In the years after the first transgender actress appeared on television in a transgender role in 2005, the presence of transsexuals on TV remained minimal. Confined to surgical documentaries or painfully mocked, constantly being either […]
10,000 BC: An Unrealistic Stone Age Experience
So, here we are, one year after Channel 4’s Bear Gryll’s The Island, and Channel 5 has brought the British public the immensely original 10,000 BC. In this female inclusive version of The Island we […]
Silent Witness is utterly uninventive
Silent Witness’ eighteenth season has now come to an end, and I think I’ve finally cracked their formula. A moody cop with an upsetting back-story, some exquisitely stagnant acting on the part of our three […]
Mr Selfridge: the beginning of the end
Jeremy Piven reprises his role as charismatic American-born British entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge, founder of the Oxford Street Department store. Whilst the first two series focused on the glitz and glamour, this third series sees […]
Freeview Flicks of the Week: Black Swan, The Disappearance of Alice Creed and Stardust
In the Middle’s best weekly freeview flicks picks is here! This week we visit a magical realm, hang out with some vampires and go to the ballet. MONDAY – The Disappearance of Alice Creed (BBC1 […]
BBC presenter Anita Rani on life after Leeds
Bold, witty and fiercely independent, Anita Rani is a force to be reckoned with. From hosting her first radio show at the age of 14, and graduating from Leeds University with a Broadcasting degree, she […]
Bitter Lake: a haunting look into modern Afghanistan
Morally complex and visually stunning, Bitter Lake, directed and edited by documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis, offers viewers a unique look into Afghanistan and its relationship with the West. Starting in the aftermath of World War […]
Charlie Brooker takes on the week with Weekly Wipe
I wasn’t always a fan of Charlie Brooker. I saw him as a failed hybrid, a loud mouthed Al Murray with the satire and middle-class breeding of David Mitchell. On 10 O’clock Live, I found […]
Catastrophe: The middle-aged rom com with a twist
Channel 4 is renowned for its high quality, original, British dramas and comedies, and their latest series Catastrophe is the perfect hybrid of the two. Based on the story of Sharon and Rob, who after […]
Freeview Flicks of the Week: The Social Network, The Breakfast Club and Into the Wild
In the Middle’s best weekly freeview flicks picks is here! This week we join the breakfast club, see Daniel Craig as a cocaine dealer and lament the retirement of the genius Hayao Miyazaki. TUESDAY – […]
Broadchurch series 2: Can it possibly be as good as the last?
After nearly two years of waiting, last Monday saw Broadchurch return to our screens. The question on everybody’s lips: What on earth is it going to be about? ITV’s carefully produced advertising strategy gave nothing […]
Black Mirror: White Christmas – The Best of Christmas Television
Here at In the Middle, we’ve been arguing about what exactly was the highlight of Christmas television, and we’ve reached a conclusion. Brilliant, disturbing, blood-curdling and unsettlingly poignant, Black Mirror: White Christmas is a truly dark masterpiece […]