The BBC is currently planning a fourth update to its streaming service iPlayer in the wake of the growing popularity of online streaming. With the rise of online streaming networks like Netflix and Amazon Prime […]
TV Review: The Cry
What interested me most about watching BBC’s The Cry far more than the show itself was the fact that so many people had told me they couldn’t bear to watch something involving something horrible happening […]
Bodyguard – Does No One Else See the Clear Islamophobia?
I sat down like millions across the nation with much anticipation to watch the final instalment of the new BBC drama which has had the nation talking for weeks. The season finale promised to be […]
Hinterland: The Welsh answer to Scandi-Noir
Reminiscent of Scandi-Noir productions such as The Bridge and The Killing, Hinterland (or Y Gwyll, in Welsh) combines haunting scenery with suspicious disappearances, cold-blooded murders and family feuds which are guaranteed to see you coming […]
TV | 37 Days – A wonderfully witty docu-drama
With Downton Abbey going from strength to strength, this drama about the period between Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination and the declaration of war is quite like a costume drama mixed with politics. War buffs will enjoy this […]
TV | The Musketeers – Swords, guns, men clad in leather and more cleavage than your average BBC drama
Swords, guns, men clad in leather and more cleavage in half an hour than your average BBC drama. The Musketeers had all the potential to be exciting and sexy. However, with stilted scripts, unconvincing performances […]
TV | The Great Train Robbery – All the wit and excitement of a Hollywood crime caper
In one of those eerie coincidences that could lead the more cynical among us to question the extremes the BBC are willing to go to for a bit of publicity; Ronnie Biggs the most famous […]
TV | Sherlock – A reflection on the season three teaser trailer
New Year’s Day has just overtaken December 25th in my list of favourite dates, for one reason, and one reason only: Sherlock is back. Yes, last week, the BBC released the first, tantalising glimpse of […]
TV | Legacy – Enough twists and turns to keep us engaged
During the turbulent era of 1970s London, when trade union strikes and power cuts crippled the country, Cold War paranoia was at a high, with many believing Communist Russia to be organising the defiant activism […]