The TV drama and Broadchurch wannabe Happy Valley returned to our screens for a second series this week, giving a whole new meaning to the term ironic as even the weather is miserable from the […]
How To Die: Simon’s Choice
‘An emotional documentary.’ This is how How to Die: Simon’s Choice is described by the gentle introductory voice. It is an obligatory and predictable understatement. More provocatively, others have described it as ‘advertising suicide’. The […]
A (Netflix) series of unfortunate events
After initially announcing its production in 2014, Netflix has finally taken the show off the back burner, and let the audience in on the latest update. Lemony Snicket’s (aka Daniel Handler’s) dark twisted children’s books […]
The Invisible Homeless
I thought I knew what to expect from this documentary. I was prepared to be horrified at the conditions on those living on the streets, and to experience subsequent feelings of sympathy and guilt. Hidden […]
The X-Files: The FBI’s least wanted
“My life’s become a punchline” remarks Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) as he resignedly watches a YouTube clip of Barack Obama facetiously discussing the subject of UFOs with Jimmy Kimmel. We’re only seven minutes into this […]
A friendly face announced as new Top Gear presenter
We are all used to seeing him hanging out at Central Perk, but Matt LeBlanc’s new appointment as Top Gear presenter will welcome him back to our screens in a very different role. Who knows […]
Sugar Free (and entertainment free) Farm
The premise of Sugar Free Farm had potential. Take six celebrities (albeit Z-list ones), place them on a traditional English working farm, deprive them of sugar for two weeks and teach them how to eat […]
Women Behind Bars: Why does the justice system favour women?
ITV3 have allowed us to accompany Trevor McDonald as he enters two of America’s secure female correctional facilities. In the first of two episodes, Women Behind Bars explores the lives of some of America’s most […]
Remembering Sir Terry Wogan, one of Britain’s best loved voices
Sir Terry Wogan, the veteran BBC television and radio broadcaster, has sadly lost his battle with cancer aged 77. In a statement from his family, they said “Sir Terry Wogan died today after a short […]
BBC’s War and Peace: The story so far
We all know of Tolstoy’s infamous thousand page novel; not many of us have read it, but we might consider using it as a door stop on the off chance we happen to have a […]
Deutschland 83: A promising start
The UK’s ongoing love affair with foreign, and more specifically European, dramas is a much talked about phenomenon; programmes like Borgen and The Bridge have become huge critical successes, with many articles devoted to this […]
Heartwarming and genuine: The return of ‘The Undateables’
When I saw the first advert for The Undateables, my immediate reaction was apprehension. Being a tolerant person who, like most, is sensitive to the feelings of those with disabilities or health conditions, I was […]