerdale dementia special
- Robson Green: I defy anyone not to cry, laugh and feel joyful watching Grantchester this Christmas
- December 20
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- A ghost from Christmas past has a message for Ian Beale in EastEnders
- Rita Ora may have lost thousands in multi-million pound fraud
- Ex EastEnder Kierston Wareing co-stars with Idris Elba in new film 100 Streets
- Rock the Kasbah | Film review - Bill Murray's Afghan comedy runs into the sand: The Sharif don't like it
- Tina Hobley in 'shock' that The Jump is returning on Channel 4
- Emmerdale special: John Middleton describes Ashley's lost world
- December 19
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- Michelle Keegan: My marriage helped prepare me for Tina and Bobby
- Play What's On TV's Christmas Day Bingo!
- Charity Wakefield is bringing a 'Lois Lane vibe' to the Doctor Who Christmas special
- Neighbours' Olympia Valance: Christmas in Australia is always like going on holiday
- The Purge: Election Year | DVD review - Horror thriller's dystopian future feels just around the corner
- Classic Hollywood star Zsa Zsa Gabor dies, aged 99
- December 18
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- Andy Murray wins record third BBC Sports Personality of the Year title
- Welsh cake company owner Alana Spencer wins The Apprentice 2016
- Strictly Come Dancing 2016: the highlights
- Jake Wood brings Max Branning home to Albert Square!
- Coleen Nolan and husband may have a trial separation to fix marriage crisis
- Michael Phelps to be given lifetime achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year
- Queen of the jungle Scarlett Moffatt 'could present next year's Great British Bake Off'
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Film review - On the hop with the squeaky-voiced singing vermin
- December 17
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- Peter Capaldi: 'Doctor Who Christmas episode is a light-hearted superhero romp'
- Will it be lonely this Christmas for Emmerdale’s Zak Dingle?
- Paul O'Grady speaks of sadness over absence of Cilla Black at panto opening night
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) | William Friedkin’s explosive crime thriller looks stupendous in this new 4K restoration
- Danny Mac: 'I credit Oti with everything I've achieved on Strictly!'
- Strictly's Ore Oduba: 'I'm still out of my comfort zone'
- Strictly's Louise Redknapp: 'I wasn't expecting Jamie to be in the front row every Saturday!'
- December 16
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- Corrie's Samia Longchambon: 'I love Maria but I don't always like her'
- Georgia Taylor on rover Toyah Battersby’s grim return to Corrie!
- 10 Years Ago This Week in the Soaps: 17 December
- Len Goodman's most memorable quotes as he prepares to step down from Strictly panel
- James Corden treats fans to star-studded Carpool Karaoke for Christmas
- Like Father, Like Son | Film review - Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda's tale of boys switched at birth
- December 15
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- Downton's Hugh Bonneville and The Fall's Gillian Anderson to star in Viceroy's House
- Gavin and Stacey star Joanna Page gives birth to 'beautiful baby boy'
- Jamie Oliver's baby River Rocket to make TV debut on Christmas cooking show
- The Apprentice battle reaches its climax tonight as remaining five contestants are whittled down to two
- Great British Bake Off star Nadiya Hussain tells of race hate ordeal
- Is this Phil's last Christmas? EastEnders trailer has fans fearing the worst
- Strictly's Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman: 'We haven't accepted that Len is leaving'
- Chastity Bites | Film review - Sexual abstinence puts California high-school teens in peril
- December 14
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- Corrie's Jane Danson has opened up about her baby loss and the challenges of Leanne's storyline
- Sue Perkins left in tears after last ever Great British Bake Off voiceover
- Len Goodman: 'I thought Darcey would be too posh for Strictly'
- Christmas shocks and surprises in Emmerdale!
