Why doesn’t she leave him? Why doesn’t he leave her? IVAN KIRBY on one of the great sitcom relationships. Continue reading
Category Archives: TV
Last night on YouTube: Yesterday’s Men
FINLAY McLAREN watches Harold Wilson, James Callaghan and Denis Healey in a controversial 1971 programme. Continue reading
Decade: Line of Duty (2021)
In which FINLAY McLAREN begs Britain not to switch off the box in the corner. Continue reading
Last Night on iPlayer: Doctor Who
FINLAY McLAREN has a ticket to Tombstone and an appointment with the Gunfighters. Continue reading
History cops: Cribb
ALWYN TURNER watches a 1980s take on sex and class in the 1880s. Continue reading
TV Cooks (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY identifies the five best TV cooks. Continue reading
TV Cooks (pt 1)
Who are the best TV chefs? BEN FINLAY looks at the runners and riders. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 2)
BEN FINLAY selects the ten best shows from the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
A Lost World (pt 1)
BEN FINLAY remembers the golden age of factual TV. Continue reading
History cops: Ashes to Ashes
ALWYN TURNER takes history lessons from Gene Hunt, Alex Drake et al. Continue reading
Let us now praise: Weird kids’ TV
From Bagpuss to The Owl Service, BEN FINLAY celebrates the odder corners of old-school kids’ TV. Continue reading
Nuts in May at 50
Fifty years on and Mike Leigh’s play still resonates, says BEN FINLAY. Continue reading
