The nation’s favourite duo Ant and Dec are back on our screens hosting the new series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. The 13thseries demonstrates the usual structure of washed-up celebrities being thrown […]
TV | Breathless – Just another take on Mad Men?
As the six part ITV drama Breathless drew to a close two weeks ago LSi looks back at the Sixties period show that took our breath away. But is it just another take on Mad Men? From […]
TV | The Sound of Musicals – The weird and wonderful ways of the West End
Whenever I have been fortunate enough to watch a West End production, I have never been preoccupied with the hard-work and effort that goes in to all of the technicalities. However, after watching the first […]
TV | Borgen – A cross between The Killing and The Thick of It
Standing somewhere between The Killing and The Thick Of It, Borgen looks into the inner workings of the Danish political sphere, building a bit of a cult following as it charts the squabbles between the […]
TV | Fresh Meat – Were the characters always so devoid of charm and wit?
Was Fresh Meat always this bad? Has its cast of characters always been so devoid of charm and wit? I seem to remember being genuinely moved by JP’s (Jack Whitehall) reaction to his father’s death, […]
TV | The Tunnel – an Anglo-French remake of Scandinavian thriller The Bridge
From its delicate, eerie opening credits to the spiraling drama that emerges from a seemingly simple premise, The Tunnel is an unexpectedly promising remake of the original Danish/Swedish Broen/Bron (The Bridge). Stephen Dillane plays Karl […]
TV | Freewheeling with Ross Noble
Ross Noble’s new spontaneity-based show has arrived on our screens, where he goes next, is anyone’s guess. Award winning stand-up comedian Ross Noble was made famous for his brilliant ability to manipulate the mundane into […]
TV | Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds
Hot on the heels of the Great British Bake Off final arrives this new offering from the silver fox himself, Paul Hollywood. Pies and Puds explores Hollywood’s long standing love of baking and features some […]
TV | Beauty School Cop Outs – MTV's latest dose of trashy TV
I am always amazed at how resourceful the likes of MTV are at making trashy TV. Filling in the gap created by Geordie Shore (which has already had at least 3 seasons this year) is […]
TV | Ripper Street – Still oozing brilliantly crafted Victoriana
Ripper Street is back on our screens and by the end of its first five minutes there was no less than a policeman impaled on a fence spike, an unruly punch up in the holding […]
TV | Drifters – The girl version of Inbetweeners?
E4’s new sitcom has been labelled ‘the female Inbetweeners’ but after watching the first two episodes of Drifters this description seems greatly misjudged. Yes the show’s writer and main star, Jessica Knappett, played Lisa in […]
TV | The Vampire Diaries – A look into the new season
The Vampire Diaries makes an exciting long-anticipated return with its fifth season. The premiere was certainly worth waiting for, meaning hopefully the new season will surely be full of everything we love the show for. […]