The Lake District provides a stunning backdrop to BBC’s The A Word, as the extended Hughes family gather for Joe’s fifth birthday party. As much as this family try to be perfect, nobody can avoid […]
Dickensian: Too great an expectation?
I can’t help but imagine what it must have been like to have sat in on the meeting where it was decided to throw almost all of Charles Dickens’ characters together and create an EastEnders […]
Great British Bake Off: Christmas Masterclass
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood were back on our screens last Thursday for a Great British Bake Off Masterclass. Watching them cooking and joking together did feel a bit like sneaking into the staffroom at […]
David Attenborough brings us the thrill of The Hunt
The Hunt is a brand new BBC One natural history series, produced by the team behind Planet Earth and Africa, that looks at the relationship between predators and prey. Narrated by David Attenborough, the first […]
The Apprentice: A Predictably Priceless Performance
The end of The Great British Bake Off means only one thing – it is time for The Apprentice to return to our screens. This year, following Nick Hewer’s departure, Lord Sugar will be advised […]
Leeds Students win BBC1 show Pointless
Third year Leeds students Jamie Taylor and Robbie Russell have won £1250 on BBC1 quiz-show Pointless. Jamie is a Politics student and News Associate at The Gryphon, while Robbie is an English and Philosophy student […]
TV | The Great British Bake Off Semi-Finalists
After tackling a tricky trio of baklavas, entremets and schichttortes in the semi-final, queen of spice Chetna was defeated. Only Richard, Luis and Nancy will return to the tent for the final, but who will […]
TV | Outnumbered – The teenage years
The final episode ever of BBC1’s family comedy Outnumbered has now been aired. Having followed the family since 2007, I was enthusiastically anticipating its fifth series. However, as the children turned 11, 13 and 17, […]
TV | Nigel & Adam's Farm Kitchen – From farm to fork
Nigel Slater enthusiastically promotes British farming and produce in this dynamic food series with the motto: ‘Sow, grow, rear, cook’. The collaboration of farmer and chef really does reveal the whole process of the food […]