Belgravia: The past may be another country but we know what lies ahead – that’s why it’s perfect for our uncertain times
IF ever we needed to indulge in a bout of collective escapism, if only for 60 minutes on a Sunday night, then that time is now. Thankfully ITV has just the thing – Belgravia, the latest big budget costume drama from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and a series that positively ripples with dimples, quiffs, honey-coloured chiffon frocks, eye-popping millinery and glamorous uniforms.
Barry Didcock's TV review: Race Across The World, BBC Two, Sunday
Race Across The World, BBC Two, Sunday
John Byrne: David Eustace on his long friendship with the artist and playwright
For three decades now, the artist and playwright John Byrne has been sitting regularly for photographer David Eustace, the Glasgow-born photographer who left school at 16 and joined first the navy and then the prison service before settling on a career behind a camera.
Our new favourite boxset: The Windsors
The Windsors aka the House of Windsor aka Royal Family. Only not really: it’s actually a comedy in which the Royal Fam are royally (and cruelly) sent up through a series of sketches in which they’re played by lookalikes.
