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From Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis to Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet, some of the best documentaries to watch on climate change.
From Brave Blue World: Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis to Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet, some of the best documentaries to watch on climate change.
Food containers, water bottles, shower caps, toothbrushes – hotel guests can get through heaps of plastic in 21 days. We find out if anything can be done to cut it down.
Food containers, water bottles, shower caps, toothbrushes – hotel guests can get through heaps of plastic in 21 days. We find out if anything can be done to cut it down.
Netflix series Light the Night is set in a high-end Taipei hostess bar in the late 80s, while Swagger looks at NBA’s Kevin Durant and the racial prejudice he faced.
Netflix series Light the Night is set in a high-end Taipei hostess bar in the late 80s, while Swagger looks at NBA’s Kevin Durant and the racial prejudice he faced.
From desert to beach to rainforest, climate-change documentary series The Green Planet, presented by Sir David Attenborough, highlights the lives of plants and the threats to ecology and ecosystems.
From desert to beach to rainforest, climate-change documentary series The Green Planet, presented by Sir David Attenborough, highlights the lives of plants and the threats to ecology and ecosystems.
K-drama Hello Monster gets a Thai remake on Netflix in Remember You, while Acapulco on Apple TV+ takes viewers back to Mexico in the ’80s.
K-drama Hello Monster gets a Thai remake on Netflix in Remember You, while Acapulco on Apple TV+ takes viewers back to Mexico in the ’80s.
Korean drama series The King’s Affection on Netflix, about twins whose gender is swapped, has plenty of action and romance, but could have used sharper editing.
Korean drama series The King’s Affection on Netflix, about twins whose gender is swapped, has plenty of action and romance, but could have used sharper editing.
In Apple TV+’s K-drama, the insane Dr Brain extracts thoughts from corpses, while BBC Earth’s more rational Dr Brian Cox unravels the secrets of the Universe.
In Apple TV+’s K-drama, the insane Dr Brain extracts thoughts from corpses, while BBC Earth’s more rational Dr Brian Cox unravels the secrets of the Universe.
What’s on this Christmas? From Nigella Lawson’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Christmas to Netflix romcom Love Hard, here are the television treats available for the end of 2021.
What’s on this Christmas? From Nigella Lawson’s Cook, Eat, Repeat Christmas to Netflix romcom Love Hard, here are the television treats available for the end of 2021.
At a conservative estimate humankind slaughters 150 million sentient animals a day for food, their lives made miserable by unspeakable cruelty, writes Roanne van Voorst as she bangs the drum for a vegan diet.
At a conservative estimate humankind slaughters 150 million sentient animals a day for food, their lives made miserable by unspeakable cruelty, writes Roanne van Voorst as she bangs the drum for a vegan diet.
Netflix series Japan Sinks: People of Hope and Apple TV+ show Invasion explore the apocalypse in different ways – in one it is caused by human activity, in the other by aliens).
Netflix series Japan Sinks: People of Hope and Apple TV+ show Invasion explore the apocalypse in different ways – in one it is caused by human activity, in the other by aliens).
In Paik’s Spirit, chef Paik Jong-won dives into Korean drinking culture as he chats with Korean celebrities over beer, soju and snacks about friendships, hangover cures and whatever else crops up.
In Paik’s Spirit, chef Paik Jong-won dives into Korean drinking culture as he chats with Korean celebrities over beer, soju and snacks about friendships, hangover cures and whatever else crops up.
Netflix documentary Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody delivers a history of Korea in a bowl of noodles, while Martin Clunes stars in a second series of BBC First’s true-crime thriller series Manhunt.
Netflix documentary Korean Cold Noodle Rhapsody delivers a history of Korea in a bowl of noodles, while Martin Clunes stars in a second series of BBC First’s true-crime thriller series Manhunt.
Cast and the director of Apple TV+ series about a doctor who wires himself up to the brains of informants to seek clues to his family’s deaths talk about how Parasite and Squid Game raised the bar for Korean drama.
Cast and the director of Apple TV+ series about a doctor who wires himself up to the brains of informants to seek clues to his family’s deaths talk about how Parasite and Squid Game raised the bar for Korean drama.
Netflix Thai crime thriller Bangkok Breaking is a journey to the dark recesses of the Thai capital, while Museum of Shadows investigates things that go bump in the night.
Netflix Thai crime thriller Bangkok Breaking is a journey to the dark recesses of the Thai capital, while Museum of Shadows investigates things that go bump in the night.
Family problems, a ghostly apparition and black magic collide in HBO’s Taiwanese thriller Who’s By Your Side, while HBO’s Succession sees the vicious family infighting continue in its third season.
