BEN THOMAS isn’t convinced by Laurence Fox’s attempt to do emotion. Continue reading
Category Archives: TV
History cops: Cadfael
ALWYN TURNER on Derek Jacobi’s turn as the medieval monk who solves murders. Continue reading
Fight night on fright night: Image of the Fendahl
BEN THOMAS and FINLAY McLAREN engage in a sub-Socratic dialogue on the subject of a 1977 Doctor Who story. Continue reading
Hate watch: Poirot
Which episode of Poirot fails to please BEN THOMAS’s little grey cells? Continue reading
History cops: George Gently pt 1
ALWYN TURNER’s episode guide to Peter Flannery’s 1960s cop show. Continue reading
Hate watch: Taskmaster
BEN THOMAS takes exception to a below-par series of Taskmaster. Continue reading
Last night on YouTube: Man Alive
IVAN KIRBY on the Britain of 1965-66, as revealed by the BBC documentary strand. Continue reading
Last night on iPlayer: I, Claudius
Fifty years on from its first broadcast, ‘I Claudius’ is still magnificent and should be a model for today’s TV, says FINLAY McLAREN. Continue reading
Hate watch: Doctor Who
It’s BEN THOMAS on ‘The Twin Dilemma’, whether you like it or not. Continue reading
Hate watch: Jonathan Creek
Who broke Jonathan Creek? BEN THOMAS revisits the scene of the crime. Continue reading
History cops: The Mind of Mr J. G. Reeder
‘I have a criminal mind.’ ALWYN TURNER on the TV version of Edgar Wallace’s investigator J. G. Reeder, ‘a Jazz Age Columbo’. Continue reading
Sherlock on screen
Who was the best Sherlock Holmes? There’s only one way to find out. ALWYN TURNER watches ten versions of The Hound of the Baskervilles. Continue reading