- Police end probe into 'assault' on Strictly's Gorka Marquez in Blackpool
- X Factor and I'm a Celeb star Jake Quickenden joins The Jump line-up
- The Physician | Film review - A sweeping historical epic with a chilling modern resonance
- December 13
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- Netflix has released the trailer for its new show The OA. Watch here
- Hollyoaks wedding twist! Leela Lomax’s big day drama!
- Emmerdale star Lucy Pargeter offers words of support for people going through IVF
- Intense thriller Born To Kill starring Daniel Mays and Romola Garai debuts on Channel 4 next year
- Corrie’s Maria Connor fears Xmas in jail says Samia Longchambon!
- Hollyoaks star Kieron Richardson expecting twins with husband Carl Hyland
- Ryan and Mercedes kiss in Hollyoaks, but has someone spied them?
- New look for Nicole Kidman as she stars in crime drama Top of the Lake
- Ding dong merrily! Peter and Nick come to blows in Corrie
- Legendary weatherman Ian McCaskill dies aged 78
- Emmerdale danger! Cain Dingle rescues drunk Moira reveals Natalie J Robb!
- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman | Catch sultry siren Ava Gardner in the classic 1950s melodrama on the big screen in January
- December 12
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- "The 12 disciples of Brent" perform Office-inspired carols at London's St Pancras station
- Tracey's accused of stealing in Hollyoaks
- Claire Sweeney: 'I've changed completely since my son was born'
- Kim Cattrall: 'There's a headstone in Liverpool with my name on it'
- Pete's Dragon | Film review - Disney makes the fur fly with this entertaining fantasy adventure
- Big Brother winner Josie Gibson joins The Jump line-up
- Sienna and Warren bury Nico's ashes in Hollyoaks
- December 11
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- EastEnders’ Riley Carter Millington joins new reality show Celebrity Fat Fighters
- ‘I don’t want to mess things up,’ says Corrie’s Georgia Taylor about her return as Toyah
- Swallows and Amazons | DVD review - Old-fashioned adventure with a dash of derring-do
- Corrie’s Chris Gascoyne reveals the best Christmas present he’s ever had
- The X Factor 2016 winner is… Saara Aalto? Or Matt Terry?
- December 10
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- Amanda Redman stars in ITV’s new medical drama The Good Karma Hospital
- Nigel Havers, Debbie McGee, Lorraine Chase and Simon Callow in Carry On Barging
- Video: see Downton’s Dan Stevens as ‘possibly most powerful mutant ever’ in new drama Legion
- First look at BBC Doctors special Christmas episode!
- Emmerdale actress Coral Atkins has died aged 80
- Nightmare (1964) | The vintage Hammer chiller arrives on Blu-ray
- December 9
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- Andy sinks to a new low in Corrie… and Steph gets blamed!
- Aidan thumps Adam in Coronation Street!
- Is it all over for Bex and Shakil in EastEnders?
- Nicole Scherzinger: 'The afterparty will be wild after the X Factor final!'
- Ashley accuses Laurel and Marlon of having an affair in Emmerdale
- 10 Years Ago This Week in the Soaps: 10 December
- You Decide on the next Eurovision entry
- A wedding day mystery for the Grantchester Christmas special
- Sky drama Strike Back to return with new cast
- The Birds of a Feather fly south for Christmas!
- Cohen & Tate (1988) | This action packed thriller is ripe for rediscovery
- Robbie Williams to perform at BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2016
- December 8
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- Lord Sugar tells Trishna 'You're Fired'
- Miriam Margolyes on her new Marigold Hotel mission: ‘I never want to go to Florida again!’
- Call the Midwife visits South Africa in this heart-warming Christmas special
- Christmas Great British Bake Off: Mary Berry says ‘Wonderful’ to return
- X Factor's Dermot O'Leary says Louis Walsh is 'meaner' than Simon Cowell
- Paul Hollywood: Great British Bake Off to remain 'exactly the same' after Channel 4 move
- Carnage Park | Gory horror thriller delivers grindhouse shocks and edge-of-the-seat suspense
- December 7
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- Swimming hero Adam Peaty: 'I'd love more Olympic golds!'
