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Radio Times

2-8th May 2026
Magazine

Radio Times magazine is the UK's number one quality entertainment guide, helping readers to find the best TV, radio, streaming content, podcasts, and films, each week. With unparalleled access to the biggest names in entertainment, combined with journalism from the best writers in broadcasting, incisive criticism, exclusive features, and original photo shoots, the magazine makes headlines every week. The comprehensive, easy-to-use listings cover over 100 channels. And the daily recommendations written by Radio Times’ TV experts help uncover the best things to watch and listen to on the small screen, including streaming services such as; BBC iPlayer, ITVX, All4, Apple +, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ , Britbox, Acorn and many more. If you enjoy radio, you will also find full national radio listings including Scotland, Wales, N Ireland and local English radio plus podcasts. Plus, a puzzles section, the unique letters pages, latest books reviews, travel guides and money advice. It not only makes Radio Times an indispensable weekly read but the absolute must guide to home entertainment.

FROM THE EDITOR

IN A LAND OF HER OWN • Amanda may not know it, but despite being a flawed failure, she’s never been more popular

10 QUESTIONS WITH SIR DAVID JASON • Fifty years after Open All Hours welcomed its first customer, the star is back behind the counter one last time

MAKE A SKETCH SHOW IN A WEEK

FROSTBITE CAROLINE FROST • Michael Portillo is so good at what he does on TV it’s easy to forget he was once an MP. The same isn’t true for everyone…

NEWS BITES

‘POLITICS FEELS BITTER, SHOUTIER’ • But can CATHY NEWMAN’S new news show, made for a YouTube audience, cut through the noise?

Father Nature • From mountain gorillas to military tanks, SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH’S wildest adventures are revisited in a new documentary to celebrate his 100th birthday

‘I was captivated… he changed my life’ • LIZ BONNIN will be among the stars marking Sir David Attenborough’s milestone birthday in a TV special hosted by Kirsty Young from the Royal Albert Hall

‘Life’s greatest ambassador’ • The next generation of broadcasters share birthday tributes to the man who inspired them all, DAVID ATTENBOROUGH

LUMINOUS LUMLEY • Busier than ever on the eve of her 80th birthday, JOANNA LUMLEY talks about sex, death, marriage – and holes in her trousers

‘IT’S A LOVE LETTER TO GAVIN’ • CFALM’s JAN ETHERINGTON says writing helped her grieve

‘DON’T BE TOO PRECIOUS’ • His latest role in political thriller Legends takes STEVE COOGAN back to the 90s – a time where he couldn’t be picky about parts

SECRETS AND LIES • NEIL FORSYTH on creating a legend

WHAT’S WORTH WATCHING • THE 10 BEST SHOWS TO WATCH, STREAM & LISTEN TO

ALSO STREAMING THIS WEEK

HIDDEN GEM

HOW & WHERE TO STREAM TV & FILM

SPORT THE ROAD TO ROME • The Giro d’Italia is a cycling pilgrimage like no other – a brutal race of 2,000 miles and seven summits. Only the very fittest will survive, says SIMON BARNES

GAME ON • SPORT EDITOR MICHAEL POTTS ON THE BEST OF THIS WEEK’S ACTION

ALSO ON TODAY

LIVE SPORT

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TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

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HIDDEN IDENTITIES • Ever wondered about your heritage and thought about taking an ancestral DNA test? Be careful what you wish for, says JENNY KLEEMAN

LISTEN UP • THE PICK OF THIS WEEK’S RADIO

PODCASTS AND THEY’RE OFF! • Take a fresh look behind the scenes of great sporting...

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English