In the 90s and 00s, you couldn’t move for pop stars emoting in warm coats – but this subgenre has been overtaken by pure Christmas fever

It’s the most expensive – and most successful – German drama ever made. As its brilliant portrait of the tragic hedonism of 1930s Berlin reaches a season finale, the team behind it tell its tale

In July 1921, HMV opened and brought pop culture to the high street. It has weathered the arrival of downloads and streaming – but is vinyl enough to keep it going?

They’re ugly and they clog up your cupboards. But just like vinyl spun back into fashion, the compact disc could too

The fall of the Berlin Wall was greeted with jubilation – but it also unleashed chaos and fear. As the cold war TV spy saga reaches 1989, its writers and stars recall those tumultuous days

This week we’ve got breathless melancholic pop, dad rock by numbers, and some pop-infused ska-lite

This week we’ve got some low-key electronica, a blast of breathless pop and a depressing slice of soft rock

A quarter of a century on, debate still rages about the demise of the lager-loving scene. But who was the real culprit?

Some sequels take a while – Bill & Ted Face the Music has taken almost 30 years. Here’s a reminder to jog your memory...

Despite usually feeling the need to shower after watching Saturday night ITV, our writer confesses to being strangely drawn to Ninja Warrior UK – and old hangover favourite The OC

It was the star-making TV sensation that brought cheeky irreverence to the pre-pre-watershed slot. At a time of crisis, we need it back more than ever

The cult 60s TV show followed one man’s attempts to escape existential horror. Who better to heed for the times we live in?

Chicago’s pioneering club – where comics from John Belushi to Tina Fey learned their craft – is 60 years old. We crash an improv class in search of its secrets

A sceptic and his superfan mum take a chance on the O2’s immersive dining experience, which serves up fried squid and Abba classics