Curious about K-Dramas and not too sure where to start? Not to worry! Compiled below are a couple of recommendations for a range of genres from romantic and comedy to historical and thriller: Dream High […]
Netflix and Marvel: The Rift Between the Dynamic Duo
In August of 2017, Disney announced plans to launch two separate streaming services – one for ESPN focusing entirely on sports, and one for its Disney and Pixar live-action and animated films and shows. The […]
Backing the bid: Channel 4 in Leeds
Leeds joins competition with Birmingham and Manchester to become the new headquarter city for Channel 4. But why should Leeds lead the pack? At a first look when compared with Manchester with ITV or Birmingham, […]
Television Academy and Race: Resolution, or mere recognition?
It goes without saying that the Television Academy and acting industry is knuckling down on its internal social problems, and is making its efforts well-known. We only have to look at the Time’s Up campaign […]
Is Britain Talentless?
Arts Editor, Steph Bennett, fails to see the worth in the nation’s favourite talent show. Last Saturday marked the return of Britain’s Got Talent, the talent programme that has become so revered that it not […]
REVIEW: What Would Your Kids Do?
Jason Manford plays the big kid hosting this new ITV game show, which combines Channel 4’s the Secret Life of 5 Year Olds with just about any basic TV game show. The show is structured […]
The Good Place
From the showrunner of The Office (US) and Parks and Recreation comes an existential comedy about the afterlife. The Good Place follows Eleanor Shellstrop, played by Kristen Bell, as she finds herself in a waiting […]
Why BBC2’s ‘Muslims Like Us’ has got people talking
Muslims Like Us is a two-part BBC2 programme documenting ten British Muslims living under one roof. Soraya Ali and Mira Mookerjee give us their opinions and try to pin down just what’s got everyone talking […]
In The Middle With Entertainment Journalist Emma Bullimore
London-based entertainment journalist Emma Bullimore has a successful career that keeps her on her toes… ‘It’s been a bit of a crazy day with Will Young’ says Emma when she picks up the phone. ‘You […]
Strike a pose: Peek behind the offices of Vogue
In this new documentary, which aired last week, director, Richard Macer gains an exclusive look behind the doors of British Vogue magazine. As he reaches the fifth floor under the direction of the Condé Nast […]
Review: The Get Down
Created by Baz Luhrmann, music co-produced by East Coast hip-hop golden child, Nas, and costing $120 million to produce, The Get Down is a melting pot with all the right ingredients to rival Stranger Things […]
Waris Hussein: Groundbreaking Director
Moving from India to the UK at the age of just nine, no one could have predicted that Lucklow born Waris Hussein (1938-present) would have gone on to have such a successful and arguably ground-breaking […]