Having thoroughly enjoyed the one-off documentary, ‘The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds’, that was first aired on Channel 4 last February, I was delighted when the faces of yet more adorable infants returned to […]
Fargo: Disrupted Normality
1979. Luverne, Minnesota. Offscreen, Ronald Reagan is being impaled with (fake) arrows whilst the extras playing the wounded soldiers at the massacre of Sioux Falls yell out for blankets to keep them warm whilst they […]
Celebrity First Dates for Stand Up To Cancer
Returning to the famous First Dates restaurant tonight, if you can return to somewhere you’ve never been, are four single celebrities; Jamie Laing, Jorgie Porter, Anthea Turner, and Alexandra Burke. Leaving no stone unturned in […]
Hunted: On the run from the ‘law’
Hunted is the new Channel 4 reality television series and as the name gives away is based on the idea of fourteen fugitives on the run from the law. It is certainly an interesting new […]
Muslim Drag Queens: Looking Fabulous
When I found out that Channel 4 was to air a documentary on Muslim drag queens it came as a slight shock. Partly because it is somewhat unusual, even in this ‘modern’ day, to release […]
Raised by Wolves: Witty, Clever and Creative
Witty, clever and creative are just three of the words that could adequately describe Channel’s 4 latest comedy offering on a Monday night, Raised by Wolves. The ever talented Caitlin Moran and her sister Caroline have crafted […]
Coalition: Political Drama or Satirical Comedy?
Coalition Review Channel 4’s Coalition was, of course, entertaining in its own right, presenting the head scratching and tragically funny last days of the 2010 formation of our coalition government. Although entertaining, the programme failed […]
Travel Man: Barcelona in 48 hours
One could be forgiven for thinking the new series Travel Man presented by IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade would be an informative and interesting, if not at times amusing, commentary on some of Europe’s most popular city destinations. […]
Drugs Live: Cannabis on Trial was boring and biased
Channel 4’s Drug’s Live: Cannabis on Trial attempted to distinguish the difference in the feelings and effects induced by hashish and the reportedly “three times stronger” skunk, which has created much debate in recent years. […]
Indian Summers twists the traditional drama
With the popularity of period dramas surging dramatically in recent years, it came as no surprise when Channel 4 announced their latest and most expensive production yet, Indian Summers. Replacing Downton Abbey’s primetime location on […]
UKIP: The First 100 Days – A Frightening Reality?
Already one of the most complained-about television shows of the year, Channel 4’s UKIP: The First 100 Days has clearly ruffled feathers. The pseudo-documentary reveals a fictional, 1984-esque future in which Nigel Farage’s party wins […]
The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds: Life before it gets complicated
What do you get when you put ten children who have never met each other before into an unfamiliar environment? Channel 4’s documentary, The Secret Life of 4 Year Olds, does just that, before retreating […]