Television
Courageous Kemp
Before I set about reviewing Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis (Sky 1), I thought I’d have a glance to…
The prodigy
On Tuesday night on Channel 4, a stern male figure peered over his glasses (as equipped with one of those…
The prodigy
On Tuesday night on Channel 4, a stern male figure peered over his glasses (as equipped with one of those…
And your point, Professor?
Pop idol turned top boffin Brian Cox doesn’t shy away from the big issues. With programmes such as Wonders of…
And your point, Professor?
Pop idol turned top boffin Brian Cox doesn’t shy away from the big issues. With programmes such as Wonders of…
The big chill
It’s sadly possible to imagine that The Living and the Dead was sold to BBC1’s commissioning editors as ‘Poldark meets…
The big chill
It’s sadly possible to imagine that The Living and the Dead was sold to BBC1’s commissioning editors as ‘Poldark meets…
Animal crackers
The other evening I was driving back in heavy rain from my pilates class when I noticed something rather upsetting…
Animal crackers
The other evening I was driving back in heavy rain from my pilates class when I noticed something rather upsetting…
My big fat Gypsy fortune
In his latest documentary for the This World series, the Romanian film-maker Liviu Tipurita could have been forgiven for treading…
Arrested development
Sometimes I wonder whether, of all the literary genres, graphic novels aren’t the most stupidly overrated. I can say this…
BBC1’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream seems deliberately designed to flush out purists
Spoiler alerts aren’t normally required for reviews of Shakespeare — but perhaps I’d better issue one before saying that in…
Impure thoughts
Spoiler alerts aren’t normally required for reviews of Shakespeare — but perhaps I’d better issue one before saying that in…
Isn’t it puke-inducing being lectured about poverty by millionaire comics?
Going Forward (BBC4, Thursdays) is a BBC comedy about the continuing adventures of Kim Wilde, the fat, cynical but lovable…
Counting on sheep
Going Forward (BBC4, Thursdays) is a BBC comedy about the continuing adventures of Kim Wilde, the fat, cynical but lovable…
David Attenborough used to steal the animals he found in the jungle and take them home
Let me start this week with an admittedly hard quiz question: in 1954, how did the sudden illness of Jack…
Animal attraction
Let me start this week with an admittedly hard quiz question: in 1954, how did the sudden illness of Jack…
James Delingpole is loving Ben Elton's new Shakespeare sitcom
There’s no way of saying this without shredding the last vestiges of my critical credibility, but this new Ben Elton…
Something to crow about
There’s no way of saying this without shredding the last vestiges of my critical credibility, but this new Ben Elton…
Even the sternest Leavisite critic would find it hard to resist BBC2's Peaky Blinders
The big returning show of the week began with servants laying out the silverware at a large country house in…
That’s entertainment
The big returning show of the week began with servants laying out the silverware at a large country house in…
It’s time Cersei destroyed the Corbyn-like High Sparrow: Game of Thrones, season six, reviewed
So: Game of Thrones. Finally — season six — the TV series has overtaken the books on which it is…
His dark materials
So: Game of Thrones. Finally — season six — the TV series has overtaken the books on which it is…
Downton Abbey with epidurals: BBC2's Five Star Babies reviewed
Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital won’t, I suspect, have been a hard sell to BBC2’s commissioning editors. Childbirth…
Special delivery
Five Star Babies: Inside the Portland Hospital won’t, I suspect, have been a hard sell to BBC2’s commissioning editors. Childbirth…
