This excellent docudrama couldn’t be clearer, better acted or more tellingly understated

Wallace remains implacably festive as he lauds the industrialisation of Christmas

From a journal told through scent to an illuminating biography — David Sexton has the page-turners for green fingers

Minchin's latest project is an absolute treat of a series

Some stories for younger readers have too obvious a design on their readers this year — but from classic Beatrix Potter to runaway veg, others are nothing but fun

Norton tones down his usual matey style and plays up the respect in this one-off interview with the musical legend

The TV chef's sheer energy is something to marvel at

Finding inspiration in pain 

Britannia is a contender for the most preposterous fantasy farrago ever

The story of pioneering medic Samuel Jean Pozzi sees a Francophile Brit at his gossipy biographical best, says David Sexton