Vicky Jessop

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.... MORE

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Vicky Jessop is a Commissioning Editor and Culture Writer at The Standard. She writes and commissions pieces on TV, covers gaming and (when she has time) also contributes to music, features, film, tech and travel.

TV

Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 2 review: has the show jumped the shark?

Lux is fun and frothy, but this two-dimensional cartoon caper falls flat when it mocks the show’s fanbase

19 Apr 2025
TV

Gladiators: where are the original stars of the show today?

Incredible as it seems, it's been more than thirty years since the show first aired

28 Mar 2025
"I Don't Take Requests" Book Launch Party With DJ Fat Tony And Michael Hennegan
Lifestyle

Russell Tovey's My London: the Tate, hidden streets and Hatchards

The actor shops at Stone Island, dines at 45 Jermyn Street and strolls the Thames beaches

28 Mar 2025
Stacey Dooley
TV

Stacey Dooley: Rape on Trial review — essential, rage-inducing viewing

This two parter dives headfirst into the world of rape trials and convictions, with predictably harrowing results

27 Mar 2025
Culture

David Tennant announced as guest for MCM London Comic Con

The Doctor Who actor will be doing a signing, and will have his own Spotlight panel

27 Mar 2025
Lifestyle

Radio is back – Gen Z's listening habits are changing media

Analogue tech has never been more popular - surprisingly

27 Mar 2025
TV

Meet Hannah Onslow, the breakout star of Sean Bean's This City is Ours

With This City is Ours now on screens, we chat to the actor about accents, monologues and a potential pivot to the stage

26 Mar 2025
Sonia Sutcliffe, wife of Peter, in 1984
Crime

Inside Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe's family history

Explore the intriguing story of Peter Sutcliffe's family, their past struggles, and how they have moved on from his notorious crimes

26 Mar 2025
TV

The must-see TV to watch this Easter: from Doctor Who to Mobland

Timelords, tragedy, thrillers and gun-wielding capers: we break down the best shows coming out in the next few months

26 Mar 2025
TV

Is Netflix's Million Dollar Secret just a lazy ripoff of The Traitors?

Even Peter Serafinowicz’s best English butler impersonation can’t save this joyless show

26 Mar 2025
Lifestyle

Training for the London marathon? Here's why glucose is so important

Keeping glucose levels regulated is an important part of putting in a good performance at the gym - and after

25 Mar 2025
TV

Con Mum: the real story behind Netflix’s terrifying new show

Graham Hornigold ended up thousands of pounds poorer after meeting Dionne, who said she was his long-lost mother

25 Mar 2025
TV

Even for The White Lotus this latest episode is in bad taste

More brother-on-brother action, plus a suicidal Tim, makes this one of the show’s boldest episodes ever

24 Mar 2025
Culture

How to have a cultural Mother’s Day: from Tom Hiddleston to Mamma Mia

The capital is bursting at the seams with things to do this March

24 Mar 2025
TV

Dissecting the White Lotus: why do we love incest stories so much?

It’s all over the Internet after episode six

24 Mar 2025
TV

Million Dollar Secret: could this be Netflix’s answer to The Traitors?

Get ready for more backstabbing and a bigger cash prize

24 Mar 2025
Travel

Kelly Hoppen on the art of a supremely stylish trip to Antwerp

The interior designer strolls the Belgian cobbles in search of incredible vintage furniture, chic shops and buzzing galleries

21 Mar 2025
TV

Disney+: the best shows on the platform as it turns 5

Andor, Only Murders In the Building, Shogun... there’s a lot to get stuck into

21 Mar 2025
TV

This City is Ours – from Sean Bean to Hannah Onslow, who plays who?

The Liverpudlian take on Macbeth is coming to screens soon

20 Mar 2025