- Ainsley Harriott on the Strictly Christmas Special: 'I want to have the energy to jive when I'm 80!'
- I'm a Celeb's Scarlett leaves the jungle by limo
- Johnny Vegas sitcom Home from Home returns to the BBC next year
- Mrs Brown's Boys' Rory Cowan: 'Agnes has decided she's not celebrating Christmas this year!'
- Office Christmas Party | TJ Miller's rowdy winter revels offer a welcome shot of seasonal cheer
- Brendan Cole would 'love' to land the role of Strictly Come Dancing judge
- All-male a capella group crowned 'best in Britain' in Gareth Malone's The Choir series
- The Shallows | Sleek marine thriller pits Blake Lively's lone surfer against a great white shark
- December 6
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- Ricky Tomlinson: 'My house is like Euston Station at Christmas''
- Game Of Thrones and Porridge star Peter Vaughan dies aged 93
- BGT winner Richard Jones plans 'heart-warming' Royal Variety show for forces
- EastEnders' Jake Wood: Why Max is a changed man!
- Top Gear presenters 'became lazy' while making hit show, admits James May
- It's curtain up for the Walford Players in EastEnders!
- Idris Elba takes on heavy weight role
- Nerve | DVD review - Online dare game delivers perilous thrills for Emma Roberts & Dave Franco
- December 5
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- Celebrity Big Brother reveals new design for its famous eye
- Leela's hen party is ruined by a raging Cameron in Hollyoaks
- A drunk and reckless Moira runs Pete over in Emmerdale
- Will it be Christmas behind bars for Maria in Coronation Street?
- Strictly results show beats I'm A Celebrity final with 11.7 million viewers
- Scarlett’s lifelong dream comes true as she is crowned Queen of the Jungle
- Suicide Squad | Killer quips come to the rescue of bad guys on a mission
- December 4
- December 3
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- 'Bland and vanilla. Like a sandwich without butter' Simon Cowell criticises X Factor favourite Matt Terry
- ‘Corrie’s great again now Kate Oates is in charge!’ says Sam Robertson
- Strictly quarter-final sees Danny Mac defend his place at the top of the leaderboard
- Former Corrie star Keith Duffy is all about ‘Boyzlife’ with Brian McFadden now!
- Paddy whacked by Chas in Emmerdale! Dominic Brunt explains why…
- 10 Years Ago This Week in the Soaps: 3 December
- Box Set Binge: The Following, Scorpion and Spaced
- Tales from the Crypt and Vault of Horror | Two British horror anthology classics on Blu-ray
- December 2
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- The winners of the 2016 TV Times Awards winners are...
- Chi-Raq | Spike Lee's angry blast of hip-hop agitprop is a gaudy mess
- Hollyoaks' Cameron Moore: 'You would NOT want to be Cameron at Christmas...'
- Did Larry Lamb's bullying cost him his place in I'm a Celebrity?
- John Cleese celebrates 'inspired' Andrew Sachs, who has died at 86
- December 1
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- Double firing on The Apprentice as Lord Sugar tells Sofiane and Dillon ‘You’re Fired!'
- Bleed for This | Miles Teller's scrappy blue-collar bruiser stages a remarkable comeback
- Who's done in Phelan in Corrie?!
- FIRST LOOK: See first preview of the Doctor Who Christmas Special!
- Gabby gets drunk and is rushed to hospital in Emmerdale
- Corrie's Chris Gascoyne talks about Peter's bond with half-brother Daniel
- Douglas Henshall: ‘In Plain Sight is an extraordinary tale and a story worth telling’
- Love at last for Finn Barton? Emmerdale star Joe Gill reveals all
- Sir David Attenborough: Planet Earth II is 'two-way therapy' for a world in crisis
- Carol Vorderman is the fifth camper voted off I'm a Celebrity
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