Category Archives: Television

The Fall S1 E5 (BBC2)

Posted on June 14, 2013 by

Contains full spoilers for the final episode. I reviewed the first episode of The Fall when it aired last month and have no intention of going over the same ground, but in light of some of the critical comments made … Continue reading →

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Luther S1 E1-3

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

I know, I’m coming very late to this particular party, but for some reason I never caught on to the BBC series Luther when it originally aired in 2010. Maybe I was busy doing something else, or perhaps the promotional … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Inferno SE (DVD)

Posted on June 4, 2013 by

Tom Baker might be the ‘definitive article’ as the Doctor, and David Tennant for me the best actor to have played the role (with the dearly departing Matt Smith a commendably close runner-up) but as far as I’m concerned my … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor (BBC1)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Spoilers, sweetie. I’m confused. Not, I should immediately make clear, by the story and events of “The Name of the Doctor”, the series finale of the extended staccato season 7 of Doctor Who. As has so often been the case … Continue reading →

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The Fall S1 E1 (BBC2)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Apologies, I’m a week behind watching this series and although episode 2 aired last night as I write and post this, I’ve only seen the first episode so far. Even so, I still wanted to pen a few words on … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver (BBC1)

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

I have a confession to make this week: I was up to my ears in work over the weekend, and was in a distracted mood for everything else that evening, which means that this week’s episode of Doctor Who wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Murder on the Home Front (ITV)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Something of a peculiar beast this one, which is billed as a crime drama following the pioneering early forensic work of a pathologist working in London during the Blitz in 1940. I say ‘billed as a crime drama’ because to … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been watching (May 3-9)

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

Sometimes I’m asked how I decide what to review on this blog, and the answer’s pretty simple – it’s whatever I happen to have watched, read, seen or listened to that week. I never choose to watch something purely to … Continue reading →

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Hannibal S1 E1 “Apéritif” (Sky Living)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

It seems that filmmakers simply cannot leave Dr Hannibal Lector alone to dine in peace. He first appeared on screen played by Brian Cox in Michael Mann’s 1986 film Manhunter adapted from author Thomas Harris’ initial novel Red Dragon, but … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror (BBC1)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

One consistently recurring question among fans over recent years has been why accomplished writer and performer Mark Gatiss hasn’t been able to deliver a follow-up to match “The Unquiet Dead,” his first Doctor Who episode back in 2005. There was … Continue reading →

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Da Vinci’s Demons S1 E1-3 (Fox)

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I’ve been meaning to post something about Fox channel’s new historical action fantasy show Da Vinci’s Demons for a couple of weeks now; the problem is, I’m still not entirely sure what I think of it, or even how exactly … Continue reading →

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Being Human USA S1 E1-3 (UK Watch)

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

It’s taken over two years for the US version of Being Human to get picked up for an airing in the UK – perhaps there was a moratorium on the North American version being sold back to Britain while the … Continue reading →

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Doctor Who: Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (BBC1)

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Contains vague spoiler-y type things. Maybe. Every year, I tell myself I’m not going to be dragged in to write a review of every single new episode of Doctor Who. Or at the very least, to keep them super-short. How … Continue reading →

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Broadchurch E8 (ITV)

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

Contains spoilers: if you haven’t seen the final episode, do not read on! I can’t remember the last time that ITV went to town hyping the last episode of a drama series quite as much as it did with Broadchurch … Continue reading →

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ReTake: Person of Interest S1 (Channel 5)

Posted on April 20, 2013 by

ReTakes are second looks at things that have previously been reviewed on this site, with the intention of updating previous takes on the subject. When I originally reviewed the big US hit import Person of Interest I was less than … Continue reading →

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