Mr Selfridge will forever fall into the same category as Downton Abbey, and as such, it has a lot to live up to. As glossy and well loved as Downton undoubtedly is, Mr Selfridge certainly […]
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 | Boxset Essentials – American Horror Story
Many people have probably recoiled in disgust at the thought of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuck making a celebration of all things horror, especially after the all-singing, all-dancing spectacle that is Glee. However, American Horror […]
TV | Lucan – More Christmas TV catch-up
It must be bad to be upper-class these days. There is an increasing perception of a lack of noblesse oblige among those with titles. What do those who inherited lordships and baronies know about those […]
TV | Death Comes to Pemberley – Did it live up to Austen lovers' expectations?
Upon hearing that part one of a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was being aired on Boxing Day, my immediate thought was that the author had taken a bit of a risk. Continuing the lives […]
TV | The Whale – The true story that inspired the wonderful Moby Dick
The true story that inspired Herman Melville’s iconic Moby Dick was told in a tale full of intense emotion, dramatic forces of nature and sea crew hostilities in a new BBC saga. An aged cabin […]
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 | 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 […]
TV | The Day of the Doctor – 50 years of Doctor Who
Life can be only understood by looking backwards; but it can only be lived forwards. In that lies the central conceit of The Day of the Doctor. Beneath its Saturday night tea time family viewing […]
TV | I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here A.K.A The Joey Essex Show
The nation’s favourite duo Ant and Dec are back on our screens hosting the new series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here. The 13thseries demonstrates the usual structure of washed-up celebrities being thrown […]
TV | Fresh Meat – Were the characters always so devoid of charm and wit?
Was Fresh Meat always this bad? Has its cast of characters always been so devoid of charm and wit? I seem to remember being genuinely moved by JP’s (Jack Whitehall) reaction to his father’s death, […]
TV | Ripper Street – Still oozing brilliantly crafted Victoriana
Ripper Street is back on our screens and by the end of its first five minutes there was no less than a policeman impaled on a fence spike, an unruly punch up in the holding […]