Summer holidays seem to me a terrible time to start a TV series or watch a film. If you’ve picked a proper destination the sun’s glare should make any screen unwatchable. And surely the trip is all the escapism you need? Lots of my colleagues (and our readers) think differently, so we’ve compiled the best new things to watch. I’d much rather open a new book (handily we have you covered there too). If you see a curmudgeonly figure scowling at iPads by the pool, give me a wave.

Last year’s labour-market gloom was all but buried by this morning’s jobs report. America’s employers added 172,000 workers in May, nearly double the amount that analysts expected. Yet even these healthy headline numbers understate the labour market’s vim. Is it overheating?

Finally, have you followed the headlines closely this week? Test your knowledge with our latest Friday news quiz.