Family problems, a ghostly apparition and black magic collide in HBO’s Taiwanese thriller Who’s By Your Side, while HBO’s Succession sees the vicious family infighting continue in its third season.
‘How can you give back a colony and be only dimly aware of its history?’ says Sathnam Sanghera of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China. The author’s alternative history of modern Britain has become a bestseller.
‘How can you give back a colony and be only dimly aware of its history?’ says Sathnam Sanghera of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China. The author’s alternative history of modern Britain has become a bestseller.
Hong Kong’s Thomassons – useless, but well maintained architectural leftovers named after an obscure professional baseball player – are the subject of a forthcoming TEDx talk in the city.
Hong Kong’s Thomassons – useless, but well maintained architectural leftovers named after an obscure professional baseball player – are the subject of a forthcoming TEDx talk in the city.
Overseen by Singaporean creator Eric Khoo, HBO’s Folklore anthology returns with a second season of Asian horror stories, while Netflix documentary Monsters Inside dives into the mind of a violent offender.
Overseen by Singaporean creator Eric Khoo, HBO’s Folklore anthology returns with a second season of Asian horror stories, while Netflix documentary Monsters Inside dives into the mind of a violent offender.
Too much filler and product placement ruin the second season of Netflix’s Korean drama Hospital Playlist, proving you can have too much of a good thing.
Too much filler and product placement ruin the second season of Netflix’s Korean drama Hospital Playlist, proving you can have too much of a good thing.
For those of you who haven’t watched Squid Game, Netflix’s staggeringly popular Korean drama series that’s taken the world by storm, now’s your chance to start the mystery thriller.
For those of you who haven’t watched Squid Game, Netflix’s staggeringly popular Korean drama series that’s taken the world by storm, now’s your chance to start the mystery thriller.
A jacket you can wear upside down if you like, a way to tell time without numbers – designers think outside the box to make daily life less difficult for dementia sufferers.
A jacket you can wear upside down if you like, a way to tell time without numbers – designers think outside the box to make daily life less difficult for dementia sufferers.
This Netflix drama about South Korean military service follows pizza delivery boy Jung Hae-in, who becomes a military policeman chasing army deserters.
This Netflix drama about South Korean military service follows pizza delivery boy Jung Hae-in, who becomes a military policeman chasing army deserters.
Political crime thriller On the Job on HBO Go proves the Philippines is capable of producing TV series to rival the best in the West, while fans of sci-fi will enjoy Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation on Apple TV+.
Political crime thriller On the Job on HBO Go proves the Philippines is capable of producing TV series to rival the best in the West, while fans of sci-fi will enjoy Isaac Asimov adaptation Foundation on Apple TV+.
The British-born Chinese actor is the first Asian to play a major character in BBC crime drama Silent Witness. The 35-year-old talks to the Post about Hong Kong, acting and being a fanboy.
The British-born Chinese actor is the first Asian to play a major character in BBC crime drama Silent Witness. The 35-year-old talks to the Post about Hong Kong, acting and being a fanboy.
From House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga to true-crime Netflix series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, how fashion is portrayed on the screen.
From House of Gucci starring Lady Gaga to true-crime Netflix series The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, how fashion is portrayed on the screen.
We talk with show creator David S. Goyer and stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey about the Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s epic sci-fi series.
We talk with show creator David S. Goyer and stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey about the Apple TV+ adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s epic sci-fi series.
A dentist from Seoul (Shin Min-a) finds herself out of her depth when she opens a clinic in a seaside village in Netflix’s Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Sparks fly between her character and handyman (Kim Seon-ho).
A dentist from Seoul (Shin Min-a) finds herself out of her depth when she opens a clinic in a seaside village in Netflix’s Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. Sparks fly between her character and handyman (Kim Seon-ho).
BBC’s Eden: Untamed Planet takes viewers on a breathtaking journey to Earth’s last paradises, where life exists just as nature intended.
BBC’s Eden: Untamed Planet takes viewers on a breathtaking journey to Earth’s last paradises, where life exists just as nature intended.
In ‘The Secret History of Food’, author Matt Siegel packs the pages with strange but true stories of (almost) everything we eat.
In ‘The Secret History of Food’, author Matt Siegel packs the pages with strange but true stories of (almost) everything we eat.
In Netflix comedy K-drama Hello, Me! an unsuccessful woman thinks she’s lost her way in life — until her younger self appears in front of her, demanding change.
In Netflix comedy K-drama Hello, Me! an unsuccessful woman thinks she’s lost her way in life — until her younger self appears in front of her, demanding change.