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Feature: Fleabag Live, and the shifting shape of the strong female lead

April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 Hope Talbot Fleabag, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Strong Female Lead

From stage show, to BAFTA-winning series, and back to stage show once more, how has Fleabag changed our perceptions of strong female leads?

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Feature: The top 20 television shows of the decade

November 3, 2019November 3, 2019 Blaise Radley Atlanta, Boardwalk Empire, Bojack Horseman, Breaking Bad, Bryan Fuller, Cary Fukanaga, Community, D.B. Weiss, Damon Lindelof, Dan Harmon, David Benioff, David Lynch, Donald Glover, Fargo, Fleabag, Game of Thrones, Hannibal, Jesse Armstrong, Joe Fields, Joe Weisberg, Justin Roiland, Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Mad Men, Michael Shur, Nathan Fielder, Nathan for You, Noah Hawley, Parks & Recreation, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Rick and Morty, Spiral, Succession, The Americans, The Leftovers, The Vietnam War, True Detective, Twin Peaks, Vince Gilligan

Another ten years passed, another chance to reflect on all the great television we saw (and inevitably even more we missed).

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