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‘Hyde Park Corner’ begins with Elizabeth (Claire Foy) and Philip (Matt Smith) on a tour of Africa, spending the duration of the episode in Nairobi. It’s a look at the decadence and dark side of royalty, with the first confrontation with the colonialism and imperial tendencies that the crown still represented at this point; Elizabeth … >
Netflix’s new royal drama The Crown, focusing on the reign of our current monarch Queen Elizabeth II, comes at an interesting time – aiming to fill the gap left by Downton Abbey, it plans to cover the full 64 years of her sovereignty. Hoping to be just as much of a longrunner as its main … >
Of the first half of Black Mirror’s third season, this is possibly the most disturbing. Perhaps it’s because of how close to home this episode is; it doesn’t take place in a sci-fi dystopia, but modern England, and doesn’t use any futuristic technology. Certainly, in a world of revenge porn and leaked photos, it’s not hard to … >
Following ‘Nosedive’ was going to be difficult, to be fair. Black Mirror’s third season started with a particularly stellar episode, one that set the bar high for any that followed it. It’s perhaps understandable that ‘Playtest’, then, feels a little disappointing in comparison. Broadly speaking, ‘Playtest’ is an attempt at a horror story for the … >
On every wall, on every desk, in the palm of every hand – in the area between delight and discomfort – Black Mirror is back, and it’s just as powerful as ever. The first of Netflix’s six new episodes of Black Mirror, ‘Nosedive’ sets a very strong precedent. It posits a world in which each … >