Michael Hogan

From The Bear to Bake Off, we are living in a golden age of mouth-watering TV cookery. But who will get our Michelin star?

Embrace controversy, ignore identity politics, drop the ‘one big happy family’ act… Dancing With the Stars has much to teach the BBC

Haunting, atmospheric and with minimalist interiors: Nordic noir has long been a hit on the small screen – here are its best examples

Bonnets, britches, bullets… Historical drama doesn’t have to be genteel and strait-laced, as our what-to-watch list proves

Struggling to entertain the little ones in the summer holidays? From Hey Duggee to Time Bandits, here are our top picks for all age groups

Once-in-a-lifetime railway adventures, Japanese islands, a walk down the Nile... Here’s our pick of TV’s best travelogues

US cops, Euro detectives, cosy British whodunits… Here’s our pick of the best crime dramas on TV

From cult classics to sitcom royalty, we’ve assembled the definitive list of TV comedy greats – but has Mrs Brown’s Boys made the grade?

Dire ratings, semi-pro contestants and a lame-duck judging panel... ITV’s talent show has hit the skids. Here’s how to rescue it

The series should change its name to The World’s Got Talent or get better at unearthing home-grown hopefuls

From Croatia’s naked Putin-baiting to an outraged Jan Leeming – here’s everything you may have missed the year Loreen won

Perfect Friday-night television, wrapped up in a neat bow – no wonder the BBC have ordered another series and a Christmas special

There certainly was some talent onstage (mainly Korean), but all eyes were on Amanda Holden following her public spat with Sharon Osbourne

Kris Marshall is endlessly charming, the crimes are well thought-out and the setting is beautiful – no wonder it’s a national favourite

Relief abounds at Kensington Palace as needy, fragile ‘buncle’ is the first to be voted off the trashy but oddly compelling reboot

Goldsmith joked his niece would be watching ‘from behind the sofa’ in a launch episode that was reality trash by royal appointment

Got a Claudia Winkleman-shaped hole in your viewing schedule? Then why not try John Bercow in the US version or twisty drama Fool Me Once?

There are plenty of ways to recreate the bluffs and betrayals of the BBC show without heading to a Scottish castle

There were some impressive illusions, but it seemed like a heck of a lot of trouble for what’s basically a change of stage name

The streaming service’s most-watched show is an under-the-radar phenomenon. Here we answer 10 questions about this slick spy thriller