Weekender

This week: Prince Andrew's £15m mansion sale to a Kazakh oligarch, a CIA traitor's death, Stephen Graham's Victorian boxing drama returns, and our investigation into Venezuela's missing billions.

New dramas, big scams, and a media revolution—plus fresh reporting from Tom and a Havana Syndrome update coming next week.

Welcome to Brazen Weekender, your shortcut to great new TV, films, docs, and articles. From WWII dramas to steampunk adventures and hard-hitting investigations, we’ve handpicked the standout stories worth your weekend.

This week’s Brazen Weekender dives into the origin story of A Clockwork Orange—written in a rush after a fatal diagnosis that turned out to be false—and what it tells us about urgency, ambition, and legacy. Plus, what to watch, read, and listen to right now.

Vanished exec Jan Marsalek’s life reads like a spy thriller—from Wirecard’s collapse to Russian espionage. Plus: Arctic geoengineering, Netflix’s Titan doc, and our latest picks worth your weekend.

This week in Brazen Weekender: Why do bad people do good things? Farah Halime unpacks the twisted morality of power, guilt, and redemption. Plus: six sharp recs—from corrupt cops to flawed families—exploring how darkness and decency often share the same stage.

A quirky island concert, a frat-bro comedy with soul, and the return of our hunt for the real richest people on Earth. Welcome to this week’s Brazen Weekender.

Hello and welcome to the latest edition of Brazen Weekender! This is Bradley Hope, your loyal servant, and this is the newsletter where I share what the team has been watching, reading and listening to this week. 📺 First up, here’s what we’ve been watching this week Sister Midnight