There appears to be something slightly insidious in how Oliver Dowden, Culture Secretary, has singled out the recent series of The Crown as needing a warning of its fictional status. That the most recent season […]
Interview: Rory Yeates, director of The Old Lie
Sarah Garraway catches up with Rory Yeates to discuss his new radio drama, The Old Lie.
Review: Open Theatre’s The Old Lie
An engaging tearjerker of a radio drama. The Old Lie written and directed by Rory Yeates is a stunning thought-provoking drama that is a must watch (or listen) for not just University of Leeds students, […]
Review: The Stranger
The Stranger is a new Netflix thriller that showcases the secrets that keep relationships together. It begins with a stranger telling the main character a secret about his wife. This secret had kept their marriage […]
Review: His Dark Materials Episode 1.
Beware, slight spoilers ahead! The dreary rain and darkness of an English winter has one perk: the return of winter dramas, and the BBC is launching strong with His Dark Materials, one of the most […]
British Period Dramas: A Steady Progression of Black Representation
Abbie Jones details how the use of ‘blind’ casting has allowed for Black casting to become more paramount in our British obsession with the period drama.
Peaky Blinders Season 5: Strutting on with Stunning Style
Despite this season’s relative lack of narrative complexity in comparison with the precedent set by previous seasons, Peaky Blinders continues to stand out.
Doctor Foster Series 2 Review
The twisted series following the traumas of Gemma, a GP with an adulterous husband, is back, and it’s darker and more intense than ever. Two years after her personal hell, this series follows Gemma after […]
BBC’s Baptise Review
Julian Baptise (Tchéky Karyo) first came to our screens in 2014, with the release of the BBC television drama series The Missing, directed by brothers Harry and Jack Williams. The first eight part series captivated […]
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 […]
Review: The Purge
‘The Purge’ is a thrilling, four-part drama that follows the premise of the original films: for one night only, everything is legal. While the films were limited in only following one or two characters each […]
Review: The People Next Door
The People Next Door is the newest Channel 4 drama from the creators of Blackout and Cyber Bully. Upon moving into their new house, couple Jemma and Rich begin a home video to document Jemma’s pregnancy. […]