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‘Shetland’ Season 3 Episode 1 review: DI Jimmy Perez returns
Douglas Henshall is back as DI Jimmy Perez and looks set for another thrilling season of crime drama in BBC One’s adaptation of Ann Cleeves’ novels. Taking on a new case following a few weeks break on...
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‘Crashing’ Episode 1 review: Channel 4’s new comedy is quirky yet relatable
Written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Channel 4’s Crashing follows the exploits of a group of people living in a disused London hospital as property guardians whilst trying to navigate some...
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Steven Moffat’s legacy: 6 things the showrunner gave ‘Doctor Who’
It was formally announced last week that executive producer and lead writer Steven Moffat will be leaving Doctor Who after Season 10 airs in 2017. Moffat took over as showrunner from Russell T. Davies...
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‘Shetland’ Season 3 Episode 2 review: Confident, bold storytelling
The second episode of BBC One’s new six-part Shetland story cranked up the tension as the Robbie Monroe storyline gained speed, and Jimmy Perez’s chasing of Michael Maguire continued apace – albeit...
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‘Merlin’ best episodes countdown: ‘The Last Dragonlord’ is #10
Our list of the ten best episodes of Merlin launches with Season 2’s finale, ‘The Last Dragonlord’ in at Number 10. This is an episode that takes us on a journey of discovery filled with plenty of...
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‘Crashing’ Episode 2 review: Everything is awkward!
Start to finish, everything that happens in the second episode of Crashing is awkward. Kate’s become so jealous of Lulu (writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge) that not only does she offer her a job but buys a...
View Article5 of the best moments in ‘Battlestar Galactica’
With five years of fantastically exciting set-pieces and dramatically intense scenes to choose from, it’s a tough call to separate Battlestar Galactica‘s true diamonds from the rest of the gemstones....
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‘Shetland’ Season 3 Episode 3 review: Perez and Tosh head to Glasgow
Following the climatic death of Ciaran Hinds, Michael Maguire, at the end of Episode 2, and following a two-week absence due to the BBC’s FA Cup coverage, Shetland returned to these shores with more...
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Rewind: Neil Buchanan and Tim Edmunds’ ‘Zzzap!’ revisited
In 1989, presenter Neil Buchanan and producer Tim Edmunds created a show for Children’s ITV called Art Attack, which showed kids how to make quirky and unusual things from household objects. With Art...
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5 monsters and villains we want to see in ‘Doctor Who’ Season 10
With the next season of Doctor Who being Steven Moffat’s final run as lead writer, it’s sure to be an extravaganza to remember. One of the most obvious ways to ensure Moffat’s era goes out with a bang...
View ArticleRewind: A love letter to BBC Three’s ‘Pulling’, ten years on
Sharon Horgan, recently of Catastrophe fame, is getting back together with her old writing partner Dennis Kelly (Utopia). And unlike many reunions, it’s actually a very good plan. It’s been ten years...
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‘Merlin’ best episodes countdown: ‘Lady of the Lake’ is #9
Season 2’s ninth episode, ‘Lady of the Lake’, is at number nine in our list of the Top 10 Merlin episodes. This episode was one of extreme rarity; Merlin finds love! The main adventure was the arrival...
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‘Of Mice and Men’ play review: Steinbeck’s novel comes to Brighton
Opening night of Of Mice and Men at Brighton’s Theatre Royal was full of an eclectic mix, from college students currently studying the book to eager long term fans of the novel, all anticipating the...
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Could the new ‘Doctor Who’ companion be Frank Skinner?
The BBC announced yesterday that the new Doctor Who companion will be officially revealed tomorrow evening during MOTD Live: Everton vs Manchester United. While fans are pretty excited right now about...
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‘Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark’ live concert review
Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the film’s release, we had the pleasure of attending Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark Live at London’s Royal Albert Hall this Saturday. As part of the Royal...
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New ‘Doctor Who’ companion’s Prince t-shirt was just ‘a weird coincidence’
The Prince t-shirt worn by new Doctor Who companion Pearl Mackie in her introduction video wasn’t actually a planned tribute to the late musician. It turns out that the ‘Friend from the Future’...
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Rewind: Matt Smith’s ‘Christopher and His Kind’ revisited
As it reaches it’s five year anniversary, I decided to rewatch Doctor Who star Matt Smith’s 90-minute BBC film Christopher and His Kind. Directed by Geoffrey Sax (the director 1996’s Doctor Who TV...
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8 life lessons we’ve learned from ‘Orange is the New Black’
They say life is about learning from your mistakes and moving on. But, why wait to make a mistake when TV is full of loads of other people doing stupid things that you can learn from? There’s no better...
View Article‘No Such Thing as The News’ review: New ‘QI’ Elves show is a breath of fresh air
If you’ve ever listened to the podcast of No Such Thing as a Fish, or seen the live show on tour, you’ll be familiar with the format of BBC Two’s No Such Thing as The News. Four QI elves each present...
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Will ‘Sleep No More’ become a future ‘Doctor Who’ cult classic?
“Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep.” The above quote is, of course, from the “Scottish Play.” Not that I am superstitious, but by invoking a quote from the… well, you-know-what play… for his...
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